NEWPORT BEACH, CALIF. — Atop all usual the pre-wedding jitters, Grant and Amanda Engler had to learn how to master water-powered jet packs just hours before tying the knot.

The Grand Rapids couple nonetheless wed in style Thursday afternoon in Newport Beach, Calif., in what is believed to be the world's first jet pack wedding.

The unique ceremony was to be attended by some 70 family and friends who watched as Grant and Amanda roared in strapped to Jetlev R200 jet packs. The wedding took place at 3 p.m. Pacific Time.

Grant, a Traverse City native, proposed to Amanda, originally of Weed, Calif., on May 1 this year during a trip in Mexico through ZOZI, a San Francisco-based adventure travel Internet start-up.

ZOZI planned the jet pack-powered nuptials after Grant Engler emailed the company photos of him proposing to Amanda on a beach in Mexico, wearing a ZOZI T-shirt.

The couple will spend the remainder of their time in California in Lake Tahoe, Calif., where they will reunite with friends at the Resort at Squaw Creek. Grant and Amanda first met at the resort in 2009.

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