Triple Wedding to Be Talk of Wisconsin Town
Many women dream about their weddings, and few would choose to share the spotlight with another on their special day. But that's not so for three sisters from Wisconsin, who are all planning to walk down the aisle together.
A wedding day is a celebration of love and commitment shared with friends -- and most importantly -- family. But the Kunkel sisters of De Pere, Wis., are taking that sharing to a whole new level. Three of the four women will be married on the same day in the same church, in a triple wedding. Their younger sister, Grace, will serve as maid of honor for all.
It all started in July of 2009 when Helen got engaged to Mike Lindsey, a navel officer stationed in San Diego.
A week later her sister, Claire was proposed to by Sam Kaiser, who she met on a blind date.
And just a week after that Katie and Nick Stewart, who were best friends throughout college, also got engaged.
It was Katie who -- jokingly at first -- suggested the three should share their wedding day. When they ran the idea by mom she was shocked.
"I've been told I went white as a sheet and didn't respond for about half an hour," their mother, Deb Kunkel, said.
And then came the master guest list.
The triple wedding has a guest list of 400 guests, and required more than a year of intensive planning. But these sisters wouldn't have their special day any other way.
"Some people might think its really crazy sharing a wedding day with sisters, but they really are my best friends," Claire said.
So how is this triple wedding really going to work -- and what do their fiances think of this?
The three couples sat down with "Early Show" co-anchor Maggie Rodriguez to share their story talk about their triple plans -- and who's footing the bill: