© 2024 Michigan State University Board of Trustees
Public Media from Michigan State University
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations

Couple To Marry Halfway Through Marathon In Detroit

Detroit
Amanda Barberena
/
WKAR File Photo

An engaged western Michigan couple plan to tie the knot halfway through a marathon in downtown Detroit and then complete the event as husband and wife.

A wedding will be held Sunday morning for 31-year-old Whitney Black and 33-year-old Steven Phillips at the 13.1-mile (21-kilometer) marker. Black and Phillips are from the Grand Rapids area.

Officials with the Detroit Free Press/Chemical Bank Marathon say Black will wear a visor and a wedding veil, along with an athletic shirt reading: "Something Borrowed Something Blue at Mile 13.1 We'll Say I Do."

Phillips will wear a tuxedo shirt.

The ceremony is expected to last five to seven minutes. It will feature an officiant, ring bearer, witnesses and members of a Grand Rapids running club.

Journalism at this station is made possible by donors who value local reporting. Donate today to keep stories like this one coming. It is thanks to your generosity that we can keep this content free and accessible for everyone. Thanks!