(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Kadie Smeding prepares to walk the aisle and marry her fiance Tyler van Roosendaal in a Salt Lake City yard on Saturday, April 4, 2020.
(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Kadie and Tyler van Roosendaal have their first kiss after being married in a ceremony incorporating social distancing in a Salt Lake City yard on Saturday, April 4, 2020.
(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Newlyweds Kadie and Tyler van Roosendaal cross the street to greet friends and family who watched the wedding from their vehicle, in Salt Lake City on Saturday, April 4, 2020.
(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Colored coordinated masks, a Facebook livestream, and relatives watching from the car as Kadie and Tyler van Roosendaal are married in a Salt Lake City yard on Saturday, April 4, 2020.
(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Kadie Smeding walks the aisle to marry her fiance Tyler van Roosendaal in a Salt Lake City yard on Saturday, April 4, 2020.
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The coronavius hasn’t canceled everything.
Kadie Smeding and Tyler Van Roosendaal married Saturday in a ceremony at a home near 2000 E. Westminster Ave. in Salt Lake City. Many of the guests wore masks and kept their distance. And for bridesmaids the masks matched their pink dresses.
Some family and friends offered their congratulations as they drove down the street. Others watched the ceremony remotely through a Facebook live.
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