Couple renews vows near Boston Marathon finish line while dressed as unicorns
A Virginia couple decided to renew their wedding vows Sunday near the Boston Marathon finish line after their initial plans to get married by the marathon finish on Boylston Street were derailed.
Tim Suhr and Cherry Rose wore unicorn costumes when they renewed their vows the day before the running of the 127th Boston Marathon. The Boston Athletic Association, which organizes the marathon, chose a mythical unicorn as its symbol when the club held its first organized track and field competition back in 1890.
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Suhr, a U.S. Navy retiree, wanted to marry Rose at the finish line on Boylston and planned to do so during the 2020 Boston Marathon. The 2020 marathon, however, was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The couple ended up getting married on New Year's Day 2021, but they did so without friends or family due to the ongoing pandemic.
Suhr and Rose made plans then to renew their wedding vows at the Boston Marathon finish line when they got the opportunity.
Suhr is running his third Boston Marathon this year, so he and his wife brought an ordained minister and some of their loved ones with them to witness the vow renewal on Boylston Street.