Couple wed despite pandemic
SARAH AND RYAN DEMPSEY’S WEDDING
Story by Briana Alzola • Photos by Julie Adams
C
annon Beach isn’t home to Sarah
and Ryan Dempsey but it still holds
a special place in their hearts.
The couple took a Goonies tour
in Astoria, then spent time in Cannon
Beach during their six-year relationship.
When it came time to pick a location for their
wedding, the couple felt there was nowhere else that
would work as well.
“It has real significance for us,” Sarah said.
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The two joined in marriage, at an outside ceremony and in front
of only a handful of family, on Sept. 19, 2020, in the midst of the
coronavirus pandemic and just days after smoke cleared out from
fires that raged through the area.
“Even though it was super stressful, it made the wedding more
special,” Sarah said. “Our family came together and it was such a
joyous time. Everyone really needed that because it was such a rough
year.”
Ryan said that despite the coronavirus pandemic, the Cannon
Beach location was absolutely perfect.
“Even though it
was super stressful,
it made the wedding
more special.”
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