Becky and Matt Farrell travelled all the way from Boston, Massachusetts to Yellowknife to get married, and the newlyweds agree the 21-hour journey was well worth it.
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The Farrells got married inside the snow castle at the citySA国际影视传媒檚 SnowkingSA国际影视传媒檚 Winter Festival, which wraps up today. The couple started booking their trip a year in advance, but first began planning a year before that.
It all began with an interest in seeing the aurora.
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By that point, the pair had been together for a long time, and soon they began to SA国际影视传媒渏okeSA国际影视传媒� about getting married on their trip.
It wasnSA国际影视传媒檛 a joke for long.
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From there, the Farrells booked their flights and tour packages, and then set about finding the help they needed to get married in the NWT. They enlisted commissioner Elizabeth Monroe, who they called SA国际影视传媒渨onderful,SA国际影视传媒� to handle their marriage license. Becky sought out hair and makeup specialist Sneha Bhardwaj, who she said was SA国际影视传媒渁mazing.SA国际影视传媒� Last but not least, they rented the snow castle.
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While the coupleSA国际影视传媒檚 wedding became the focus of their trip, they were also able to check seeing the aurora off their bucket lists by the time they left, like they originally planned.
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Since heading home to Boston, the pair have been SA国际影视传媒済etting back to reality and returning to work.SA国际影视传媒� However there is no doubt that theySA国际影视传媒檒l remember their trip to the Canadian North for the rest of their lives together.
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