Ripley’s World Record Wedding Vow Attempt

PRLog (Press Release) - Jan. 8, 2013 - ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla.  – Ripley’s Believe it or Not! St. Augustine will once again attempt to set a Guinness World Record for the largest wedding vow renewal ceremony on Sunday, February 10.  

Last year, nearly 700 couples from seven countries around the world re-joined each other in holy matrimony in a multilingual wedding vow renewal ceremony.  The current world record is held by the University of Miami with 1,087 couples.  

Ripley’s 2012 wedding vow record attempt

Registration begins at Ripley’s at 11:00 am, located at 19 San Marco Ave., and the ceremony will be held at 2:00 pm.  Couples will receive a free carnation, a cup of biodegradable confetti to throw after the ceremony,
wedding cake, and a complimentary romantic train ride
down the bay front following the ceremony.
Photographers will be on hand to take photos of the couples and there is no charge to participate in this event.  Each couple needs to bring a photo copy of their original wedding certificate and a photo ID.  The ceremony will be held in Spanish, English and sign language and one lucky couple will win a free honeymoon package!

Ripley’s St. Augustine parking lot will be closed for the event, so participants will have to park in the parking garage or in nearby lots.

For more information, visit www.ripleys.com/staugustine, or e-mail kkiff@ripleys.com.

About Ripley Entertainment          Ripley’s Believe It or Not! St. Augustine is part of the Ripley Entertainment Inc. (www.ripleys.com) family of worldwide attractions, the global leader in location-based entertainment.  More than 12 million people visit its 80-plus attractions in 10 countries each year.  In addition to its 32 Believe It or Not! Odditoriums, the Orlando, Florida-based company has publishing, licensing and broadcast divisions that oversee projects including the syndicated Believe It or Not! television show, best-selling books and the popular syndicated cartoon strip, Ripley’s Believe It or Not!, that still runs daily in 42 countries. Ripley Entertainment is a Jim Pattison Company, the third-largest privately held company in Canada.