SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Burger King is paying the expenses and providing gifts for the wedding of an Illinois couple with an interesting connection to the fast-food restaurant chain. Joel Burger and Ashley King accepted the company’s proposal Monday.
The State Journal-Register reported that the couple has been known as Burger-King since they were in the fifth grade together, in New Berlin near Springfield.
The couple announced their engagement this spring with a photo next to the sign at a local Burger King restaurant. Although a woman’s name usually comes first in an engagement announcement, they decided to flip their names.
A Burger King spokesman says the company felt an overwhelming urge to help the happy couple celebrate their upcoming marriage.
The Burger-King nuptials will be held July 17 in nearby Jacksonville.
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