In fact, it was not until the Oamaru couple got to Kaikoura that the idea even came up.
Mr and Mrs Robson have been together for three years, and engaged for two — and their wedding plans had been postponed twice during that period.
When they were on their way to Wellington to join the protest, the couple got tagged in a Facebook post about having a wedding at Parliament grounds.
"We looked at each other ... and [decided] ‘OK, let’s do it’," Mr Robson said.
It all happened very quickly from there. Mrs Robson managed to find the "perfect dress" for her and a tuxedo for Mr Robson at a second-hand store in Picton. They also bought rings and had them fitted in the Marlborough town.
Friends from Oamaru who were also at the protest became Mr Robson’s best man and groomsmen, and some of the "grannies for freedom" offered to be Mrs Robson’s bridesmaid.
Mr Robson’s mother was also with them, as was his teenage son, Max, and the couple’s two-year-old son, Vincent.
On February 26, the 19th day of the protest, they tied the knot outside Parliament, in front of all of the protesters occupying Parliament’s lawn.
"Freedom Lane" cleared as Mrs Robson(nee Fleming) walked towards the main stage, which had been decorated in purple ribbons.
"The heads started turning and the jaws started dropping, and that was it — the crowd just split to the perfect aisle the whole way up. It was just incredible," Mr Robson said.
As the couple was pronounced man and wife, the crowd erupted into cheers.
While they had not planned to get married in the midst of the masses, they were glad they did. They had few other options at the Red traffic light setting, as they were both unvaccinated.
"It was like a fairytale wedding," Mrs Robson said.
"I don’t think it could’ve been any better if we had planned it," Mr Robson added.
Photographers and videographers at the protest got some "great shots" of the ceremony, and everything they could think of had been taken care of.
"We just didn’t do the dance — we forgot about that one," Mrs Robson said.
They returned to Oamaru last week, before police moved in to clear Parliament grounds, but they planned to be involved in future protest action.
"Until our country gets their freedoms back, we can’t sit back and let it lie. Too many people have been affected in so many negative ways," Mr Robson said.
"We’re not against the vaccine in any way, we’re against the fact that it’s been forced and no-one has a choice on anything any more," he said.
They had not yet had a chance to celebrate their marriage with friends and family who were unable to make it to the wedding at short notice.
"We were both pretty worn out by the time we got home," Mr Robson said.
