With the Covid-19 restrictions, we weren’t able to continue with our big reception plans. 

Dr. Nirav Shah, director of the Maine Center for Disease Control, said the single event has the power to undo much of the state’s progress during the pandemic. The virus can become "the uninvited guest at every single wedding, party or event in Maine,” he warned.

If there's one thing the pandemic hasn't cancelled, it's the search for love.

Through the years, we have learned what is at the core of the other individual’s happiness. We have learned sometimes we need our own space and this helps keep our bond strong. 

Mini bottles of sanitizer, monogrammed with the newlyweds' initials, lined a table outside the venue of Royston and Rachel Grosjean's July 4 wedding so guests could clean their hands before the festivities began.

By mid-March, the Fredericton, N.B.-based couple had already paid for their celebration in full, moved their date once, and spent an estimated "600 days" preparing, Huntley says. So when restrictions on large gatherings and inter-provincial travel were imposed, the pair weren't ready to give up.