'There's no stress!': Couple tie the knot in Taco Bell fast food restaurant

'There's no stress!': Couple tie the knot in Taco Bell fast food restaurant

Last updated at 11:48 AM on 12th January 2009

For most couples, a fast food restaurant would be the last place they would pick for their wedding reception let alone the ceremony.

A picturesque church, imposing castle or a registry office are usually the venues of choice for those walking down the aisle.

But this was not so for a young couple in the US who opted for a rather more unique spot for their nuptials - a Taco Bell.

Customers inside the Mexican fast food joint even carried on buying tacos and burritos as Caragh Brooks, 21, and husband Paul, tied the knot.


Wedding venue: Caragh and Paul Brooks tied the knot in a Taco Bell fast food restaurant

'It's appropriate. It's an offbeat relationship,' the groom said.

Employees had decorated the restaurant with streamers and balloons for the ceremony.

They even customised the hot sauce packets with the words 'will you marry me?'.

Unsurprisingly, the wedding in the ironically named town of Normal in Illinois, was a cheap affair - setting the couple back just $200.

The bride wore a $15 hot pink dress and their friend officiated in a t-shirt after being ordained online as several dozen guests looked on.

'This is the way to go - there's no stress,' said the groom's mother, Kathy Brooks.


In love: The couple enjoy a celebratory meal after the ceremony, which they admitted was 'offbeat'

Caragh, who is originally from Australia, met Paul, 30, on an internet dating site.

They already had the same last name and immediately became close.

After writing to each other and talking on the phone for nine months, Caragh made the move to the US.

Her new husband said: 'We have the same brain, just in two bodies. We think alike in virtually every manner. We have the same interests, viewpoints.'

He proposed on New Year's Eve and, because they like to spend time at the local Taco Bell, they decided to wed there.

The restaurant's manager, Carl Harmlow, was pretty taken aback by the request.

'I would never have expected in my life in working here there would be a wedding,' he said.

Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1112962/Theres-stress--Couple-tie-knot-Taco-Bell-fast-food-restaurant.html