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| Valentine's Day: Coventry couple to renew vows after 'disaster' wedding | |
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| Listen for more on BBC Sounds: Couple to renew vows after "disaster" wedding | Listen for more on BBC Sounds: Couple to renew vows after "disaster" wedding |
| A woman who was rushed to hospital after becoming unwell while doing the conga on her wedding day says renewing her vows at Coventry Cathedral "couldn't be more perfect". | A woman who was rushed to hospital after becoming unwell while doing the conga on her wedding day says renewing her vows at Coventry Cathedral "couldn't be more perfect". |
| Karin Burke said her wedding day with now-husband Richard in February 2005 was a "disaster". | Karin Burke said her wedding day with now-husband Richard in February 2005 was a "disaster". |
| It started badly when the couple's original wedding plan for Mexico was cancelled at the last minute and they had to organise a venue at short notice - before Mrs Burke's hospital dash when she felt sick during the celebrations. | It started badly when the couple's original wedding plan for Mexico was cancelled at the last minute and they had to organise a venue at short notice - before Mrs Burke's hospital dash when she felt sick during the celebrations. |
| The pair are hoping for a better day when they renew their vows on the weekend of their 20th anniversary, at a mass renewal event at the city's cathedral, organised by BBC CWR. | The pair are hoping for a better day when they renew their vows on the weekend of their 20th anniversary, at a mass renewal event at the city's cathedral, organised by BBC CWR. |
| The pair, from Chapelfields, Coventry, first met in a Gavin and Stacey-style fashion, talking over the phone at work. | The pair, from Chapelfields, Coventry, first met in a Gavin and Stacey-style fashion, talking over the phone at work. |
| Two months later, they met in person at the city's Ikon nightclub although even that event did not go smoothly. | Two months later, they met in person at the city's Ikon nightclub although even that event did not go smoothly. |
| Richard had told Karin he looked like the presenter and actor Richard Blackwood. | Richard had told Karin he looked like the presenter and actor Richard Blackwood. |
| But she misheard and so was surprised when they met as she thought her future husband said Richard Bacon - and she was looking for a lookalike to the broadcaster. | But she misheard and so was surprised when they met as she thought her future husband said Richard Bacon - and she was looking for a lookalike to the broadcaster. |
| Karin Burke was rushed to hospital during the couple's first wedding day when she felt unwell on the dance floor | Karin Burke was rushed to hospital during the couple's first wedding day when she felt unwell on the dance floor |
| "I think he was the first person to tolerate me and my energy and my weirdness," she said. | "I think he was the first person to tolerate me and my energy and my weirdness," she said. |
| "We just talked about absolutely everything and just got on really, really well. | "We just talked about absolutely everything and just got on really, really well. |
| "We were just best mates." | "We were just best mates." |
| However their most dramatic episode came on that wedding day in 2005 when a two-month pregnant Mrs Burke was rushed to hospital over fears for the safety of her middle daughter, after she said she felt unwell on the dance floor. | However their most dramatic episode came on that wedding day in 2005 when a two-month pregnant Mrs Burke was rushed to hospital over fears for the safety of her middle daughter, after she said she felt unwell on the dance floor. |
| Fortunately Mrs Burke ended up being given the all clear and said she managed to sneak out of the hospital to reach Mexico, finally, for their honeymoon. | Fortunately Mrs Burke ended up being given the all clear and said she managed to sneak out of the hospital to reach Mexico, finally, for their honeymoon. |
| Karin said renewing her vows with Richard at Coventry Cathedral would be "perfect" | Karin said renewing her vows with Richard at Coventry Cathedral would be "perfect" |
| Not everything has been plain sailing for the couple, they admit, as they have recently been through tougher times and temporarily split up in 2024. | Not everything has been plain sailing for the couple, they admit, as they have recently been through tougher times and temporarily split up in 2024. |
| "I think we're both just stubborn people so we could stay apart," Mr Burke said. | "I think we're both just stubborn people so we could stay apart," Mr Burke said. |
| "When you've been together for that long, you can't just give up. | "When you've been together for that long, you can't just give up. |
| "I think nowadays it's the easy thing but sometimes you've just got to work at it in the long run." | "I think nowadays it's the easy thing but sometimes you've just got to work at it in the long run." |
| The pair are now planning to renew their commitment to each in a slightly less eventful manner on Valentine's Day, as part of BBC CWR's We Still Do event. | The pair are now planning to renew their commitment to each in a slightly less eventful manner on Valentine's Day, as part of BBC CWR's We Still Do event. |
| "We're Coventry kids," Mrs Burke said. | "We're Coventry kids," Mrs Burke said. |
| "Coventry Cathedral is absolutely beautiful so to be able to do this with our closest friends and our grown up children and have a massive party afterwards...I couldn't imagine anything more perfect." | "Coventry Cathedral is absolutely beautiful so to be able to do this with our closest friends and our grown up children and have a massive party afterwards...I couldn't imagine anything more perfect." |
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