I wonder if she is liberal.
“...it was an opportunity to let these people know they deserved to be at a place like this just as much as everyone else does,”
The groom-to-be footed most of the bill. She paid for only a fraction of the part that was left.
I’d say this falls into the category of being generous with other people’s money. Yes, I think she is a liberal.
Probably not. A liberal would have sued the event location for her money back.
This sounds like a case of turning lemons into lemonade. The room and the food were already paid for and probably ordered if not already delivered when the wedding was called off. They could have invited a lot of their friends to chow down on the goodies, but they didn't.