AKRON, Ohio – Eleven couples said “I do” Friday during Akron Municipal Court’s Halloween wedding ceremonies at the historic Akron Civic Theatre.

The court hosts the Halloween-themed nuptials in the venue’s Grand Lobby each year. Village of Lakemore Mayor Richard Cole served as the officiant for this year’s ceremonies. Couples opted to wear a variety of garb, from traditional wedding attire to fall colors and costumes.

One couple, Jessica Wheeler and Nichola Stinziano, dressed as Morticia and Gomez Addams from “The Addams Family.” The couple first met as teenagers but fell out of touch. However, each year on Wheeler’s birthday (July 27), Stinziano would message Wheeler’s mom to pass along his best wishes. The couple reunited on Wheeler’s birthday in 2023, and Stinziano proposed to her tha

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