June 22, 2009
Couple Is First To Marry In Zero Gravity
Prove They're Head-Over-Heels In Love, Walk On Air Down The Aisle
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Play CBS Video Video Love Is In The Air Noah Fulmor and Erin Finnegan became the first couple to get married in zero gravity. They spoke with Lara Spencer about why they did it.
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Erin Finnegan and Noah Fulmore during first-ever zero gravity wedding Saturday (CBS)
"It was really an incredible experience being weightless ... kind of a euphoric feeling, really!" Erin Finnegan told substitute co-anchor Lara Spencer on The Early Show Monday.
"(It was) like a lucid dream, except you're not dreaming," new husband Noah Fulmor agreed.
"How many people can say they've kissed their spouse in zero gravity?" he asked.
Love was definitely -- in the air -- when they exchanged vows Saturday. You might say they floated down the aisle, not walked!
They did it aboard a
The nuptials cost a cool 60 grand for a dozen guests, many of whom chipped in.
The flight lasted 90 minutes, but the ceremony only lasted about seven-and--half.
The plane, Fulmor explained to CBS News, "makes 16 roller coaster-type dives, known as parabolic arcs. Each lasts up to 30 seconds. with the jet plummeting from 36,000 to 24,000 feet before climbing back up which allows us to experience weightlessness."
"We both wanted to do this so much," he said. "It's a life changing experience."
Finnegan had her gown specially made in Japan to wear in zero gravity. She wore pants underneath, though -- just in case the gown did anything -- inappropriate!
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- I didn't wear pants underneath the dress - the dress is more like a pantsuit. It was designed for space by Eri Matsui, as <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/16/science/16find.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=eri%20matsui&st=cse">described in this New York Times article</a>.
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