WE ARE GATHERED HERE TODAY TO BEAR WITNESS AND TO CELEBRATE ARMANDO AND ALEXANDER DORA IN HOLY HIGH MATRIMONY. KENTUCKY’S INFAMOUS COCAINE BEAR NOW SHOWING HIS SOFTER SIDE. THIS WEEK, HE OFFICIATED HIS FIRST WEDDING AT THE KENTUCKY FOR KENTUCKY STORE IN LEXINGTON. OF COURSE, PABLO ESCOBAR WAS THE STAR OF THE RECENT MOVIE. THE STORE’S OWNER SAYS MOVIE FANS ARE LINING UP TO EXCHANGE VOWS WITH THE BEAR. THIS COUPLE DROVE FROM PIKEVILLE. WOW. THAT’S JUST WOW. YOU KNOW WHAT CHOICE. LISTEN, YOU DO YOU AND I THINK, YOU KNOW, WEDDINGS NEED TO BE SO INDIVIDUAL. THEY DON’T HAVE TO BE EXPENSIVE. THEY DON’T HAVE TO BE HUGE. THEY THEY DO HAVE TO BE FUN. I THINK, THOUGH, AND IT IS FUN. IT’S MEMORABLE, TO SAY THE LEAST. YOU KNOW, TELLING THAT STORY TO YOUR GRANDKIDS WILL PROBABLY BE INTERESTING. THEY’RE LIKE, WAIT, WHY? LIKE COCAINE? BUT WHY? YOU WERE THERE. THEN YOU COULD HEAR THE MOVIE AND THEN WATCH IT. MAYBE NOT THE GREAT. I KNOW. LET’S BACK THAT UP. YEAH. OH, MAN. WELL
‘Cocaine Bear’ ‘officiates’ his first wedding in Kentucky as movie fans jump at the opportunity
Updated: 1:04 PM EDT Mar 29, 2023
Kentucky's infamous "Cocaine Bear" is now showing off his softer side.This week, he "officiated" his first wedding at the Kentucky For Kentucky store in Lexington."Pablo Esco-bear," as he is also affectionally known, was the star of the recent movie, "Cocaine Bear."Top Stories 26-year-old accused of firing gun inside amusement center at Four Seasons Town Center in Greensboro Two men injured in shooting near High Point University, police say Two Republic Services garbage trucks collide head-on, troopers sayThe store's owner, Griffin Van Meter, says movie fans are lining up to exchange vows with the bear, which was taxidermized after it died from ingesting cocaine.A speaker was set up behind the ursine officiator to conduct the ceremony.Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here"We are gathered here today to 'bear' witness and to celebrate Armando and Alexandra in holy, high matrimony," said Pablo via Van Meter through the speaker.Armando and Alexandra Elizondo were first couple to enter matrimony in his presence, making the two and a half hour drive up from Pikeville, Kentucky.Watch: NOWCAST streaming newscasts"Yeah, it was memorable. Something to note not anybody else has done it. We wanted to have a memorable wedding," Armondo said.The owner of Kentucky for Kentucky Fun Mall says there's a waiting list of 75 people wanting to get married by the stuffed bear.The store also sells "Cocaine Bear" memorabilia. NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Watch NOWCAST TV | Local News | National | News We Love |Trending StoriesKeep up with the latest news and weather by downloading the WXII app here.
Kentucky's infamous "Cocaine Bear" is now showing off his softer side.
This week, he "officiated" his first wedding at the Kentucky For Kentucky store in Lexington.
"Pablo Esco-bear," as he is also affectionally known, was the star of the recent movie, "Cocaine Bear."
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The store's owner, Griffin Van Meter, says movie fans are lining up to exchange vows with the bear, which was taxidermized after it died from ingesting cocaine.
A speaker was set up behind the ursine officiator to conduct the ceremony.
Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here
"We are gathered here today to 'bear' witness and to celebrate Armando and Alexandra in holy, high matrimony," said Pablo via Van Meter through the speaker.
Armando and Alexandra Elizondo were first couple to enter matrimony in his presence, making the two and a half hour drive up from Pikeville, Kentucky.
Watch: NOWCAST streaming newscasts
"Yeah, it was memorable. Something to note not anybody else has done it. We wanted to have a memorable wedding," Armondo said.
The owner of Kentucky for Kentucky Fun Mall says there's a waiting list of 75 people wanting to get married by the stuffed bear.
The store also sells "Cocaine Bear" memorabilia.
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