The love story behind the Alabama Walmart wedding

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Tammi and Gerome Taylor stood before a beautiful white arch adorned with greenery and tulle Thursday, professing their love for each other and renewing the wedding vows they first took a decade ago.

They were surrounded by their children and several dozen friends. They were also surrounded by strangers. And cashiers. That’s because the ceremony took place in the Adamsville Walmart. True story.

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It’s where they met in a checkout line, and it’s where Tammi wanted to return to celebrate their marriage. “I just wanted it special and I wanted the community in on a good love story,’’ Tammi said. “There’s so much more to Adamsville than a food fight at Walmart.”

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In August 2018, tempers flared and fruit flew in produce aisle after a dispute turned into a brawl. What started it was never made clear and the tale made its away around social media and beyond.

“My Walmart was known for food fights, and I didn’t not want it to be known for that.” The idea to celebrate her anniversary came to her in her sleep. “I just woke up out of my sleep,’’ she said. She then told her husband and he told her, “You’re crazy.”

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Her love for the community, she said, fueled her desire to make their celebration public. She had to get the approval from Walmart’s home office, and the company not only approved but ended up supplying the wedding cake and Sparkling Apple Cider. The first 25 people to sign the guest book also received a free Walmart grocery delivery voucher.

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