By COREY LAROCQUE - Review Staff Writer Marriage can be a frightening prospect for any young couple. But Dante Aleman and Leah Eason laughed in the face of fear, choosing to tie the knot at the House of Frankenstein, one of Clifton Hill’s iconic tourist attractions. “We love horror movies and haunted houses,” the groom explained, while waiting at the makeshift altar – the projection screen inside the haunted house. “Spontaneity probably sums up our relationship. And chaos.” Aleman and Eason, two U.S. federal public servants from near Philadelphia, met in a Bible study group at work. But they also make horror movies in their spare time. Getting hitched at the House of Frankenstein was a way to combine those interests, the bride said. “We wanted to do a traditional wedding in a fun setting,” said Eason, who wore a traditional white strapless dress and veil. Her dress had black trim, paying homage to the horror-themed wedding. Rev. Michael Bittle, a Hamilton pastoral counsellor, joked about the unusual setting for the ceremony. “This is the scariest haunted house ever. You walk in single. You come out married,” he said. Despite the novel approach, Bittle said the bride and groom were taking the plunge for the right reasons. “They’re not crazy. They’re crazy in love.” The House of Frankenstein’s movie room was converted into a chapel Saturday morning. Regular tourists filed past the wedding guests as the ceremony proceeded in front of the projection screen that continued to play the original 1930s Frankenstein movie. To make their marriage legal, Aleman and Eason signed the registry atop a “Monster Mash” pinball machine stored in the corner of the room. Eason said, as a little girl, she never had visions of having a traditional big-church wedding. Both the mother of the bride and mother of the groom smiled and laughed approvingly as their kids took traditional vows in an unconventional setting. “Wild,” said Lori Young, the groom’s mother. “It’s going to be a very memorable occasion. It keeps life exciting.”
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