When you think about it, even the idea of "eloping" is such a damn hassle. You have to drive your car to the courthouse, find parking, kill the engine, lock the car doors, walk inside the building, and then, after you get married, you have to unlock the doors and restart your car.
Who has time for all that?
Happily, there's a better way. A faster way. In a lightning bolt of inspiration, a Tampa Bay businesswoman has created (what might be) the world's first "drive-through wedding chapel."
Brilliant. Why spend more time on your wedding than you would ordering a Big Mac and strawberry milkshake?
According to the St. Peterberg Times, the mastermind behind this revolution is Rev. Sharon Burnett, who converted an old dry-cleaning building into a "metaphysical store" called, ah, "Mother Earth Goddess."
From the St. Petersberg Times:
Unsure what to do with the sliding glass doors where customers used to pick up their pressed and cleaned garments, Burnett, a notary public and minister, decided to officiate behind-the-wheel nuptials. Couples with a marriage license, a witness over the age of 18 and $20 can exchange vows without turning off the engine.
"It's no different than standing at the courthouse," said Burnett, 58.
Appointments aren't necessary.
Beautiful. Appointments aren't even necessary. Last time I checked, even my frickin' dentist requires an appointment.
So what's a typical ceremony like? Are the brides happy? Can you leave your radio on? And if the bride is technically riding shotgun, does that make this a shotgun wedding?
No one knows. So far, the number of people who have actually used this drive-through service: zero.
Let's change that. We know that The Plunge readers are just the right bunch to try this ceremony out. If anyone lives in Florida and gives it a whirl, please send us a full report.
And for more on the old-fashioned eloping--you know, the kind where you have to actually schlep all the way into the courthouse--click here.
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