Tightrope weddings
Don't drop the ring.
Alex Q. Arbuckle
1954-1959
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Nineteen-year-olds Roland Schmidt and Francine Pary, who perform as the "Sky Companions," approach the marital altar 60 feet above La Rochelle, France.
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The happy pair argued that as there are a lot of hazards in marriage, it was a good plan to get the hardest one over first. - British Pathé, "Two Wed on High Wire," Mar. 30, 1959
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They would have liked to stay up there for their honeymoon, but it was not convenient, as they had to come below for the reception. - British Pathé, "Two Wed on High Wire," Mar. 30, 1959
Schmidt and Pary balance before each other while the mayor of La Rochelle shouts the marital vows from a ladder below them.
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