A Winnipeg couple has taken the ultimate leap of faith.
Claude Labossiere and Miranda Dorno were married Thursday afternoon on the roof of the RBC Building. Clad in a wedding veil and a black top hat, the newlyweds then rappelled down 17 storeys -- a nerve-wracking 200 feet -- to ring in their nuptials.
"We wanted to do something different," Labossiere said. "The opportunity came up with the Drop Zone event and we thought, 'what a great idea!' We have romance, adventure and it's all for a good cause." The couple was part of the sixth annual Easter Seals Drop Zone, joining more than 100 other participants who braved the 200-foot drop.
"We have a diverse group of people. All ages, all abilities. It's really a celebration that anybody can do anything, if they put their mind to it," said Armando Versace, marketing manager with the Society for Manitobans with Disabilities (SMD) Foundation.
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