Article: Love conquers all: even a powerful hurricane couldn't damoen the spirits of a determined coastal bride and groom.

If the legend is true that rain on a wedding day means a lifetime of good luck for the bride and groom, Margaret Killian Thurber and William Richard Delaney, Jr. surely have an extra helping of fortune on their side after failing to let even a Category 3 hurricane deter their nuptial plans.

When Margaret and Richard first became engaged and set the big date for September 18, 2004, in the Alabama bayside city of Mobile, they brushed off concerns from family members about scheduling an outdoor wedding in the middle of hurricane season. The intimate garden ceremony was scheduled for late afternoon at Bellingrath Gardens in nearby Theodore. Some 150 friends and ...

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