Getting married Mardi Gras style

By Albany Herald News

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March 5, 2016

Albany couple Van and Beth Barksdale pose for a picture following the couple’s impromptu wedding at Saturday’s Mardi Gras Street Festival in downtown Albany. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)

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After deciding Saturday morning to get married, Van and Beth Barksdale say ‘I do’ on Pine Avenue during Mardi Gras.

Billy Mann, right, presides at the impromptu wedding of Van and Beth Barksdale at Saturday’s Mardi Gras Street Fetival in downtown Albany. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)

Van and Beth Barksdale share their first dance to Bo Henry performing the Rolling Stones “Wild Horses.” The pair tied the knot at this year’s Mardi Gras Street Festival Saturday. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)

Van and Beth Barksdale share their first kiss as a married couple following their impromptu wedding Saturday evening at the Mardi Gras Street Festival in downtown Albany. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)

Billy Mann, right, presides at the impromptu wedding of Van and Beth Barksdale at Saturday’s Mardi Gras Street Fetival in downtown Albany, as Bo Henry prepares to lead the couple in their first dance. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)

Van and Beth Barksdale enjoy their first moments of being a married couple following their impromptu wedding Saturday evening at the Mardi Gras Street Festival in downtown Albany. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)

Van and Beth Barksdale have their first dance to a performance of “Wild Horses” by Bo Henry following their impromptu wedding Saturday evening at the Mardi Gras Street Festival in downtown Albany. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)

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