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artcat7
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Isn't this a fabulous way to begin a wedding?
Wedding procession dance
By Michael Inbar
TODAYShow.com contributor
updated 7:31 a.m. PT, Sat., July 25, 2009
Most couples wait until the reception before breaking out into the Funky Chicken on their wedding day, but Kevin Heinz and Jill Peterson figured, why wait to unleash their unbridled joy?
The 28-year-olds floored their wedding guests by having their whole bridal party including seven bridesmaids, five groomsmen and four ushers boogie down the aisle in a choreographed dance more at home in a Broadway musical than in a somber church.
Groomsmen split into sides as Heinz did a somersault in front of the wowed crowd and the gown-clad Peterson quickly followed, shaking her hips to Chris Brown's Forever while pumping her bridal bouquet into the air during the June 20 ceremony in St. Paul, Minn.
Of course, some things are too good to keep to yourself. And when Kevin posted the wedding dance routine on YouTube, it quickly became a viral hit some 700,000 people have already shared in the couple's novel way of showing their matrimonial joy.
Heinz and Peterson (she's keeping her maiden name) appeared live on TODAY Friday to tell their story of how their artistic self-expression on the biggest day of their lives captured America's imagination and made them Internet stars.
After watching the video, TODAY's Matt Lauer told the couple, If that was a ceremony, I don't know how you survived the honeymoon! He then asked the couple who came up with the idea.
It was mine, Jill told Lauer. I danced growing up and was a dancer through college and loved dance as a way to express yourself and share joy. So it was something I always thought about doing.
It didn't take her fun-loving husband Kevin long to agree to the idea, saying the decision to dance was the first thing we really decided about the wedding that he wanted to do.
They then broke the news to the parents that their wedding processional wasn't going to take on the more reserved joy of a typical wedding. Jill admitted that her mom was maybe a little nervous, and Kevin said his parents were definitely apprehensive, but didn't try to talk the two crazy kids out of their plan. They swore them to secrecy so other wedding guests wouldn't know what they were up to.
Seat-of-the-tux performance
Next up was a dance rehearsal for the wedding party. Anyone seeing the YouTube video might think the whole party was composed of dance professionals the bridesmaids alone, with their waving-hands routine at the altar, are worth the price of admission. But Jill said it was actually more seat-of-the-tux than the final result would indicate.
We [practiced for] an hour and a half, Jill told Lauer. A lot of that, people were sort of making up as they went, people just got really into it and went for it. We just gave them a general layout.
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The wedding party rehearsed the dance for just 90 minutes.
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While guests were clearly overjoyed at getting a floor show even before the champagne flowed at the reception, Kevin and Jill are adamant they weren't seeking a quick kiss of fame by posting their dancing high jinks on YouTube. Like many other viral video sensations, it was originally intended for friends and family.
I put it up because her dad had been really harassing me to get it out to some of his other family members, and it exploded, Kevin said.
TODAY's Meredith Vieira noted that fans of the video are in for a special treat the whole wedding party will appear on TODAY Saturday to do an encore of their now-legendary aisle dance.
Lauer was clearly amused by the couple and their video.
If you can have that much fun at the wedding, that much fun will carry over also into your marriage, he told them. What a great sign and what a great gift.
The wedding party will reprise their performance Saturday on TODAY.
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In an interview with Minnesota's WCCO-TV, the couple said they plan on dancing through life in a happily-ever-after tale.
Our kids will dance, Jill said. They'll definitely have some rhythm.
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| Jul 26 @ 7:51 PM |
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willowy1
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Minnesota peeps know how to get down. 
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| Jul 26 @ 8:28 PM |
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| Jul 26 @ 10:34 PM |
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safaristars
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Will they do the moonwalk if there's a divorce ceremony? 
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| Jul 28 @ 9:20 AM |
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Loreli
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neat!
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sweet5red
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that was too cute.. BUT the couple also messed up by Trying to be on GMA and the today show.. the Other network had to move them to another hotel and pay the return trip home.. otherwise the whole wedding party was stuck in New york.......    
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They made headlines for dancing down the aisle and now a St. Paul couple is back in the news because of a trip to New York City.
Last week, Kevin Heinz and Jill Peterson's wedding video sped around the world through YouTube, becoming an overnight sensation. It shows their wedding party dancing down the aisle to Chris Brown's "Forever."
The clip has been viewed more than 8 million times. On Friday, the couple appeared on "Good Morning America" and the "Today Show."
"Good Morning America" flew the couple and their wedding party to New York and paid for the hotel, but the New York Post is saying that once GMA found out the couple did a pre-taped segment for the "Today Show" that aired before GMA's live segment, GMA kicked the group out of their hotel and took away their airline tickets.  
The couple and their friends were picked up by the "Today Show," who moved them to another hotel and agreed to pay their airfare home.
[Edited on 7/30/2009 7:52 PM]
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| Jul 30 @ 7:54 PM |
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ColdinWisconsin
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Joy right down to my bones. Simply wonderful!
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| Jul 30 @ 7:58 PM |
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sweet5red
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it was sweet CIW I wasnt trying to make it other wise.. just the fact that they really tried to make a profit of sorts offf it.. if that makes sense.. Sweet N Louisiana
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