Social Distancing Not Preventing Milford Couple From Marrying Saturday
April 16, 2020 at 11:57 p.m.
Social Distancing Not Preventing Milford Couple From Marrying Saturday
By Jackie [email protected]
Oliver Jarrett, 23, Milford, and Alyssa Seaver, 22, Milford, are getting married at New Harvest Church of the Nazarene, Warsaw.
Seaver said the couple were originally going to be married at Grace Point Church, Nappanee, but with the coronavirus pandemic, they got a call saying they could only have 50 people attend. They switched church venues to New Harvest, where Seaver’s father is an associate pastor.
So guests can feel like they’re involved, they will be in the parking lot of the church as the wedding is aired on a jumbotron.
Kelly Jarrett, a Warsaw resident and Oliver’s mother, said being in the parking lot with the jumbotron is a way to celebrate and congratulate the couple and still be involved.
Only immediate family will be in the sanctuary with the couple as they get married, while the rest of the 200 guests the couple invited remain in the parking lot. Seaver said the couple will then go into the parking lot for their first dance and continue the rest of the reception with their immediate family.
“It’s been stressful, but it’s been worth it,” Seaver said. “Our families have been helping out a lot. They’ve been trying to make sure it’s a special day for us.”
Kelly said the vendor that was going to make the cake cancelled, so she is making the cake with the help of a friend.
Seaver said it’s about the marriage and not the wedding.
Kelly said the couple have been engaged long enough and are madly in love. Also, the couple have planned the wedding around vacation time, so if they postpone it, they won’t be able to spend the time together.
Seaver said Kelly came up with an idea of driving by people’s houses, decked out in their car Saturday and have their guests see them that way. However, Seaver’s mother said there was a member of Crossroads who rented out jumbotrons and “she wondered if they could get hold of him and get involved in that.”
Seavers said the jumbotron was donated for their wedding.
Oliver and Seaver’s original honeymoon plans were cancelled. However, they planned a cruise for next year that they’re hoping to go on, going to places in Mexico and Honduras.
Seaver said the biggest downside about the change in how the wedding was planned is Oliver has family out-of-state and she has a grandfather in a retirement home and they won’t be able to join them.
Kelly said, while the coronavirus pandemic has stopped many activities, what people can get out of this story is that if there’s barriers, you do what you can do to make a bridge.
Oliver Jarrett, 23, Milford, and Alyssa Seaver, 22, Milford, are getting married at New Harvest Church of the Nazarene, Warsaw.
Seaver said the couple were originally going to be married at Grace Point Church, Nappanee, but with the coronavirus pandemic, they got a call saying they could only have 50 people attend. They switched church venues to New Harvest, where Seaver’s father is an associate pastor.
So guests can feel like they’re involved, they will be in the parking lot of the church as the wedding is aired on a jumbotron.
Kelly Jarrett, a Warsaw resident and Oliver’s mother, said being in the parking lot with the jumbotron is a way to celebrate and congratulate the couple and still be involved.
Only immediate family will be in the sanctuary with the couple as they get married, while the rest of the 200 guests the couple invited remain in the parking lot. Seaver said the couple will then go into the parking lot for their first dance and continue the rest of the reception with their immediate family.
“It’s been stressful, but it’s been worth it,” Seaver said. “Our families have been helping out a lot. They’ve been trying to make sure it’s a special day for us.”
Kelly said the vendor that was going to make the cake cancelled, so she is making the cake with the help of a friend.
Seaver said it’s about the marriage and not the wedding.
Kelly said the couple have been engaged long enough and are madly in love. Also, the couple have planned the wedding around vacation time, so if they postpone it, they won’t be able to spend the time together.
Seaver said Kelly came up with an idea of driving by people’s houses, decked out in their car Saturday and have their guests see them that way. However, Seaver’s mother said there was a member of Crossroads who rented out jumbotrons and “she wondered if they could get hold of him and get involved in that.”
Seavers said the jumbotron was donated for their wedding.
Oliver and Seaver’s original honeymoon plans were cancelled. However, they planned a cruise for next year that they’re hoping to go on, going to places in Mexico and Honduras.
Seaver said the biggest downside about the change in how the wedding was planned is Oliver has family out-of-state and she has a grandfather in a retirement home and they won’t be able to join them.
Kelly said, while the coronavirus pandemic has stopped many activities, what people can get out of this story is that if there’s barriers, you do what you can do to make a bridge.
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