Friday, June 8, 2007

Brief: Swap halts plans for spring wedding

Donald Terry, 27, of Greenwich, CT, was heartbroken this past weekend to have to put his wedding plans on hold indefinitely. He had planned to wed his longtime fiancee, Marlene Darrick, 24, but is now completely unable to due to an untimely swap.

As final preparations were being made - Darrick was already in her dress for the cereminy later that afternoon - the bride felt dizzy and tried to sit down, only to regain her vision, a middle-pew view of the altar, in the seat occupied by Terry's own cousin, Frances Terry, 31.

Donald and Marlene are now legally unable to wed, as Ms. Darrick is biologically Donald's cousin.

"It's damn frustrating," complains Donald, "To look at the woman I love and in fact be seeing my cousin."

Donald hopes that the swap may soon someday be undone, as he is eager to resume life as normal.

"Plus," he quipped, "We couldn't get the deposit back on the Reception Hall."

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