Couple plan wedding for exact time of total solar eclipse [Video]

HOULTON, Maine (WABI/Gray News) – A Maine couple are turning two once-in-a-lifetime events into one giant celebration: their wedding and the total solar eclipse.

Chris Selmek says he was on a cross-country road trip when he realized he belonged in Maine with Stephanie Sennett.

“I proposed to Stephanie on the front porch before I even got into the house. It was the first thing I did when I got here,” Selmek told WABI.

For their wedding, Sennett had a stellar idea: the ceremony would be on April 8, the date of the total solar eclipse.

“I just thought, ‘Oh, that would be such a cool day to get married,’” she said.

At first, Selmek was a little wary, but then, he thought about the once-in-a-lifetime experience and was hooked.

“It just felt like the biggest party in the world. How could you celebrate your wedding in a bigger way than that?” he …