Last weekend, my wife and I celebrated our 3 year anniversary by visiting Vancouver, Canada. We visited a few cafés, but it wasn’t until we returned home that I came across an interesting article about a couple who took their vows at Tim Hortons, a Canadian institution known for their coffee and doughnuts.
Al Rutherford and Verna Williams decided to marry at Tim Hortons King Edward Street location in Winnipeg with a cake made up of Blueberry Bloom doughnuts. The couple met at the Maryland Street location 10 months prior when Rutherford initiated a conversation, intercepting another man who was about to strike up his own.
There was a guy who wanted to talk to me … and Al jumped in, said Williams, 53.
He came right to me. I didn’t really want to talk to the other guy, but I liked Al. He’s a sweet man.
Looking for a quieter place to talk, they soon started frequenting the King Street location, becoming engaged last Valentine’s Day in the same corner of the shop that they continue to sit in almost every night.
We just like to sit and drink coffee and talk about life.
Coffee has been known to stimulate conversation, but have any of yours led to a special relationship? If so, share your story.
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Sounds corny, but coffee and coffee shops is where I have formed a special relationship with myself. I love sitting in the corner, eaves dropping and people watching!! Drinking coffee, puts me in very contemplative moods; I strike up the most interesting conversations with myself and anyone who dares sit with me while I sip my brew.
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While I was in graduate school, my passion for coffee and conversation emerged after I met Lucy at a local coffee shop. We became good friends, regularly discussing politics, college etc. It was then that I started reading about “third places” and the history of coffee. Coffee and conversation just made sense, and it still does today.