Planning a wedding can be very stressful, but now couples are turning to "pop-up" weddings to avoid the headache. The new trend ended up benefiting a Valley couple whose wedding planner has canceled at the last minute.
"There are some clients who've contacted me like the day before or hey we need to get married that afternoon," said Marisa Tristan the CEO of 'I Do Events'. She's specializes in the planning of "Pop-Up Weddings", small ceremonies that package flowers, music, food and even a minister for couples on a budget.
"It's not romantic when you have to go to the courthouse, go through the metal detector on your wedding day."
Pop-up weddings are gaining popularity, especially with Millennials. "Sometimes you look up pop-up weddings, they'll talk about oh we were at the Washington Memorial and they got kicked out because they didn't ask for permission."
"Kenyata mentions yeah my fiance she and then the lady stopped her and was like wait a minute you're a same sex couple and kenyata is like well yes and the lady was like um yeah I don’t think we're going to be able to do this," said Crystal Allen.
"It was just a real big shock. You know I just felt overwhelmed that someone could just take our money even," said Kenyata White.
Kenyata shared the hurtful story on Facebook and Marisa came to the rescue.
"I just reached out to her I said you know I want to help you I know that I can get other vendors to help you. Lets make it happen. I dont want your wedding to get canceled."
"She just was amazing just completely did everything that we wanted and then some within a month's time and it ended up being perfect," said Crystal.
"It was just the best experience if I could do it over again I would do it the exact same way," said Kenyata.
Marisa not only plans pop-up weddings, but also officiates them.
By Premji