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The bride wore a gown of white trimmed with red, the groom a suit of deep blue, and Tate the ring bearer bore a cup instead of a ring down the steps of the aisle. The Stanley Cup, to be precise, or, at least, a reasonable replica.

And the crowd did the wave.

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For the first time in the history of the Montreal Forum, original home to the Montreal Canadiens, a wedding was held there on Saturday afternoon. Attendees sat in the original wood-backed red chairs fans once used to watch Jean Béliveau and Guy Lafleur, as Cindy Bailey and Lee Major tied the knot a few metres from centre ice. Bridesmaids in blue dresses and groomsmen in red shirts stood before hockey nets. O Canada was sung.

“This arena has been the home of much history,” said life-cycle celebrant Lorraine Cowan, dressed in the black-and-white striped shirt of a National Hockey League referee. The most Stanley Cups have been awarded in this building, she noted. The longest game in NHL history was played here. The first perfect 10 score in gymnastics was granted here to Nadia Comaneci during the 1976 Olympics.