blessed that we were able to help them
make their dream come true. We do hear
compliments from members about our
staff or the cleanliness of our gyms – and
those things are always great to hear, but
having a bride and groom request to have
their wedding at the club was a pleasant
surprise. We thought that we needed to
make this special for them.”
Once the club had closed, PFMW
employees got to work supplying the
manpower to make the gym wedding
ready. Team members relocated all of the
strength equipment in the 31,000-square-
foot club to make room for seating and
an aisle. PFMW also rented 150 chairs
for the event, and Club Manager Kristin
Stanger even officiated the wedding.
After the 30-minute ceremony drew
to a close, employees got to work moving
equipment back to its proper place and
giving the club a thorough cleaning. The
magic wasn’t over for the newlyweds,
however.
“When I got home from meeting
the couple for the first time, Danielle,
John and I talked and agreed to surprise
the couple and pay for their entire
honeymoon. After coming down the aisle,
Roughly 150 family members and friends came out to see Hughes and Keith tie the knot.
Danielle and I presented the couple with
a $5,000 check and let them know we
were paying for their honeymoon,” said
Hamilton. “They were in total surprise
and had tears in both of their eyes. As
franchisees we are grateful that the success
we have had with our Planet Fitness
franchises has made it financially possible
to do things like this for good people and
members.” G
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