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Winnipeg Free Press
a day ago
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- Winnipeg Free Press
CNE wants one couple to tie the knot or renew their vows under iconic ferris wheel
TORONTO – The Canadian National Exhibition sees wedding proposals, first dates and meet-cutes every year but this time around, the fair would like to play cupid. The exhibition has launched Marriage on the Midway, a contest for one Ontario couple to tie the knot or renew their vows with a wedding on the fair grounds. 'Every single year, we have people who come to the CNE, and they're here to make memories and have traditions,' said Jane Matthews, CNE marketing director. 'We see people get proposed to here every year. We have requests come in every single year to actually have their wedding on site,' Matthews added. 'So finally, we said, you know what, like, why not? Let's have a wedding.' The winning couple will get a vow ceremony under the SuperWheel, an official wedding photographer and a wedding cake designed by a local bakery. The couple can invite up to 20 guests for unlimited rides, a $500 food voucher and seats to the 98 Degrees in concert. Wednesdays What's next in arts, life and pop culture. 'I'm most excited because we get to actually hear these stories and they're so unique to each couple, they weave in the CNE experience,' Matthews said, adding the community's response to the concert has been positive. 'So many people will say 'you know I had my first job at the CNE, I had my first date at the CNE, I had all my kind of firsts' and so it becomes kind of like a lovely full-circle story and I love reading those kinds of things,' she said. Couples who live in Ontario and have a story or special connection to the fair are invited to enter, as well as just fans of the CNE who want to celebrate their commitment to each other at the fair. The contest is accepting applications until Aug. 8 and the winning couple will be selected by Aug. 15. The wedding celebration will take place on Aug. 23. This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 30, 2025.
Hamilton Spectator
a day ago
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- Hamilton Spectator
CNE wants one couple to tie the knot or renew their vows under iconic ferris wheel
TORONTO - The Canadian National Exhibition sees wedding proposals, first dates and meet-cutes every year but this time around, the fair would like to play cupid. The exhibition has launched Marriage on the Midway, a contest for one Ontario couple to tie the knot or renew their vows with a wedding on the fair grounds. 'Every single year, we have people who come to the CNE, and they're here to make memories and have traditions,' said Jane Matthews, CNE marketing director. 'We see people get proposed to here every year. We have requests come in every single year to actually have their wedding on site,' Matthews added. 'So finally, we said, you know what, like, why not? Let's have a wedding.' The winning couple will get a vow ceremony under the SuperWheel, an official wedding photographer and a wedding cake designed by a local bakery. The couple can invite up to 20 guests for unlimited rides, a $500 food voucher and seats to the 98 Degrees in concert. 'I'm most excited because we get to actually hear these stories and they're so unique to each couple, they weave in the CNE experience,' Matthews said, adding the community's response to the concert has been positive. 'So many people will say 'you know I had my first job at the CNE, I had my first date at the CNE, I had all my kind of firsts' and so it becomes kind of like a lovely full-circle story and I love reading those kinds of things,' she said. Couples who live in Ontario and have a story or special connection to the fair are invited to enter, as well as just fans of the CNE who want to celebrate their commitment to each other at the fair. The contest is accepting applications until Aug. 8 and the winning couple will be selected by Aug. 15. The wedding celebration will take place on Aug. 23. This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 30, 2025.
CTV News
24-07-2025
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- CTV News
Want to say ‘I Do' at the CNE? Fair launches ‘Marriage on the Midway' contest
People walk past the ferris wheel the Canadian National Exhibition (CNE) in Toronto, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024. The Canadian National Exhibition says big Labour Day long weekend crowds helped lift attendance to 1.49 million visitors during this year's festivities. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paige Taylor White Have you been dreaming of saying 'I Do' amidst the scenic backdrop of North America's tallest travelling wheel during the largest summer fair in Canada? Well, the Canadian National Exhibition is giving one lucky couple that chance this year. The CNE is launching the 'Marriage on the Midway' contest for couples who have a special connection to the fair. The couple selected for the Ontario-wide contest will win a vow ceremony under the backdrop of the SuperWheel, an official wedding photographer and a wedding cake designed by a local bakery as part of the fair's cake decorating competition. 'Every year we meet and hear from visitors who tell us that they had their first date at the CNE or met their partners while working their summer job; and we even know of a few vendors, some who have been married for more than 50 years, who first met and fell in love at the CNE,' Jane Matthews, the fair's marketing director, said in a statement. 'We've had wedding proposals at the CNE, so this year we thought, why not a wedding ceremony?!' The CNE said the couple and up to 20 of their guests will also get unlimited rides, $500 food vouchers and reserved seating at the Bell CNE Bandshell for the concert of 98 Degrees, who will serenade the winners with their song 'I Do (Cherish You). The CNE noted that the ceremony is not intended as a legally binding marriage or ceremony but is just a 'symbolic celebration of love.' Couples who want to enter can submit their love story online until Aug. 8, with the winners being announced by Aug. 15, the first days of this year's CNE.
