CBC News: A change of heart — literally — moved this couple to renew their wedding vows

One couple celebrates love and life on anniversary of husband's successful heart transplant

By Sarah Blackmore | CBC News · Posted: Dec 17, 2023

Bonita and Dex Pelley stand in Bridie Molloy's, a lively pub in downtown St. John's, wearing a wedding dress and a suit. These are the same outfits they wore 24 years ago, the first time they said, "I do."

Now they're doing it all again, but this time, with a change of heart. 

"He proposed to me before the transplant and he said, 'If I get through this, marry me again,'" Bonita Pelley told CBC News at the ceremony. "And here we are, and this is 24 years later and we are so grateful."

Dex Pelley told his wife, Bonita, that if he ever got a new heart, he wanted to marry her again. Now, a year after his transplant, the couple have tied the knot for the second time.

Read Dex and Bonita’s full story on CBC News NL

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