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While an airport may be the last place some couples would want to tie the knot, there’s no denying the idea is novel. “I do think this could take off, because it’s unique,” Watson says. “Vermont is such a wonderful environment, and there are so many couples looking for something different.” Richards, for his part, says he doesn’t see any reason weddings in his airport wouldn’t catch on. “For some people, it’s ‘Oh, I would never get married in an airport,’ right? Like, ‘Why would you get married in an airport?’ But I think you
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