This one has to do with an article in the Huntsville Times over the weekend. It was a GREAT article, by Patricia C. McCarter, about one couple's wedding at Huntsville Hospital, in the bride's room. There's something about it that set me off, though.
Kimberly Douglas had been involved in bad auto accident while driving to see her fiance, Troy Morgan, who is an airman stationed near Valdosta, GA. She had four fractured vertebrae, cracked ribs, a huge gash on her head. She wore a neck brace in her hospital bed, but the picture on the front page of the Huntsville Times by Eric Schultz showed her gorgeous smile, when she got to marry Troy.
The story had me in tears. I loved it. Great job to Patricia and Eric for their teamwork on it, and to Eric for the "money shot" of the groom kissing his bride.
Here's the article, unfortunately, it doesn't have the pictures.
There was one part of the article that made my blood boil, though. The red tape the couple had to go through, to get a marriage license.
In the article, it states Troy went to the Madison County Courthouse to apply for a marriage license, but the employee said no, the bride had to be there, too.
(Did that employee listen to the couple's predicament? I'm sure Troy nicely explained it to him or her, that his fiancee was not able to make it that day). "Sorry, no bride, no license."
That is our state government at its finest. Could the office not have sent someone to the hospital, with the necessary papers, so Troy and Kimberly could sign them together? I mean, it's about customer service, people. You work for Alabama's citizens. Their taxes pay your salaries. Why not give them something back in return, about 15 or 20 minutes of your time.
Working at NewsChannel 19, we try to go out of our way to help viewers. We can't help everyone who calls, or comes in with a story. We have a limited staff, but we make the best effort we can to find solutions for people who need them, or at least point them in the right direction.
It's a good thing the hospital chaplain knew a judge in Fayetteville, Tennessee who could help Kimbery and Troy. They got a marriage license after all, and they're now happily married. In fact, I see that Kimberly just got released from the hospital after having surgery, and she's at a relative's home in Tuscumbia, resting.
I wish the couple many, many happy, healthy years together. You deserve it!
The story had me in tears. I loved it. Great job to Patricia and Eric for their teamwork on it, and to Eric for the "money shot" of the groom kissing his bride.
Here's the article, unfortunately, it doesn't have the pictures.
There was one part of the article that made my blood boil, though. The red tape the couple had to go through, to get a marriage license.
In the article, it states Troy went to the Madison County Courthouse to apply for a marriage license, but the employee said no, the bride had to be there, too.
(Did that employee listen to the couple's predicament? I'm sure Troy nicely explained it to him or her, that his fiancee was not able to make it that day). "Sorry, no bride, no license."
That is our state government at its finest. Could the office not have sent someone to the hospital, with the necessary papers, so Troy and Kimberly could sign them together? I mean, it's about customer service, people. You work for Alabama's citizens. Their taxes pay your salaries. Why not give them something back in return, about 15 or 20 minutes of your time.
Working at NewsChannel 19, we try to go out of our way to help viewers. We can't help everyone who calls, or comes in with a story. We have a limited staff, but we make the best effort we can to find solutions for people who need them, or at least point them in the right direction.
It's a good thing the hospital chaplain knew a judge in Fayetteville, Tennessee who could help Kimbery and Troy. They got a marriage license after all, and they're now happily married. In fact, I see that Kimberly just got released from the hospital after having surgery, and she's at a relative's home in Tuscumbia, resting.
I wish the couple many, many happy, healthy years together. You deserve it!
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