{"id":593,"date":"2009-02-02T17:18:49","date_gmt":"2009-02-02T23:18:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/broadcast.branson.com\/?p=593"},"modified":"2009-02-02T17:18:49","modified_gmt":"2009-02-02T23:18:49","slug":"couple-wager-wedding-costs-on-super-bowl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/broadcast.branson.com\/2009\/02\/02\/couple-wager-wedding-costs-on-super-bowl\/","title":{"rendered":"Couple wager wedding costs on Super Bowl"},"content":{"rendered":"

March Schwartz\u2014a Steelers aficionado and Carol Sanders\u2014a Cardinals buff, have placed a bet on the most important day of their life- their wedding day. Winner pays all expenses for wedding costs and wedding dress. <\/strong><\/p>\n

This Super Bowl season, the Arizona Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Steelers will definitely raise some interesting bets. But none of these bets can compare to the one made between March Schwartz, a Steelers fan, and his wife to-be Carol Sanders, a Cardinals fan, both residents of Lake Havasu City.
\nSo what\u2019s at stake for Schwartz and Sanders ell, the cost of their wedding!<\/p>\n

The wedding is planned to take place in Catalina Beach, Long Beach in early April. The lavish event is a ways from home and the travel cost are not lost on the happy couple. Their plan to battle the high costs is sure to make the winner one happy but very poor man. Schwartz is certain the Steelers will win; he is just sorry the outcome has to be against the Cardinals.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m a big Cardinals fan,\u201d he said. \u201cI live in Arizona, and it would not kill me to see the Cardinals win, but once a Steeler, always a Steeler.\u201d<\/p>\n

He said. \u201cCarol has a small quote: Growing up in Arizona, we\u2019ve been starving for this.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m happy for Cardinals\u2019 fans, having grown up in Pittsburgh and attending two Super Bowls, I know the feeling of excitement Cards fans are feeling for the first time and the pride a Super Bowl champion can bring to a city and state. I want Cardinal fans to experience that feeling, just not today.\u201d<\/p>\n

Schwartz became a Cardinals fan with the help of his fianc\u00e9, Sanders. But his appreciation for the team many be short lived as he\u2019s made it clear he has no vexed loyalties. Even though he wore a Cardinals Jersey over a Steelers one for the NFC Championship in Phoenix a few weeks ago, when ot comes down to choosing sides, Swartz in a Steelers man all the way.
\n\u201cAlthough my body resides in Havasu, my heart still lives in Pittsburgh.\u201d He Said.<\/p>\n

Tonight the couple will be attending a Super Bowl Party at their friend\u2019s house. At the party Schwartz will probably be the only Steelers fan in the room. He said that he will sit in harm\u2019s way just in case fists might fly. He is predicting a 40-10 blowout, in favor of his Steelers, but out of kindness, he is giving his fianc\u00e9e the seven-point spread odds-makers in Las Vegas are predicting.<\/p>\n

Schwartz and Sanders are both well employed. Schwartz works for Fedex and Sanders is a realtor at Above All Realty in Lake Havasu City. Nevertheless, the weddings costs are not something they take lightly. Though times are bad economically, they are are still interested in a big family wedding, though Sanders has her doubts on how they will they pay for their wedding. They idea for this bet came after both their favorite teams won the league championship.
\nThis could look odd to people on the outside looking in but to this couple it\u2019s only natural.
\n\u201cI believe timing is everything,\u201d Schwartz said. \u201cIt just happened because the circumstances dictated it. We met at a Super Bowl party two years ago, so it just seemed logical.\u201d<\/p>\n

Schwartz is not new to gambling as he is a big poker fan and player. He even attended the World Series of Poker in 2006. He is going to use his poker skills to predict the smartest bet, the Steelers.<\/p>\n

Schwartz and Sanders might look as if they are against each other, but really are both taking this risk for the greater good, Love. Win or lose, this couple is going for the real prize of eternal marriage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

March Schwartz\u2014a Steelers aficionado and Carol Sanders\u2014a Cardinals buff, have placed a bet on the most important day of their life- their wedding day. Winner pays all expenses for wedding costs and wedding dress. This Super Bowl season, the Arizona Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Steelers will definitely raise some interesting bets. But none of these […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_s2mail":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/broadcast.branson.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/593"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/broadcast.branson.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/broadcast.branson.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/broadcast.branson.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/broadcast.branson.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=593"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/broadcast.branson.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/593\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/broadcast.branson.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=593"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/broadcast.branson.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=593"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/broadcast.branson.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=593"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}