Whether it’s a lavish wedding or a simple one, wedding preparations require meticulous attention. Yes, even if there is going a wedding planner to handle the job. It's no surprise then that it can easily take months to pull off one’s dream wedding.
It is nerve-racking to think about the expenses that come with the wedding, but the idea of spending the rest of your life with another person can make one feel anxious, too. That’s perhaps one of the reasons why it's not uncommon for people to get cold feet before getting married. But is it fair to pull out because you changed your mind? Absolutely not. Never mind all the thousands of dollars spent, as the fallout on one's feelings alone is painful enough.
One couple from Sacramento, California, prepared for the wedding of a lifetime in October 2015. Sadly, the groom called off the wedding at the very last minute. The bride’s mom, Kari Duane, felt sad over what happened to her daughter Quinn Duane. But she didn’t want all the food they prepared for their 120 invited guests to go to waste.
“I feel a lot of heartache and heartbreak for her, but I will take away something good from this, I will,” Kari told KCRA.
Since they already made the down payment for the $35,000 wedding, Kari decided to hold a feast for the homeless at the banquet hall of the Citizen Hotel.
The bride’s mother explained that it made perfect sense to give back to other people who deserved it. After all, there’s so much more to be thankful for in life.
“When I found out on Monday that the wedding would not be taking place, it just seemed like, of course, this would be something that we would do to give back,” she said.