
U.S. Army Spc. Patrick Intorre, right, and Janai Roberts kiss directly following their wedding ceremony while Shanna McMahon, left, and Zach Braun offer protection from the rain, in front of the W.W. Seymour Botanical Conservatory at Wright Park in Tacoma, October 11, 2011. The couple selected Tuesday to wed since they consider eleven their lucky number. Pierce County District Court Judge Pat O’Malley, who officiated their marriage, selected the location after the couple were denied a mid-day marriage time by other judges. Intorre’s work schedule wouldn’t accommodate 4pm–when courtrooms are available for marriages. Without a courtroom O’Malley offered to conduct the brief ceremony at noon under a tree at Wright Park. And to make sure everyone found the same tree he suggested meeting in front of the Conservatory.(Janet Jensen/Staff photographer)