A couple who found and fell in love with each other on Instagram has made history after they tied the nuptial knot seconds after meeting for the first time in real life.
The two lovebirds married seconds after meeting for the first time
This is so unbelievable! But, it happened!! A couple who met on social media have surprised family and friends by getting married within seconds of seeing each other face-to-face for the first time.
The incident which was recorded in a two-minute U.S. TV report, shows a pretty blonde waiting anxiously at an empty airport terminal before her stocky Romeo arrives, proposes and then marries, Dailystar reports.
Erica Harris anxiously waited for her Romeo while talking with him on phone
The love story is really inspiring. According to the report by Dailystar, California girl Erica Harris and Arte Vann from New York started chatting because they were part of the same poetry and writing community on Instagram.
A poem posted by Vann brought out a comment from Harris which sparked off the relationship. When Vann posted a poem with the hashtag #7deadlysins Harris commented "you had me at lust." Grinning Erica says to the KCAL9 camera at the California airport in Ontario: "You don't drag your feet with real love.
"You leap into that like there's no tomorrow, and that's what we're doing."
Vann didn't play games as he was fast to propose
Erica leaped and wrapped her legs around Vann when he appeared at the foot of the escalators in a spectacular show of love and affection.
After getting down on one knee, the Yankee said: “Don’t listen to your thoughts. Don’t listen to your head. Follow your heart. Follow your soul.”
Surprised witnesses at the airport watched in amazement
Harris’s Instagram profile now says she’s married “to the man of my dreams,” while Vann calls her “the love of my life.”
Watch the video below: