As the young lovers arrived downtown, dressed in their wedding-day finest, ready to pledge lifelong devotion, they found chaos swirling around the Wake County courthouse — police circling everywhere.
Any marriage celebration encounters some hiccups, but this couple found their courthouse shut down for a double shooting in the alleyway off Fayetteville Street, canceling all business for the day.
Love wouldn’t wait. And neither could Grandma.
‘I’ll marry whoever’s out here’
As they fretted and paced outside, up walked a random ordained minister — ready to rescue the day…