Local couple elopes at Kentucky Derby

LOUISVILLE, KY (WJBF) – A CSRA couple turned one of the world’s premiere sporting events into a day they will never forget.

Glen Bynum and Laurie Thomas already knew they were going to get married. The question was where and when.

“We’re at Sheehan’s having drinks and dinner and he’s like ‘Would you want to get married at the Derby?’”, Thomas said. “And I was like ‘sure’, and that’s exactly how that went down.”

Glen is originally from Dallas, Texas, but has lived in Augusta for years and works with Champion Home Rentals, which provides housing during Tournament week. Laurie is from Glascock County and currently works at The Face Place in Thomson…

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