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No more ceremony had been able to take place in the Capitole of Toulouse since March 14, crisis of the coronavirus and confinement oblige. So after sometimes pushing the date back several times, some couples like Catherine and Gérald were happy to finally be able to say "yes".
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"As soon as there was a date for the town hall, we took it"
"In the name of the law, I declare ..." These words and the applause which accompanied them had not resonated for two and a half months. A relief for the couple who were to get married on April 30. "Finally!" Exclaims Gérald. In unison, the couple said they were "happy" to have been able to get married despite the circumstances.
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Marie and Cyprien, too, took advantage of the first date we offered them. "It was scheduled for April 18, we rescheduled it for May 21 and now it's here," says Cyprien. "It was complicated but we waited patiently," says Marie. For this couple, it was "important" to get married in the church but it was first necessary to get married at the town hall. "As soon as there was a date for the town hall, we took it," says Cyprien.
Ceremonies adapted to health measures
If the mask is not compulsory, the ceremonies are limited to a maximum of thirty people. And the room has been adapted. "All the seats respect barrier gestures, that is to say within a meter of each other," notes Christine Escoulan, the assistant in charge of marriages.
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"I will read the articles without a mask because I am very far from the bride and groom. However, when I approach the bride and groom, I will put on a visor," she adds. "And I hope it will always be the happiest day of their lives for them."
In total, since mid-March, 200 ceremonies have been canceled. So to catch up, the town hall will offer more slots. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, 32 weddings can be celebrated against 20 usually.