Pilot marries Vegas-bound couple mid-flight as 178 passengers become wedding guests

A couple flying to Las Vegas to elope ended up getting married at 35,000 feet after a Southwest Airlines crew turned their flight into a wedding.

Sara Arroyo Montalvo and her partner had planned to elope privately in Las Vegas when flight attendants learned about their idea and decided to organize a midair ceremony, Montalvo shared in a Facebook post.

The Aug. 13 wedding took place in front of 178 passengers, with the plane's captain — who is also an ordained minister — serving as the officiant, according to the post's caption.