Mass Wedding Vow Renewal May Break Record

As part of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania’s 250th-year celebration, 750 couples have taken part in Re-Union, a massive wedding vow renewal event at the Carnegie Music Hall. The event was presided over by Pittsburgh mayor Luke Ravenstahl and may be entered into the Guinness Book of World Records. The existing record was established by 272 couples in Sydney in September 2007.

To participate, couples had to submit their marriage license. The collected licenses will be used by Guinness to authenticate the event. Eight couples who participated will be celebrating their 50th anniversaries in 2008. Of all of the participating couples, Helen and Ed Downing have the distinction of being married the longest; the Downings will be celebrating their 61st wedding anniversary this year.

The event was co-sponsored by TWOgether Pittsburgh, a marriage support initiative in Pittsburgh; Star 100.7, an FM radio station and Great Western Champagne, along with the Carnegie Museums of Art and Natural History. Participating couples were treated to a champagne and wedding cake reception as well as a bag of gifts and special offers.

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