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Dom and Brittny Novelli got married outside during a torrential downpour on Friday, Aug. 29

The strong winds and cold rain were initially not "ideal" — but the weather surprisingly made the ceremony "even more romantic"

"I truly couldn’t stop smiling and soaking — literally — in every moment of our special ceremony," the bride tells PEOPLE

A couple's wedding ceremony took a dramatic turn when it suddenly began to downpour.

In the days leading up to their wedding, Dom Novelli, 29, and Brittny Novelli, 27, closely monitored the "back and forth" weather forecast. They had until the afternoon of their big day on Friday, Aug. 29 to decide whether to have their ceremony outside or inside at the Sunset Pavilion at Owl's Nest Resort in Thornton, N.H.

Because there was only a "20

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