Elgin couple the first married by Cook County clerk in 2021
Posted January 04, 2021 12:00 am
Ashley Graff had some pre-wedding jitters Monday, but they had nothing to do with finally tying the knot after an 11-year engagement.
Her concern was about the wedding guests - most of whom she'd probably never met.
"Well, I didn't expect to win, I guess," said Graff, 36. "I didn't know it was going to be broadcast when I signed up."
Graff and her fiance, Undra Baldwin, 37, who live in Elgin, entered Cook County Clerk Karen A. Yarbrough's lottery to win the first marriage license of 2021 and a live wedding via Zoom that included free flowers, as well as virtual dance and cooking lessons.
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