Rockdale couple's wedding saved with help from Atlanta couple's app

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CONYERS, Ga. – Latisha Nash went from tears to cheers in a matter of hours on April 16. She and her groom, Victor, arrived on the Rockdale County Courthouse underneath the impression they might have a marriage ceremony instantly after she picked up her curbside marriage license.

“Right here I’m in my white gown and my birdcage veil they usually advised me it wasn’t occurring at present, and I used to be like, ‘however I am able to do it at present.’ After they mentioned that could not occur it was devastated,” Mrs. Nash advised FOX 5’s Portia Bruner by telephone.

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The Conyers well being care employee wasn’t conscious the COVID-19 pandemic had impacted the court docket’s marriage ceremony procedures and she or he was decided to marry the kidney transplant affected person who used to get remedies on the dialysis heart the place she labored.

“I’m pouting and crying, and he was attempting to inform me every part can be okay. I googled ‘I need to get married at present’ and WebWed Mobile popped up so I despatched an e-mail and bought a response instantly,” mentioned Nash.

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A Georgia firm helps couple get married via an app

JC Banks of Atlanta is the co-founder of WebWed Cellular. The lawyer and ordained minister noticed the bride’s determined e-mail and instantly pulled collectively and impromptu marriage ceremony ceremony collectively along with her husband and enterprise associate, Randy.

“We ensure that the {couples} have a full marriage ceremony expertise that mates and family members can witness. We document it and need it to be a particular second and it solely takes about ten minutes after the authorized affairs are so as,” Mrs. Banks mentioned.

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Simply a few hours after that teary-eyed journey to the courthouse, Victor and Latisha exchanged vows, kisses and cheers.

The Banks have orchestrated or officiated greater than 450 weddings because the COVID-19 pandemic with the WebWed Cellular app they created in 2015 to assist navy and different {couples} alternate vows in several corners of the world. They took coding lessons at Georgia Tech to discover ways to develop the safe app and carried out their first digital marriage ceremony on February 16, 2016.

“Numerous {couples} really feel like they must postpone or cancel their marriage ceremony ceremonies, so it is good to have the ability to assist them make their goals come true. We find yourself doing a number of weddings a day,” mentioned Mr. Banks by telephone.

Packages vary from $400 to $900 based mostly on the authorized and technical providers the couple should carry out earlier than and through the ceremony.

“It is a blessing and it makes me proud to be an American. That is what we’re all about–helping one another in occasions of want.” mentioned Mrs.Banks.

The newly minted Mrs. Victor Nash says she hopes different {couples} hoping to get married will be taught a worthwhile lesson from her expertise.

“Do not put an excessive amount of into the large manufacturing of a marriage. So long as you might have the one you’re keen on, it might probably occur,” mentioned Nash with a smile on her face.

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