A Valentine's Day wedding at the Fairfield Museum and History Center on the Town Green
proved once again that there is a first time for everything.
"We've never had a wedding here," said Holly Hamilton, visitor services manager for the
museum, which opened at 370 Beach Road last September.
It was the big day for Donna Marie Anderson, a stay-at-home mom, and her man, Larry Witte, a
corporate executive in New York City.
The couple moved to the Black Rock section of Bridgeport from California last year, and
after a number of years together and a 4-year-old son, Brennan, they decided to tie the knot
on Valentine's Day.
"We thought it was romantic," Donna Marie said.
The couple got their license at Fairfield Town
Hall Thursday morning, and asked where to find a justice of the peace.
"It's amazing how fast you can get married in Connecticut. It's faster than Las Vegas,"
Donna Marie said.
They found a justice of the peace downtown, not far from Town Hall, at Diamond Jewelers.
"I've done weddings everywhere. I would have married them on the beach," said Howard
Diamond, the store's owner.
The couple asked Diamond what a good warm location would be for their brief ceremony, and he
suggested the new museum.
Then, Donna Marie put on the white satin Celtic-style gown she had purchased three years
ago, for a wedding plan that was delayed by logistical complications.
This time around, they kept it simple. Hamilton acted as the couple's witness.
The marital vows took place in the subtle light of the museum's library room, next to bay
windows that showed the darkness outside. It was 6:30 p.m. when Diamond pronounced them
husband and wife and invited them to share their first married kiss, the groom in a black
tuxedo.
The cameras flashed and the couple beamed. Their son danced a little dance of happiness
around their feet.
The honeymoon is undecided.
"There are a lot of nice places we can go," Witte said, explaining how it will be a family
honeymoon with Brennan in tow.
Tony Spinelli, who covers the region for ConnPost.com, can be reached at 330-6361.
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