'I DO' - WITH DIFFICULTY FLYING BAN PLAYS HAVOC WITH BRIDES', GROOMS' PLANS.GRANADA HILLS - Angela Morris and Kelly Kolarek worked out the details of their wedding months ago. But at the last minute, they decided to order 100 balloons in red, white and blue for the ceremony Saturday. ``Angela thought it would be appropriate as a sign of patriotism Patriotism See also Chauvinism, Loyalty. America, Captain comic-strip character known as the “protector of the American way.” [Comics: Horn, 155–156] American elm traditional symbol of American patriotism. and solidarity with the victims,'' said mother-of-the-bride Mary Morales before her daughter's wedding at the Knollwood Country Club in Granada Hills. Even on the most joyous joy·ous adj. Feeling or causing joy; joyful. See Synonyms at glad1. joy  ous·ly adv. of days, wedding parties throughout the
region paused Saturday to pay homage to the lives lost in Tuesday's
terrorist attacks.
The attacks that killed and injured in·jure tr.v. in·jured, in·jur·ing, in·jures 1. To cause physical harm to; hurt. 2. To cause damage to; impair. 3. thousands of innocent victims also disrupted lives from coast to coast. Some brides and bridegrooms reported that their guest lists had shrunk shrunk v. A past tense and a past participle of shrink. shrunk Verb a past tense and past participle of shrink shrunk, shrunken shrink , as family and friends found their flights canceled or delayed. ``We have a bridesmaid and a groomsman who live in Florida. They have a baby girl and they just couldn't make the trip cross-country,'' Morales said, while her daughter focused on the last-minute preparations of her wedding day. Morales said one close friend of the groom's family was stuck in Sacramento. A cousin of the bride couldn't make the trip from San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden . At the Pickwick Gardens in Burbank, catering manager Cynthia Burton said although no weddings were canceled, Tuesday's tragedy was impossible to ignore. ``You can see the somber som·ber adj. 1. a. Dark; gloomy. b. Dull or dark in color. 2. a. Melancholy; dismal: a somber mood. b. Serious; grave. mood at the rehearsals,'' she said. One wedding party at the banquet hall Definition A banquet hall is a room used for social gatherings like receptions, reunions, parties, and business events. Saturday night had expected many of its guests to fly in from the East Coast. ``They were expecting about 200 people, and it looks like the party is going to be cut in half,'' she said. ``We're all hoping family, friends can catch a flight last minute.'' Daniel Issen drove 24 hours from his home in Austin, Texas, to stand as a groomsman in his friend's wedding in Anaheim. He had tickets for a flight into town, but they were canceled twice. ``I figured the only way to control all the variables was to get in my car and drive,'' said Issen. ``It's my best friend's wedding. We met when we were 11. We were born on the same day of the same year. We rode the bus together to summer camp,'' he said. ``I didn't consider it debatable de·bat·a·ble adj. 1. Being such that formal argument or discussion is possible. 2. Open to dispute; questionable. 3. In dispute, as land or territory claimed by more than one country. (whether or not to attend the wedding) at this point.'' Others felt the same way. One guest rode 36 hours in a Greyhound greyhound, breed of tall, swift, sight hound developed nearly 5,000 years ago in Egypt. It stands about 26 in. (66 cm) high at the shoulder and weighs about 65 lb (29.5 kg). bus from Vancouver. ``The mood is great. We're going to have a great time,'' he said. At the Calabasas Inn, a bride and groom were scheduled to fly down from Seattle for the rehearsal on Tuesday. They were directed off the plane immediately and couldn't even leave the airport for hours. ``They finally drove,'' said the banquet event consultant at the Inn, where six wedding parties were booked for the weekend. The Calabasas Inn staff members were wearing flag pins and the facility was decorated dec·o·rate tr.v. dec·o·rat·ed, dec·o·rat·ing, dec·o·rates 1. To furnish, provide, or adorn with something ornamental; embellish. 2. in red, white and blue. ``It's definitely affected us.'' she said. ``But we're still going to help people celebrate the best day of their lives, just as they planned.'' CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1) At Angela Morris and Kelly Kolarek's wedding Saturday in Granada Hills, red, white and blue balloons were released to remember the victims of Tuesday's terrorist attacks. (2) About half the number of invited guests failed to show up for Morris and Kolarek's wedding because of the difficulty flying. Hans Gutknecht/Staff Photographer |
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