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Couple Vows Hurricane Won't Blow Beach Wedding

by Associated Press

   COCOA BEACH, FLORIDA --

   Hurricane Matthew has forced evacuations, the cancellation of
   vacations, and left hundreds of thousands in the dark. But the storm
   won't stop one Florida couple's dream beach wedding.

   Jaime Gurnavage and Ryan Gordon told the Florida Today newspaper that
   they chose their Saturday beach wedding for a reason. "Everything is
   engraved with the 8th of October," Gurnavage said. She added that they
   chose the date because the numeral 8, "when you set it on the side,
   it's the infinity symbol.''

   The couple lives in nearby Suntree. Gurnavage says they still plan on
   having "some type of ceremony, whatever kind of ceremony that will
   be.''

   The wedding was set to be held at the Ocean Landing Resort in Cocoa
   Beach.

   Because Matthew spared south Florida, the couple should have smooth
   sailing for their honeymoon. They'll be vacationing in Key West, an
   island at the southwestern tip of the state.