It may not have been exactly as Abbotsford natives Skylar Bartel and Alayna Tam originally planned, but the young couple鈥檚 wedding on Wednesday afternoon was certainly unique and memorable to all those who 鈥渁ttended鈥�.

Tam, 19 and Bartel, 24 began dating in February 2019 and were engaged in December. The pair had set a date of May 2, but the COVID-19 pandemic threw all those plans for a loop.

Heather Tam, the mother of the bride, said the coronavirus situation left them scrambling.

鈥淲e had actually planned to do one with around 40 people this coming Saturday but we then realized that even that was going to be too big,鈥� she said. 鈥淪o we said, forget it and we鈥檒l just do a small one with his immediate family and her immediate family.鈥�

The small ceremony occurred at the Heritage Alliance Church on March 25, at 1 p.m. However, what the bride and groom didn鈥檛 know is that many of their friends and family had formed a car parade with signs and posters and they cheered them on and honked their horns from their cars shortly after the couple became officially married.

The new couple plan to share more of their thoughts on getting married in the coronavirus era with Black Press Media.

The pair were married shortly before Dr. Bonnie Henry recommended that all gatherings 鈥� even those of less than 10 people 鈥� be put on hold until B.C. sees a reprieve in COVID-19 cases.

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