A tiny island was thrust into the spotlight after it pulled off a top-secret wedding.
Back in September of 1996, Cumberland Island had a secret.
They were playing host to a top-secret wedding and no one was going to be caught spilling the beans.
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Kennedy and Bessette went to great lengths to ensure that their wedding was free from the media.
(Can you imagine the schedule re-arranging and frantic dress shopping that went on during those five days?)
A Camden County judge sent a county clerk to a parked private plane where the bride-to-be was staying hidden.
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The planning of such a covert wedding “required the skill of a James Bond and the whole CIA.
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“John and Carolyn were incredibly unique.