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North Bay Vendors Rescue Wedding Ruined by Government Shutdown
Adam Brown and Joy Miller had planned to wed at Yosemite National Park, but couldn't because it was closed by the federal government shutdown.
A Bay Area couple faced a nightmare situation last week: their wedding venue was suddenly closed because of the government shutdown.
Adam Brown and Joy Miller had planned to get married at Yosemite National Park, which remains closed by the shutdown.
After KTVU aired a report about them, several Petaluma businesses and a San Francisco cook stepped up to throw a last-minute wedding for the couple.
Bloomfield Events donated a venue, Hotel Petaluma donated a place for the bride and groom to stay, Eliot James Salon donated hair styling, Lagunitas Brewing Co. donated beer, and Jen Stakich of San Francisco-based Fuddhism donated food, according to Reuters, Euronews and the Petaluma Visitors Center.
"We feel so blessed and honored that strangers have given so much to make our wedding a reality," Miller told CNN.
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