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California bride donates nonrefundable $15K reception after calling off her wedding
Fox News via MSN ^ | 1/27/24 | Gretchen Eichenberg

Posted on 01/27/2024 7:29:02 AM PST by Libloather

An anonymous woman in California turned the unthinkable into the unforgettable last month when, instead of cutting a cake and tossing a bouquet, she donated her wedding reception to charity.

"I was incredibly touched that a bride, facing an extremely stressful and difficult situation, was willing to look past her own pain and consider how to use the significant financial deposit for the wedding to bring joy to others," Maria Daane, executive director of Parents Helping Parents (PHP), the San Jose-based organization that received the donation, told Fox News Digital.

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But the venue and other rentals — totaling around $15,000 — were nonrefundable.

So the woman decided to turn what should have been her own happy memories into an unforgettable night for some special kids and their families.

PHP decided to use the already paid-for space to host "a party for people with disabilities 0 to 100."

It was named the "Ball for All" — and it offered food, music, dancing and a photo booth.

Daane said she got a phone call from the family of the bride two weeks before the event.

(Excerpt) Read more at msn.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Conspiracy; History; Local News
KEYWORDS: bride; california; reception; wedding
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The bride-to-be had to call off her wedding due to something she learned about her fiancé, NBC Bay Area reported.

Dood. The first rule of fight club is...

1 posted on 01/27/2024 7:29:02 AM PST by Libloather
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To: Libloather

Very thoughtful. 15k was just the non-refundable part, terrifying wedding costs!


2 posted on 01/27/2024 7:36:26 AM PST by skr (Righteousness exalteth a nation: sin is a reproach to any people. - Proverbs 14:34)
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To: Libloather

15K is cheaper than a divorce.


3 posted on 01/27/2024 7:37:54 AM PST by caver
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To: Libloather

Parents Helping Parents is a great organization. They helped me a lot when my disabled daughter was young.


4 posted on 01/27/2024 7:38:56 AM PST by luckystarmom
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To: Libloather
All these single male Freepers I read about, d00ds, that woman is a keeper right there.

As long as she's not a Libtard...

5 posted on 01/27/2024 7:39:14 AM PST by StAnDeliver (TrumpII)
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To: caver

Or finding out you married a poofter.


6 posted on 01/27/2024 7:39:33 AM PST by crusty old prospector
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To: Libloather

Wow- I’ll marry myself for that kind of reception lol


7 posted on 01/27/2024 7:41:29 AM PST by Bob434
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To: crusty old prospector

My cousin married a gay fella- and soon after th3 marriage, like the next week or so, he hung himself- she found him. She knew he was gay though- guess she thought she could turn h8m hetero or something.


8 posted on 01/27/2024 7:44:19 AM PST by Bob434
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To: StAnDeliver

Since it’s California, I assume there’s a good chance that the “something she found out about her fiancée” was that he voted for Trump twice. :-P


9 posted on 01/27/2024 7:54:51 AM PST by Alberta's Child (If something in government doesn’t make sense, you can be sure it makes dollars.)
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To: Alberta's Child

Since it’s California, I assume there’s a good chance that the “something she found out.

The doctor called the test results are back make an appointment.


10 posted on 01/27/2024 8:02:30 AM PST by Vaduz
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To: Libloather

No shirts?


11 posted on 01/27/2024 8:18:08 AM PST by AndyJackson
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To: Libloather

Good for her and I’m assuming that she can take advantage of this as a charitable donation on her taxes...


12 posted on 01/27/2024 8:43:21 AM PST by hecticskeptic (Q. What’s the difference between a conspiracy theory and the truth? A. About 6 months....)
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To: Libloather

For whatever reason(s) why she ditched her wedding this was a very nice donation for those with disabilities. Hopefully the caterers provided a little more extra in service for the cause.


13 posted on 01/27/2024 9:04:13 AM PST by tflabo (Truth or tyranny )
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To: Libloather

Why are there always people around for whom “joy” means being given something for free, which they never had to work for?


14 posted on 01/27/2024 9:21:45 AM PST by 4Runner
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To: Libloather

Choose the “something”:

A. Pickle sniffer

B. HIV/AIDS or other perv disease

C. Already married

D. Illegal alien invader

E. Transexual

F. Adam Schiff

G. All the above


15 posted on 01/27/2024 9:31:27 AM PST by twister881
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“My cousin married a gay fella- and soon after th3 marriage, like the next week or so, he hung himself- she found him. She knew he was gay though- guess she thought she could turn h8m hetero or something.”

That’s the weirdest thing I’ve read all week.


16 posted on 01/27/2024 11:08:17 AM PST by suthener
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To: suthener

Cary Grant cultivated the false rumors he was gay because women would try to cure him.


17 posted on 01/27/2024 11:32:53 AM PST by E. Pluribus Unum (The worst thing about censorship is █████ ██ ████ ████████ █ ███████ ████. FJB.)
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To: Bob434

I hope he decorated the place before he offed himself.


18 posted on 01/27/2024 11:38:38 AM PST by MayflowerMadam ("A coward dies a thousand times before his death, but the valiant taste of death but once.")
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To: suthener

she was big into ‘helping the gay culture’ - super liberal-


19 posted on 01/27/2024 11:48:08 AM PST by Bob434
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To: Libloather

that’s 25 really nice smart TVs


20 posted on 01/27/2024 1:03:19 PM PST by WeaslesRippedMyFlesh (Wake me up when somebody tells the truth.)
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