After HodaKotb learned that a couple had to cancel their wedding due to the pandemic, she made it possible for them to still celebrate their love over Zoom
And Hoda Kotb shared in the joy of Arizona-based couple John and Melanie by officiating the pair's Zoom wedding on Thursday'sAfter Kotb learned that John and Melanie had to cancel their wedding because of the pandemic, she made it possible for them to still celebrate their love over Zoom. Kotb, who is an ordained minister, was contacted by John and Melanie's best friend to have the host officiate the ceremony.
After the couple realized that they had to cancel their wedding originally set for mid-April, the groom reached out toKotb explained that Melanie thought she was only participating in a Zoom call with her best friend. The couple's families and friends then signed on to the call to toast John and Melanie's relationship, while their local pastor also called in to discuss the couple.
Kotb instructed John to tell Melanie that he will "take you as you are" and for the bride to say that she "will love you and have faith in your love for me.""It's not really a wedding without a first dance, and I know one of the songs that you love — and I love this song too — is a song called "Yours" by a guy named Russell Dickerson," added Kotb.
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