November 3, 1996

INTERNET CAKE: Andrew and Lisa after their on-line wedding service.

Love at first byte

IT was a match made in heaven when Cloud Nine and Starr met up on the Internet.
And it led to a whirlwind marriage for Somerset computer buff Andrew Hunt and Florida-based Lisa Grosso.
Just 11 weeks after meeting in person, they tied the knot in what's thought to be the world's first Internet marriage before a potential 'guest list' of 100 million people on screen.
Lab assistant Andrew, 33, and designer Lisa, 40, used code names when they 'met' via the worldwide computer network. They wed for real in Taunton, but also took part in an Internet service conducted by a pastor in Seattle.
Andrew said: "We've been assured that under US law our Internet marriage is a legal ceremony."

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