Because so many people HATE going to the gym, it's hard to believe anyone would want to spend more time there — particularly on one of the most special days of their lives. But when Joseph Keith III (Joe) and Stephanie Hughes got married on Sunday, Sept. 3, they held their ceremony where their love began: at Planet Fitness in Cincinnati, Ohio.
The couple met at the gym when Joe asked Stephanie if she was done using a piece of equipment, according to their wedding website. (The newlyweds couldn't be reached for comment — #honeymooning!)
They were immediately attracted to each other and exchanged phone numbers. Many of their date nights were held at the gym — the duo even said their first "I love you"s in the Planet Fitness parking lot.
In July 2016, several months after their now one-year-old daughter, Blakely Ella, was born, Joe proposed to Stephanie by putting Blakely in a bib reading, "Will you marry Daddy?"
Although Stephanie reached out to several venues before approaching Planet Fitness to host their ceremony, she was thrilled when the gym agreed to make her vision a reality. "I literally thought we were gonna stand on a treadmill and say I do," she said in a wedding video produced by the gym. "I just wanted to get married there."
Although the couple did pose on cardio machines wearing formalwear and their wedding sneakers, which were adorned with the words "Bride" and "Groom," the gym was able to accommodate a traditional alter after all:
A Planet Fitness employee even officiated the ceremony.
Planet Fitness also gave the couple a Very Generous gift even better than gym memberships for life: a check so large they can (and probably will!) lift it later 💪 .
Can you imagine a sweatier sweeter way to celebrate your gym-born love?!
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