Fake wedding tricks family into reunion
Last Updated: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 | 5:12 PM AT
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Judy and Joe in their wedding finery. (CBC) A P.E.I. woman pulled the prank of a lifetime on her family and friends last weekend.
Judy Coffin invited family from all over Canada to attend her wedding to a mysterious Florida fiancé, Joe. Close to 150 people turned up at Coffin's cottage, where they gathered under a wedding tent. A sumptuously decorated wedding cake waited at the back for the end of the ceremony.
But when the groom walked up the aisle he needed help — Joe was an inflatable doll.
"We were trying to come up with something unique for a family reunion," Coffin said about the plans she and just a few other relatives on the Island made to fool the rest of the family.
"Life is short so live for the moment," she said. "So laughter, family and friends is all it's about. My favourite saying is, 'Cherish yesterday, dream tomorrow but live today,' and I hope that's what everybody took from it."
After getting over the shock of the pretend ceremony, the congregation gave Coffin a standing ovation.
Coffin said she believes there are only one or two people who were upset over the gag, and she is planning some random acts of kindness to make amends.
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