October 9, 2025 • 1 min
A story about Fake Weddings
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
From around the globe, from here and there, from hither
and thither, from inside and out. This is M Parnell's
Annals of News. This from the Irish Independent. Weddings always
(00:21):
have great vibes about the keating of the Your Friend
My Friend dating agency told reporters in Dublin, and people
are so high energy at them. A wedding is a
perfect backdrop for romance amongst the guests, which is why
we're holding this fake wedding for singles, because it's a
great way to have fun and meet people. After the
guests arrived, the fake bride and groom make their entrance,
followed by the best man's speech and a bouquet ask.
(00:42):
Then there's dancing and the singles can get to know
each other. The event has were popular with single people.
Kevin Quirk, observing said it's a novelty spending Friday night
at a fake wedding, while Caira Elliott said dating sites
are a thing of the past. I want to spend
much less time on my phone and it's so much
nicer to meet people in person. Cheesemonger Kevin Ireland, who
(01:02):
plays the part of the groom, said they approached me
and said, we have an absolutely crazy idea, and I thought, well.
Speaker 2 (01:09):
I'm in. The evening concluded with the fake bride and
groom cutting a chocolate cake and the best man's speech
and comedian Cormack Moore, which commended the couple for starting
their fake weird life together.
Speaker 1 (01:21):
You've been listening to Ed Parnell's annals of News News
fresh from his own annals. See you again soon,
From around the globe, from here and there, from hither
and thither, from inside and out. This is M Parnell's
Annals of News. This from the Irish Independent. Weddings always
(00:21):
have great vibes about the keating of the Your Friend
My Friend dating agency told reporters in Dublin, and people
are so high energy at them. A wedding is a
perfect backdrop for romance amongst the guests, which is why
we're holding this fake wedding for singles, because it's a
great way to have fun and meet people. After the
guests arrived, the fake bride and groom make their entrance,
followed by the best man's speech and a bouquet ask.
(00:42):
Then there's dancing and the singles can get to know
each other. The event has were popular with single people.
Kevin Quirk, observing said it's a novelty spending Friday night
at a fake wedding, while Caira Elliott said dating sites
are a thing of the past. I want to spend
much less time on my phone and it's so much
nicer to meet people in person. Cheesemonger Kevin Ireland, who
(01:02):
plays the part of the groom, said they approached me
and said, we have an absolutely crazy idea, and I thought, well.
Speaker 2 (01:09):
I'm in. The evening concluded with the fake bride and
groom cutting a chocolate cake and the best man's speech
and comedian Cormack Moore, which commended the couple for starting
their fake weird life together.
Speaker 1 (01:21):
You've been listening to Ed Parnell's annals of News News
fresh from his own annals. See you again soon,
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