Just after her vows and right before sharing a first dance with her new husband, a Leoni Township bride made an unscheduled stop at the Jackson County Jail.

The 53-year-old woman was arrested Saturday afternoon on a felony warrant immediately following her wedding at City of Zion Ministries on Cooper Street, said Blackman-Leoni Township Public Safety Officer Rick Gillespie.

She went to jail, was booked, had a mug shot taken, and was bonded out by Jackson County District Judge Michael Klaeren still wearing her wedding dress. Her husband picked her up, and they presumably continued to their reception, Gillespie said.

“She was not in jail for more than 15 minutes, maybe a half hour,” Gillespie said. “She was able to bond right out.”

The woman, whose name has not yet been released, was wanted on a 3-year-old felony warrant for identity theft. Gillespie could not go into more detail as the case is still pending. Last Blackman-Leoni officers knew, the woman had moved to Florida. They had not heard of or from her in years.

Recently, the department received two tips about her return for the wedding. The officers working Saturday discussed whether to arrest the woman on her wedding day. They had no other way of getting her, Gillespie said.

“We can’t ignore it when we have good information on where she’s going to be,” Gillespie said. “We had to do what we had to do.”

About 1 p.m., Gillespie and Detective Scott Grajewski went to the church, 1302 Cooper St. They waited outside for the wedding to end, went inside and approached the woman. The officers offered her the chance to change out of her wedding dress before going to jail.

“She was kind of shocked at first, because according to her, she had no idea what this was about,” Gillespie said.

When the officers learned that she had recently moved from Florida to Leoni Township, Gillespie called the jail to find out if she could be booked and bonded out quickly. She could.

They let the woman pose for last minute photographs and take care of some matters inside the church, Gillespie said.

Then, still in dress and veil, she went to jail.