Exchanging ‘I do’ of couple still went on even the earthquake damaged the church in Italy
The vast damage of the earthquake that hit Italy few days ago has not stopped the love of the couple for each other. They pursue their wedding, even the church crumbled into debris.
The plan of Ramon and Martina Adazzi to get married took for more than a year already. Their dress, suit, venue, every thing was all in place before last week.
Unfortunately, four days before their big day, part of the church where their wedding will be held crumbled in magnitude 6.2 earthquake that hit the country on Wednesday.
Despite this, Ramon and Martina pursued their dreams to get married.
They tied the knot on Sunday in the town of Acquasanta Terme, near the epicenter of a strong earthquake in central Italy.
In an interview, the couple shared that they were heartbroken when their celebrant told them the altar of the church was covered in debris after the quake. The walls of the church had cracks, and 16th-century frescoes had torn open and crumbled. The building was not usable by any one, thus the ceremony could not take place here.
“At first I was shocked. We’ve been organizing this for more than a year,” Adazzi said.
Besides the reported damaged of the strong quake, the couple decided to fulfill their vow to carry on with the ceremony.
“When Don Giovanni said the church was not safe, I told my wife: I want to celebrate my wedding there because they need a moment to think of other things now,” Ramon said on the day of the wedding.
“I love the city. I love the people. Why would I take my wedding to another city?” he said.
The ongoing aftershocks has not stopped them. Only thay, they moved the service to a village square, with the green Marche mountains and the fractured buildings in the town served as their backdrop.
The ceremony was attended by dozens of family members, relatives and visitors, including some from as far away as Brazil and Canada.
It was a brief moment of joy for every one who was present and witnessed the exchange of “I do” in the grim central Italian quake zone and a testament that life does indeed go on despite of the remnants of the disaster.
“Of course I was worried and nervous. And I didn’t want to create even more problems for the village,” Adazzi said. “But everyone has been so wonderful and welcoming.”
The quake, as of now, has killed at least 291 people and has flattened entire villages, turning some parts of the city into ghost villages.