NEWLYWEDS from the United States of America said that they couldnโt ask for more as they started their honeymoon at the Limerick Pride Parade last Saturday.
After taking a selfie in the middle of the thousands gathered at Merchantโs Quay for the start of the Limerick Pride parade, Ellen and Barb McKenzie spoke to the Limerick Post about their wedding celebrations.
โOh my God, itโs amazing,โ said Barb, with Ellen following up, โItโs a dream come true really, and to make it at a Pride parade, you couldnโt write that up.โ
The couple were recently married in Scotland and were visiting Limerick during their extended stay in Ireland when the happened upon the Pride parade.
โWe honestly had no idea it was happening,โ said Barb.
โYeah, as soon as we knew we were coming to Limerick for a couple of days and were like โyouโre kiddingโ,โ Ellen exclaimed, and Barb added, โWeโre doing this.โ
The couple said it was โgreatโ to see so many people out celebrating Pride in the city, with Barb saying, โWhere weโre from, near Washington DC, and when we went to Pride last year there were 500,000 people there.โ
โYeah, in Chicago too,โ said Ellen, with both saying, โAnd to see all these young people, thatโs what amazing, so many young people.โ
Ellen concluded, โThereโs a lot of older people in our parades, but this is like 80 per cent young, itโs great, itโs brilliant, itโs wonderful.โ