There will be dozens of weddings around the tri-state area on Saturday. It’s a postcard-worthy day in May, after all.
But there was one magical wedding ceremony on Wednesday – at an unexpected venue – that one could argue would outshine any other this week.
In Room 10 of the neurointensive care unit at Erlanger, Rick and Lisa Dougherty were married before two groomsmen, the groom’s mother and stepfather (who also officiated), a few Erlanger staff members and one very special guest of honor.
Debora Webb, beaming from ear to ear in her fancy pajamas, watched, fulfilling her lifetime wish of seeing her daughter get married.
“My dad died two months ago, and my mom’s mother died two days before that,” Lisa said, “and there was no way we wanted to take a chance.