Wedding Wednesdays hits 1,000 ceremonies at Philly’s LOVE Park
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💌 Love Philly? So do we. Let’s be friends. Sign up for the Billy Penn newsletter today. For a wedding venue in the middle of Center City, LOVE Park doesn’t offer much peace and quiet. Cars honk, pedestrians pass through and the occasional cyclist might shout a congratulations. But for the couples who choose to get married beneath the iconic LOVE statue, that’s part of the charm. On Wednesday, Nov. 4, eight couples exchanged vows in LOVE Park with pleasant November weather, helping the city s nondenominational Wedding Wednesday program reach a milestone: its 1,000th ceremony since launching eight years ago. “Could we ask for a better day here? Absolutely not,” said Philadelphia Parks Recreation Commissioner Susan Slawson, gesturing toward the park s fountain and surrounding skyline. “It just does not get any better.” Slawson hosted Wednesday’s news conference at LOVE Park before any vows were said, where she credited the staff for making it a place people feel good g