Townsman, 1991-02, Page 221
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Now. living together and working together. veterinarians Kathy and John Hunt met while both were students at the
University of Guelph. Married on the beach. the two moved to the Listowel area, where John is now in partnership in
a veterinary practice. Kathy works part-time in the clinic and is busy raising the couple's young family.
No gain please!
Couple's marriage starts in the great outdoors
The idea expressed with the
sentiment, "the sun shines on a
happy bride", is an oversimplifica-
tion when taken literally. While
we'll all agree sunny skies on a
wedding day are a pleasant perk.
rainfall could never extinguish the
glow of any blushing bride. For the
marriage of John and Kathy Hunt,
on August 2. 1981 however good
weather conditions were impera-
tive.
The Hunts met while both were
students at the University of
Guelph's Ontario Veterinary Col-
lege. They began dating at the end
of their first year and by graduation
were planning to marry. Kathy
doesn't remember any actual pro-
posal. It was. she says. just the next
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natural step in their relationship
after completing their studies.
A native of Sault Ste. Marie,
Kathy wanted to be married at the
family's cottage nestled admist 20
picturesque acres of wooded pro-
perty on the shores of Lake Superior
near Pancake Bay.
The wedding was. Kathy said, a
real family affair. "My mother
wrote the ceremony and my father,
who is a judge conducted it." She
was given in marriage by her two
brothers while her sister was maid -
of -honour. The nuptials were not in
the least traditional. "There was no
altar or front of the church obvious-
ly, so my dad stood on a rock to
perform the service." The chairs for
the 100 or so guests were set up on
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the beach.
After the unique ceremony there
was a supper served on the shore,
followed by an informal party when
they "christened Dad's new
sauna." The next morning guests
attended a special brunch.
It was fortunate that the weather
co-operated with the bridal couple's
plans. "We didn't really have a
contingency plan for rain," said
Kathy. "There was a park we could
have used or I guess we could have
crowded everyone into the cottage,
but that was not what I wanted. If
we had actually gone with the
original day planned I'm not sure
we would have gotten married
then."
The Gods must have indeed been