Couple Decides Not To Have A Traditional Wedding And Travels To Iceland Instead

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When Jeremy and Rachelle sat down to start planning their wedding, the daunting thought of picking a venue, creating a menu, guest list and all the other odds and ends became a reality. Not to mention the huge financial cost. They sat there silently thinking it over until Rachelle said: “Why don’t we get married in Iceland instead?”.

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When Jeremy and Rachelle sat down to start planning their wedding, the daunting thought of huge financial cost became a reality
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They sat there silently thinking it over until Rachelle said: “Why don’t we get married in Iceland instead?”
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A few weeks later, with no set plans, Jeremy and Rachelle were living out of van travelling around Iceland
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They were hiking over glaciers, under waterfalls, playing with horses, and relaxing in hot springs
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All with the idea that they would know the spot to get married when they found it
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One day they discovered the ancient ruins of an old church
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It was the only building to survive a volcanic eruption that took place long ago
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The lava flow from the eruption parted ways and went around the church sparring it
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Immediately Jeremy and Rachelle knew they had found their location
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On the spot they exchanged their vows, in what has to be the most intimate way possible; alone together, with only the natural world as witness
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the end of their time in Iceland to document the trip
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On the spot they exchanged their vows, in what has to be the most intimate way possible
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alone together, with only the natural world as witness
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Jeremy gave Rachelle her ring, and she gave him his
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they were able to afford to fly me out at the end of their time in Iceland to document the trip.

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