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With neighbors in driveways and friends and family on Facebook, this Delco couple elope on their front porch

Joy Karsner and her three young daughters walked down the driveway to an instrumental version of “Penny Lane” as Brian Barton and his “best pooch” — Maxine Tiggermush the bulldog — anxiously awaited them on the porch.

Joy Karsner, 39, and her fiance, Brian Barton, 44, of Springfield in Delaware County eloped on their front lawn on April 24, 2020 . The officiant is Zooming in from Rochester, 300 guests are attending Facebook, and their neighbors plan to dress up and stand in their driveways. Joy's three daughters will participate in the ceremony. Her eldest, Alison, 14, center, will be the maid of honor. Her youngest, Eva, rightt, 9, will be the flower girl, and her middle daughter, Katelyn, 2nd from right, 11, will be “starring as herself" per her request. Drager is the last name of the girls.
Joy Karsner, 39, and her fiance, Brian Barton, 44, of Springfield in Delaware County eloped on their front lawn on April 24, 2020 . The officiant is Zooming in from Rochester, 300 guests are attending Facebook, and their neighbors plan to dress up and stand in their driveways. Joy's three daughters will participate in the ceremony. Her eldest, Alison, 14, center, will be the maid of honor. Her youngest, Eva, rightt, 9, will be the flower girl, and her middle daughter, Katelyn, 2nd from right, 11, will be “starring as herself" per her request. Drager is the last name of the girls.Read moreCHARLES FOX / Staff Photographer