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The shutdown shuts down wedding at Yosimite

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The shutdown shuts down wedding at Yosimite

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1 Views • Oct 07, 2013

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One week into the U.S. federal government shutdown and the affects are putting a damper on romance.

Meet Adam and Joy- a couple who'd been planning their dream wedding at Yosimite National Park.

You can imagine their disappointment when they learned the park would be closed.

(SOUNDBITE) (English) JOY MILLER, SAYING:

"When we heard that Yosemite was going to be closed on Monday, and our wedding was on Sunday, I cried for two days straight. Two days straight. It was devastating."

(SOUNDBITE) (English) ADAM BROWN, SAYING:

"Yeah, I didn't know what to think at first, I was in shock, I knew this meant everything to her, we'd been planning and saving for a whole year, and it was pretty devastating."

But not all was lost for the couple. After hearing their story on the local news, some good Semaritians- democratic leaning good Samaritans- stepped up to lend a helping hand.

Jen Stakich, who owns a catering company, donated her time and facilities