Coronavirus News: Washington Heights couple wed outside apartment building amid COVID-19 pandemic

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Sunday, March 22, 2020
Washington Heights couple wed outside apartment building during coronavirus pandemic
A Washington Heights couple is proof that love conquers all -- even during a national pandemic.

WASHINGTON HEIGHTS, Manhattan (WABC) -- A Washington Heights couple is proof that love conquers all -- even during a national pandemic.



Reilly Jennings and Amanda Wheeler got their marriage license on Thursday, right before the city shut down the marriage bureau.



The couple didn't panic, but instead talked to a friend who is ordained in the state of New York.



They walked down the block to his apartment and he married them on the street while leaning out his fourth-floor window.



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