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Dozens of guests attend couple's wedding over Zoom

Dozens of guests attend couple's wedding over Zoom
F. KENNEDY AND BILL CLINTON. THE PANDEMIC HAS POSTPONED A LOT OF MILESTONES THIS YEAR, BUT ONE LOCAL COUPLE WAS DETERMINED TO GET MARRID. THEIR DREAM SUMMER WEDDING IN TUSCANY, ITALY, WAS CANCELED, SO THE BRIDE AND GROOM TURNED ONE OF HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL'S HYBRID CLASSROOMS INTO A VIRTUAL WEDDING CHAPEL. HE'S FROM ROME. SHE'S FROM RUSSIA. MORE THAN 100 GUESTS WATCHED ON ZOOM FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD. >> IT FELT LIKE THEY WERE THERE, BUT, ACTUALLY, THE INTERACTION WAS PERHAPS EVEN BETTER THAN, YOU KNOW, AN ACTUAL IN-PERSON CEREMONY, RIGHT? BECAUSE YOU COULD SEE LIKE EACH INDIVIDUAL, RIGHT, IN THE TILES, AND IT WAS REALLY, REALLY COOL. >> IT'S BEEN A REALLY TOUGH YEAR, AND EVERYONE WAS REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING THIS. SO EVEN THOUGH IT WAS ONLINE, IT WASN'T IN-PERSON, BUT IT WAS GOOD NEWS. EVERYONE WAS EXCITED ABOUT IT. AND I FEEL LIKE WE JUST ALL NEED IT RIGHT NOW. JENNIFER: IN FACT, SHE HELPED SET UP THE HYBRID SYSTEM AT HARVARD'S BUSINESS SCHOOL, SO THEY'RE PRETTY COMFORTABLE WITH THE VIRTUAL SETTING, BUT THEY STILL PLAN ON TAKING THAT DREAM TRIP TO TUSCANY WHEN
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Dozens of guests attend couple's wedding over Zoom
More than 100 guests helped a local couple celebrate their wedding over Zoom.

More than 100 guests helped a local couple celebrate their wedding over Zoom.

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