Canceled Sacramento Wedding Leads To Meal For Homeless At A Cost Of $35,000

After a groom-to-be called off the wedding, the bride-to-be’s family decided to turn the extravagant event into a feast for those less fortunate. It was a phone call too shocking, too sudden for Kari Duane to believe. On the other end of the line, her 27-year-old daughter Quinn told her the wedding wasn’t going to happen. Her fiancé had called it off. Deposits for the $35,000 wedding were already paid and more bills were coming due.

Plates overflowing with food, the Homeless and others too old to work and too financially strapped to afford rent, ate like royalty. It was a stark contrast to their usual struggle just to eat three meals a day.

While there are many full stomachs and smiles, the night is still painful for the Duanes. The bride-to-be chose to stay home with friends. Part of the wedding price tag includes a nonrefundable honeymoon, so Sunday mother and daughter will set off for Belize.