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Coronavirus Is Forcing Couples to Get Married on Zoom as NY Legalizes Video Weddings

April 27, 2020 by Staff

(The Guardian) Sayaka Fukuda and James Storr Brown had been trying in vain since January to get married after coronavirus disrupted their wedding plans.

So when New York state announced it was legalising video wedding ceremonies last weekend, they immediately decided to get married on Zoom, and were among the first to take advantage of the new law.

Just a few hours later they were saying their vows in the living room of their Manhattan apartment, presided over remotely by their officiant in upstate New York and watched by dozens of friends and family around the world using the video conferencing service.

Fukuda said it ended up being a unique and intimate experience that was “way better than going to city hall”.

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