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GETTING HITCHED – SCUBA STYLE
Contributor / 2010-08-27 08:43:18
A dive centre in the picturesque holiday and fishing village of Moraira in the Alicante region has become headline news in Spain this month - thanks to a new area of business - Underwater Weddings!
The first event arranged by Jacob (Cobi) and Edna Shekrel, owners of Mermaid Diving Moraira, took place on 11 July. It hit the Spanish headlines - with both provincial and national TV and Radio - and led to more offers of broadcast coverage.
So a second event swiftly followed, with a couple from Jersey in the Channel Islands, Rozena & Tim Pedley who are long term friends of Cobi and Edna, and who ‘tied the knot’ in an underwater ceremony on 05 August.
The couple dived into the sea in full wedding attire, accompanied by their three diving bridesmaids Isobel, Eleanor and Natasha. Honorary dry land bridesmaid Agam (Cobi & Edna’s 21 month old!) and Maid of Honor Edna led the celebrations on-land in the blazing sunshine, as crowds of locals and tourists gathered around the party and sung the Wedding March as the couple descended into the 26 degree water, followed by 3 instructors, swimmers & snorkelers who watched the 3 meter depth wedding from above, as well as 10 other helpers and underwater assistants.
The bridesmaids sat on chairs and one of them presented the rings in a huge shell. At the end of the ceremony, champagne was opened underwater and served to the participants.
Valencia’s TV Channel 9 filmed and broadcasted the event to the region the next day . Cobi and Edna use their own video from their underwater wedding (5 years ago) to promote what couples can expect from their underwater nuptials, you can find the videos on their Youtube channel at www.youtube.com/mermaidiving.
Mermaid Diving Moraira are also working in collaboration with the local Town Hall - to make Moraira’s underwater weddings ‘official’ in every sense of the word. So watch this space for more underwater weddings - Spanish style!
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