Couple gets married while bride is in labor

While they originally planned to get married before their baby was born, a couple never expected to say their vows in the hospital.

Stephanie Tallent and Jason Nece were attending a regularly scheduled ultrasound appointment Friday at the Texas Children's Pavilion for Women when they learned Stephanie was in labor.

She was 36 weeks pregnant and already 5 centimeters dilated. The two decided right then and there they were going to get married before the baby was delivered.

And they had everything they needed to pull off the wedding. The hospital's chaplain was called and the staff helped arrange a ceremony complete with flowers and an acapella serenade as the couple exchanged vows.

The bride wore a white sun dress she had in her car that she had planned to drop off at the dry cleaners. Their marriage certificates were in the vehicle, as they had picked them up just the day before.

Photos: Couple marries in hospital

Stephanie's doctor walked her down the aisle of the clinic to an assessment room as a nurse played the Wedding March on her cellphone.

Another nurse reportedly lent the bride a pearl necklace and added a piece of blue ribbon to her bouquet as her "something blue."

After the ceremony, Stephanie was admitted to the preoperative area of the hospital labor and delivery unit. Her daughter was breech and she needed to have a C-section.

Just a few hours later, the couple welcome their first daughter together. The baby was named Sophia Avis Marie Nece and weighed 6 pounds and 3 ounces.

It was the first time a wedding had been performed at the pavilion.