Stop what you’re doing and behold the sweetest thing you’re going to see all day: a beautiful couple getting married. On BART. With a perfectly coordinated purple wedding party, a bridal bouquet that could easily take up three seats, and a minister who stays positive, professional and pristine throughout, despite some BART train turbulence.
The happy couple are Lenora and John — let’s call them Jonora! — and they opted to board at MacArthur Station in Oakland. The bride wore a backless purple gown and black sneakers. The groom did an Irish jig. The wedding party sang Too Short’s “Blow the Whistle” while boarding the train. The car’s handrails were decked out with green and purple garlands. Then the couple tied the knot in front of anyone who happened to be there.
Why BART, you ask? Because it’s where the couple first met. According to Lenora’s wedding vows, the couple’s first ever encounter culminated in John literally carrying his future bride out of the station.
“A guy who risked his life and limb carrying my clumsy self down those stairs,” Lenora says about her beau. “I knew then and there you were either incredibly chivalrous or slightly insane.”
Amen to all of this. And warmest congratulations to the happy couple.
@sfbartCongratulations to Lenora and John on their transit-oriented nuptials! The happy couple met on BART years ago and now they’ve tied the knot on a real-life in service train. Nothing beats a BART meet-cute (read about some more of those at the link in bio) but this is something else entirely. From the BART paper ticket bouquet to the dance moves, this whole wedding was an absolute slay.♬ original sound – SFBART
