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Keri Ann Meslar and Trevor Galko dated from 2006 to 2009, but broke up when they became long-distance. The second time was the charm.
On March 21, Keri Ann Meslar and Trevor Thomas Galko stood in the back of the Convento Santa Clara, the sprawling ruins of the Santa Clara Church in Antigua, Guatemala, arm in arm, watching their friends and family singing and dancing during a surprise firework show to close out their wedding celebration. In the distance the Volcán de Agua, a towering 12,000-foot volcano, loomed. The song “Wake Me Up” by Avicii blasted through the 18th-century convent and gardens.
“The fireworks, they just got bigger and bigger and higher over the venue, and people were going nuts,” Mr. Galko, 45, said. “Tears were flowing from my eyes with happiness and joy.”
He added: “It was the best three and a half minutes of my life.”
“It was this outpouring of love from people who were like, ‘It’s your turn,’” Ms. Meslar, 43, said.
The moment was made more powerful by the couple’s journey, said Brian Luftman, 46, a college friend of Mr. Galko and a groomsman. “These are two people in their 40s who took a completely unconventional path to getting there, but true love prevailed.”
Mr. Luftman described their journey as “a boomerang.” The couple had dated early in life, separated, then got back together 10 years later.
