Weird Weddings

Two couples ' take the plunge' in more ways than one: a Missouri couple dons oxygen tanks to exchange vows in the deep end of a swimming pool and a Wisconsin couple braves a legendary rollercoaster ride to start their new life together.

These couples know that marriage requires hard work and sweat, so what better way to get married than during an 11-mile jog around historic Cades Cove in Tennessee, and at the Ottawa Lynx baseball stadium just before the first pitch of a game?

A couple says " I do" at the top of a lighthouse on a " haunted" island on the remote tip of Newfoundland, while another bride and groom from Germany exchange vows high on the slopes of a glacier.

In their race to get married, a Utah couple weds 50' s-style during the Bonneville Salt Flats competition, and a pet-loving Manitoba couple exchange vows between heats at their dogs' flyball tournament.

The wicked witch of the west is not on this invite list-only white witches will help a practicing Wiccan woman marry her sweetheart in a hand-fasting ceremony that is centuries old. Speaking of old traditions, how about a Renaissance style wedding with an olde English feast, bagpipes and jeweled crowns?

At the Skydive Festival in Fort Dodge, Iowa, a bride and groom prove they' ll do anything for each other when they parachute from an airplane for the very first time. Another couple incorporates a murder mystery into their wedding.

These couples combine their wedding day with their favourite summertime activities. In North Carolina, 15 couples plunge down the " Double-Barrel Shot Gun" water slide at the Emerald Pointe Water Park. In British Columbia, an outdoorsy couple take to their canoes to marry on Lac Le Juene.

A Goth couple in Seattle begin their life amid the dead at a mausoleum in Volunteer Park' s cemetery. The winners of a radio station promotion have their dream come true as they are married under the bright lights of the WWE wrestling ring.

Sharing a passion for duck hunting, a couple marry in camouflage and are presented as husband and wife with a 21-shotgun salute. A medieval fantasy wedding is the obsession of another couple who speak their vows in elfish.

Haggis enchiladas? Burly Texans dancing the jig in Scottish kilts? How about building an igloo and chewing on seal blubber in a Ukrainian town on the Saskatchewan prairie? In two very different cross-cultural weddings, opposites attract.

In the deep and dangerous waters off the coast of Alaska, a local couple risk it all to exchange vows under the icy water, while another couple paraglide to the alter from 3500 feet in the air.

Revving their conjugal motors, a Harley-loving couple ride down the aisle in full leathers and classic vintage cars, another bride and groom get hitched at a 50' s-style Drive-In Theatre.

Couples from around the world marry in a variety of theme chapels along The Strip.