Suspended 2000ft above the ground, a Georgia bride and groom were literally floating on air on their big day as they tied the knot on a hot air balloon.
在距離地面2000英尺（約609米）的熱氣球上，佐治亞州的一對夫婦在空中舉辦了一場別出心裁的浪漫婚禮。

Sara and Joseph Stewart, from Canton, exchanged their vows during the unusual ceremony, watched by a single friend.
只有一位好友同在熱氣球上見證了這對夫婦--薩莎·斯圖爾特和約瑟夫·斯圖爾特相互交換誓言的那一神圣時刻。

But it wasn't all plain sailing, as the loved-up pair had had to keep their unique choice of venue a secret until the last moment in case the flight was cancelled due to bad weather.
這一切并不是一帆風順的，因為熱氣球的起飛會受天氣狀況的影響，所以兩人將熱氣球婚禮的計劃一直保密到最后。

The unusual choice of venue also meant that Mrs Stewart's father was unable to be with them as they exchanged vows, although he did give his daughter away beforehand.
由于婚禮舉辦場所比較特殊，新娘的父親無法當面見證新人交換誓言，但在兩人登上熱氣球之前，薩莎的爸爸牽著女兒的手將她交到了約瑟夫的手中。

In the event, the only close friend to share the couple's magical moment was Leslie, a military chaplain who performed the ceremony.
熱氣球上除了薩莎和約瑟夫，只有作為牧師的兩人的好友萊斯利在場分享了他們的喜悅瞬間。

Rather than sending their friends invitations to a wedding, the couple invited them to their house the following day to watch the footage of the quirky ceremony and celebrate their marriage.
與其他人直接邀請朋友去婚禮現(xiàn)場不同，斯圖爾特夫婦在婚禮第二天邀請朋友們?nèi)ゼ依镉^看他們在熱氣球上的浪漫婚禮視頻，以此來為他們慶祝。

Mrs Stewart, a wedding photographer, came up with the idea after her new husband revealed he had planned to pop the question on a hot air balloon, but decided it was too expensive.
薩莎是一名婚禮攝影師，約瑟夫之前本想在熱氣球上向她求婚，但因為花銷不菲只能作罷。兩人在熱氣球上舉行婚禮的想法就來源于此。

'In my line of work I had seen so many different weddings and I didn't want to copy anyone else's,' she says. 'I wanted to do something different.'
“我在工作中看到過各式各樣的婚禮，我不想重復他人的?！彼_莎說，“我想做點與眾不同的事?！?/div>

'I wanted to do something I had never seen before. Joey told me that he had thought about proposing to me on a hot air balloon, so then I came up with the idea of getting married in one. He thought it was an awesome idea.'
“我想做一些之前從未經(jīng)歷過的。當約瑟夫告訴我他本想在熱氣球上向我求婚的時候，我就想出了舉辦熱氣球婚禮的主意。他也同意并覺得很棒。”

The couple married in August 2012 after dating for two years - but the soulmates had been friends since meeting during an American Football game at university in 2007.
薩莎和約瑟夫交往兩年后于2012年結婚，但是兩人從2007年在大學的一場足球賽上相識后就一直是朋友。

'We got a lot of great reactions from our friends and family,' added the happy bride. 'I'm sure a lot of them thought we were weird for doing it, but I think after everyone watched the video they agreed that it was a pretty cool idea.
“我們的朋友和家人對此反應不一?！彼_莎說，“我確定大部人肯定覺得我們這么做有點怪，但是我相信只要他們看到我們婚禮視頻，一定也會贊成這是個很酷的想法的?！?/div>

'We actually didn't tell them about the balloon because we weren't 100 per cent sure that we would be able to fly so we kept it a secret in case we needed to change plans.
“實際上之前我們并沒有跟大家說要在熱氣球上舉行婚禮，因為我們不能百分百確定熱氣球一定能在那天順利起飛，所以為了防止計劃有變我們一直保密到最后?！?/div>

'It really was the best day of my life. I loved when Joey was saying his vows to me because we were completely surrounded in a cloud of white. It was perfect, so still and beautiful.
“那天真的是我生命中最重要的一天。約瑟夫對著我講誓言的那個時候，我真是陶醉了，因為那時我們正被潔白的云朵包圍著。寧靜而美麗，簡直太完美了?！?/div>

'We started the ceremony on the ground so that my father could still give me away, and only immediate family came to see us fly. It was perfect.'
“婚禮是在地面上就開始舉行的，這樣爸爸仍可以牽著我的手將我交給約瑟夫，當時在場觀看我們熱氣球婚禮的只有我們最親近的家人。這感覺很棒?！?/div>