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The More The Marry-er: Pinellas Couples Get Hitched Together

Tribune photo by LINDSEY PETERSON

Frank, not pictured, and Allison Cavazos say their vows as the Pinellas County Clerk of the Circuit Court Ken Burke performs a group wedding ceremony at the Florida Botanical Gardens today.

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By JULIE BUSCH

The Tampa Tribune

Published: February 14, 2009

When it came to love this year, the Pinellas County Circuit Court decided to offer a package deal.

Since Valentine's Day fell on a Saturday the court decided to move the third-annual group ceremony from the courthouse to the Florida Botanical Gardens, which normally charges a fee of $1,885 for a wedding ceremony.

"It was kind of fun to do something like this to show our human side," circuit court clerk Ken Burke said.

In all, 43 couples paid the county $93.50 for a marriage license to tie the knot in the Wedding Garden.

County employees worked on their own time to put the ceremony together, complete with a large red and white sheet cake that read "Congratulations on your Wedding Day."

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