DELAWARE, Ohio (AP) — Nine couples got married Friday inside a former county jail in central Ohio that was decorated for Halloween.

The vows were exchanged in Delaware County’s 18-cell jail building, about 25 miles (40 kilometers) north of Columbus.

These days the 1878 structure is owned by the Delaware County Historical Society, but until 1988 it served as the county lockup.

Andrea Bates and Jessica Scales decided to tie the knot about a month ago — Bates had previously determined that if she ever got married, she’d do it on Halloween.

“I feel like I just have a weird connection with Halloween. My daughter’s named Salem, so, it’s just my favorite. The spookiness, the atmosphere of the time, I just love it,” she said.

Halloween is also the favorite holiday of Nicole Bond and Jacob Bea

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