
Double proxy weddings: Getting hitched in Montana without being there
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It's almost Valentine's Day, and love is in the air, as evidenced by this intimate and informal wedding that took place just last week in Bigfork, Montana.
Tom Kennedy pronounced: "We are gathered here today … "
But there's just one thing. These two women exchanging vows aren't the brides. They're actually stand-ins for a real bride and groom who are thousands of miles away. How was this possible? Because of an obscure Montana law that permits "double proxy marriage" – a legal wedding where neither person even sets foot in the state.

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