Carlie Brown and Molly Pela had big plans for a big wedding in the spring of 2023.
The ceremony and reception would be held at a lovely restaurant near the park where they’d watched an outdoor movie on their first date. They’d hire a DJ and maybe throw a bachelorette party into the mix. More importantly, they’d give out-of-town friends and family plenty of time to make travel arrangements for the nuptials in Houston, where the couple now lives.
“We wanted some of the traditional fanfare … and time to invite Crazy Uncle Rob and all those types of people,” Pela told NPR, laughing into her phone.
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