Free weddings now a 24-year San Antonio tradition

By: Associated Press - Texarkana Gazette

Associated Press • Wedding licenses are collected prior to a group wedding Thursday on the steps of the Bexar County Courthouse steps in San Antonio. Each Valentine’s Day, the Rev. Joe Sullivan performs weddings for free on the steps of the courthouse.

Associated Press • Phillip and Annette Anderson, left, and Javier and Viridian Rodriguez, right, take part in a group wedding on the steps of the Bexar County Courthouse steps Thursday in San Antonio. Each Valentine’s Day, the Rev. Joe Sullivan performs weddings for free on the ste...

SAN ANTONIO—Susie Herrera wiped away tears. Her husband, Louis, looked nervous, then smiled. ¶ Standing at the top of the stairs outside the historic 1892 Bexar County Courthouse in downtown San Antonio, they joined dozens of other couples Thursday in what’s now a more th...

Published: 02/17/2013