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After Groom Got ‘Cold Feet’ And $35k Wedding Canceled, Bride’s Family Hosts Feast For Homeless
KFOR ^ | OCTOBER 19, 2015 | Dallas Frankllin

Posted on 10/19/2015 1:24:27 PM PDT by nickcarraway

After a groom reportedly got cold feet and called off his wedding at the last minute, the jilted bride’s family decided not to cancel the reception at a four-star hotel in Sacramento.

A meal was served to the homeless at a Sacramento hotel after a wedding was called off at the last minute. (Credit: KCRA) A meal was served to the homeless at a Sacramento hotel after a wedding was called off at the last minute. (Credit: KCRA) Instead, they invited the city’s homeless to enjoy the sumptuous meal that had been planned for the post-nuptials celebration.

“When I found out 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,” Kari Duane, the 27-year-old bride’s mother, told KCRA.

The television station reported that some $35,000 was spent in advance on the wedding — including the reservation of a banquet hall at the Citizen Hotel, overlooking the Sacramento skyline.

That’s where scores of strangers — some of whom arrived alone, others with their children or grandparents — were welcomed to dine on a feast of salad, salmon, gnocchi and tri-tip beef.

“I think it’s very generous, actually,” said Erika Craycraft, who partook of the meal. “To lose out on something so important to yourself and then give it to someone else is really giving.”

Rashad Abdullah and his wife, Erika Craycraft, brought their five children to the venue.

“When you’re going through a hard time and struggle, for you to get out to do something different and with your family — it was a really a blessing,” Abdullah said.

The bride chose to stay home while the meal was served.

“I feel a lot of heartache and heartbreak for her,” Duane said. “But I will take something good from this. I will.”

The nonrefundable honeymoon was also paid for in advance, according to KCRA. The would-be wife and her mother were expected to leave for Belize on Sunday.


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To: SamAdams76

Considering most kids their age are still looking to do drugs and sex, and don’t know what to do with their lives yet, I’m thrilled with how they turned out in spite of me.

And I sure made my share of mistakes in raising them.


81 posted on 10/20/2015 12:25:01 AM PDT by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith...)
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To: SuziQ

Good Lord!


82 posted on 10/20/2015 3:21:23 AM PDT by SilvieWaldorfMD (A Realistically Really Real Housewife)
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To: nickcarraway; Gamecock; SaveFerris; FredZarguna; PROCON

Should have just married the best man. After all, he is the “best man.”

“The idea behind the tuxedo is the woman’s point of view that men are all the same, so we might as well dress them that way. That’s why a wedding is like the joining together of a beautiful glowing bride, and some guy. The tuxedo is a wedding safety device created by women because they know that men are undependable. So in case the groom chickens out, everybody just takes one step over and she marries the next guy. Thats why the wedding vow isn’t ‘do you take Bill Simpson’, its ‘do you take this man’.” - Seinfeld


83 posted on 10/20/2015 3:30:21 AM PDT by Larry Lucido
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To: SilvieWaldorfMD

I think that’s very sensible.


84 posted on 10/20/2015 3:32:38 AM PDT by Larry Lucido
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To: Larry Lucido

I had forgotten about that one until you brought it back!


85 posted on 10/20/2015 3:33:15 AM PDT by SaveFerris (Be a blessing to a stranger today for some have entertained angels unaware)
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To: Rodamala

lol


86 posted on 10/20/2015 3:35:57 AM PDT by SaveFerris (Be a blessing to a stranger today for some have entertained angels unaware)
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To: Larry Lucido; nickcarraway; SaveFerris; FredZarguna; PROCON

I guess the homeless ate better here than the homeless shelters in NY where all they get is muffin stumps.


87 posted on 10/20/2015 5:19:43 AM PDT by Gamecock (Preach the gospel daily, use words if necessary is like saying Feed the hungry use food if necessary)
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To: SamAdams76
If my wife left me at the altar, I can think of no scenario in which I would go on the honeymoon anyhow. I would feel like the world's biggest loser. Especially if I took my mother with me!

You're a dude. You take your friends with you and turn it into a bacchanal.

88 posted on 10/20/2015 8:06:31 AM PDT by Drew68
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To: af_vet_1981
A man is supposed to learn to honor and protect the women in his life. It's supposed to be in his cultural DNA.

If this man had any honor, he'd be writing a very big check to his former prospective in-laws.

89 posted on 10/20/2015 8:09:25 AM PDT by Drew68
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To: nickcarraway

Very generous family. They can all be proud. And they all dodged a bullet.


90 posted on 10/20/2015 10:37:32 AM PDT by St_Thomas_Aquinas ( Isaiah 22:22, Matthew 16:19, Revelation 3:7)
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To: Kickass Conservative

Maybe the best man ran away with the groom.


91 posted on 10/20/2015 2:42:25 PM PDT by ViLaLuz (2 Chronicles 7:14)
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To: Bellflower; SamAdams76

I hope when my daughter grows up she still loves and adores me.

It’s not an odd desire.

My parenting has that as one of it’s goals.


92 posted on 10/21/2015 1:11:42 PM PDT by T-Bone Texan (The economic collapse is imminent. Buy staple food and OTC meds now, before prices skyrocket.)
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To: T-Bone Texan
I hope when my daughter grows up she still loves and adores me. It’s not an odd desire.

You should work for the mainstream media. Dishonest reporting! Now I know how Donald Trump feels.

When did I ever state that it was an "odd desire" to have your children love and adore you. How did you get that from a jilted bride doing a honeymoon with her mom.

You are no better than Megyn Kelly and the rest of them!

93 posted on 10/21/2015 1:17:53 PM PDT by SamAdams76 (Businessmen use their own money to succeed. Politicians take other people's money and fail.)
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