Overcoming a death sentence
23.02.12
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Selected couples have their life story related to readers and their wedding recorded in every little detail. “So the first thing I was asked was where I got my tuxedo,” Pringle says, laughing.
His black jacket cost €20 in Penneys, his black trousers were €12 in Dunnes Stores, and he got his dicky bow and white shirt in Marks Spencer. His bride calculates that her outfit, which she had previously worn at a fundraiser at London’s Dorchester Hotel, cost €60, with the most recent purchase being boots from Barratts in Galway after the dog ate her golden slippers.
As for the guest list, there were 120 people on it, most of whom the bride and groom had never met. “It was great – there was absolutely no stress!” Jacobs says, and there was no big tab to pick up after it was all over.
A series of fortunate events, after two lifetimes of the opposite, led to the occasion being hosted by New York’s Culture Project. Founded by artistic director Allan Buchman, the theatre group is dedicated to “addressing critical human-rights issues by creating and supporting artistic work that amplifies marginalised voices”, and Meryl Streep, Danny Glover, Robin Williams and Frank McCourt have been among the many artists associated with it.
Source: Irish Times