Alaska Couple Married in Swimming Pool

NIKISKI, Alaska (AP) - The cake was in the shape of a pool and the walk down the aisle was replaced by a zip down a water slide as Mark Confer and Joanne Wainwright took the plunge into marriage - literally. The two were married Saturday in a swimming pool. Instead of jumping in with both feet, they came whooshing around and down the pool's 136-foot slide. The couple then bowed their heads while Scott Coffman, senior pastor at College Heights Baptist Church, blessed their marriage. Confer and Wainwright are dedicated to physical fitness. Confer's passion is skiing, while Wainwright has swum competitively and coached high school swim teams most of her life. "I always would tell my students if I ever got married in Alaska I was going to get married at the Nikiski pool," Wainwright said. According to its Web site, the enclosed, heated pool is open year-round and offers "excellent views of the surrounding terrain and wildlife." On top of their pool-shaped wedding cake, the couple placed a tiny bride and groom coiled on the diving board, ready to dive in.
This has to be the cutest wedding idea I have ever heard of, the whole concept is great in my eyes. The fact that the went down a water slide as their aisle and their cake was shaped like a pool is such a good idea. Most weddings are the standard church wedding with the reception following, I think this fun-filled wedding is absolutely unique and romantic. They must of had a beautiful view of the landscape of Alaska while they were making this commitment of love. The fact that the two of them agreed on such an outrageous wedding really shows me that they truly do love one another and respect each others free spirit.