Underwater Wedding
Scott and Susan Hamblen held the Guinness World
Record for the Largest Underwater Wedding from
April, 2001 until September, 2003. They were
married on April 12, 2001 at the Christ of the
Deep statue in Key Largo, Florida. Captain
Spencer Slate officiated at the ceremony. The
bride wore a custom made white wetsuit and a
veil encrusted with shells and the groom wore a
full tuxedo over his wetsuit. Thirty-nine divers
(including the bride and groom) were underwater
to witness the 10 minute ceremony.
The divers who made this world record possible
are:
Terry Brennan (best man)
Susan Ames Campbell (maid of honor)
Alison Bontrager (bridesmaid)
Candice Acton
Chris Beal
Steve Bontrager
Bob Burress
Steve Campbell
Marie-Pier Caron
Jim Couvreur
Ryan Couvreur
Shawn Foster
Linda Haese |
Gary Hancock
Pete Hodap
John Hutchison
Susan Keller
Amy Killingsworth
Susan Lehmann Otto
Lloyd Love
Guy Manos
Pat McCormick
Jerry Novarese
Dick Padgett
Denise Parker |
Dennis Plante
Jack Rauen
Darcy Rauen
Mike Rauen
Wayne Riley
Kathy Riley
Tim Rohde
Tracy Routt
Shon Van Cleave
Arnie Van Duzee
Kim Van Duzee
Gil Wallace |
The
day would not have been complete without family members and friends
on board a glass-bottom boat to witness the ceremony.
They are:
James W. (Wint) Carroll (father of the bride)
Shirley Trevallee (mother of the groom)
Richard Trevallee (stepfather of the groom)
Marcia Daglieri (sister of the bride)
Gordon Daglieri (brother-in-law of the bride)
Jim Carroll (brother of the bride)
Sandi Carroll (sister-in-law of the bride)
Everett Maddox (uncle of the groom)
Helen Maddox (aunt of the groom) |
Kevin Daglieri (nephew of the bride)
David Daglieri (nephew of the bride)
Tegan Carroll (niece of the bride)
Sara Roberts
Lesley Hancock
Lorna Hancock
Heather Haese
Roseann Love |
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