Hospital helps put on impromptu wedding as woman prepares to go into labor

A local woman whose water broke on the morning of her wedding still got to have a very special day, thanks to the staff at Salem Health Family Birth Center.

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Deborah Callandret and her fiance Shane planned to get married Monday, but her water broke around 4 a.m. (4 weeks early!) sending their wedding vows in a tizzy.

Deborah, who wasn’t yet in labor but was hospitalized, told her nurse she was supposed to get married Monday.

More than a dozen hospital employees scrambled to get flowers and decorations, while the hospital’s nutrition staff provided snacks, all for an impromptu hospital room wedding.

“It’s just a blessing to be able to care for families and to be able to make each part of their story happen. And I think it’s just special to be a part of that,” Assistant Nurse manager Teri McCarrell said.

The hospital’s lead chaplain Ken Morse, performed the wedding.

“I think it was absolutely amazing and a beautiful, wonderful thing that they did for my husband and me,” Deborah said.

“I thought it was really genuine of the nurses and the staff and it’s a beautiful thing,” Shane said.