Get married without leaving your car

KRQE-TV.com - Kim Vallez - ALBUQUERQUE - It's a first for New Mexico: a drive-through wedding chapel. This is the story of a businesswoman who wanted to bring joy in a way no one else could. "I've officiated over 555 weddings and counting," Pearl Gabaldón told KRQE News 13. She just loves weddings. Now she's taken her love one step further. A few months ago she decided to open her A Celebration of Love Wedding Chapel on Wellesley Avenue SE. "Here we needed a small wedding chapel and needing something that was cute and with shiny walls," Gabaldón said. Inside is a quaint setting for small weddings. Outside something for the more adventurous. Gabaldón has done only one drive-through wedding so far but looks forward to many more. Why a drive-through? "For fun," she said. "People who use a drive-up window are fun people. "If I was inside I would say, 'Welcome everyone. Please turn off your cell phones.' In the car I say, 'Please turn your radio down." No matter how bad the economy, people still get married, and this is a less-expensive alternative, she added. Read more

Get married without leaving your car