2 unique wedding opportunities coming to Akron in May
[]Editor’s Note: You can watch previous FOX 8 coverage of a Star Wars-themed wedding in the video player above.]
AKRON, Ohio (WJW) – Dreaming of a May wedding?
How about saying ‘I do’ at “The home of the Galley Boy.” After all, does anything say love more than a Swensons double cheeseburger with two special sauces?
Or, if a burger joint isn’t your idea of romance, how about a Star Wars-themed wedding?
Both are real options courtesy of Akron Municipal Court.
According to press release, the court is once again offering two local venues as off-site wedding opportunities in May 2024.
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The first will take place on Saturday, May 4 from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at Highland Universal Gatheringspot. These weddings will be Star Wars themed — since May 4, or “May the Fourth Be With You,” is known as Star Wars Day.
This is an indoor venue and “Star Wars Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back” is going to be played on a screen as a backdrop. Ceremonies will be officiated by Judge Ron Cable who has overseen these unique displays of love before.
Julia and Robert Jones exchange vows during their wedding ceremony in Akron, Ohio, on Thursday, May 4, 2023. Couples celebrated May the Fourth with a “Star Wars” themed wedding. (AP Photo/Patrick Orsagos) Fox 8 Photo Fox 8 Photo
The second off-site wedding venue is Swensons Drive-In in West Akron on Wednesday, May 15, from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Weddings will take place outdoors and will be officiated by Judge Jon Oldham who worked at Swenson’s Drive-In as a student, according to the release.
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This isn’t the first time couples have been offered Akron’s burger icon as a backdrop to their vows. Akron Municipal Court first oversaw ceremonies there in December 2022.
According to the release, appointments are first-come, first-serve but must be scheduled and paid for before the date of the ceremony. The fee is $35 for those in the court’s jurisdiction, which includes Akron, Fairlawn, Bath, Richfield, Springfield Township, Lakemore and the Summit County portion of Mogadore, and $50 fee for those outside the jurisdiction. Couples must also obtain a marriage license from Summit County Probate Court prior to the ceremony.
For more information, call Akron Municipal Court’s Chief Service Bailiff Patricia Williams at 330-375-2592.
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