Jilted bride’s family holds $48,000 wedding reception for the homeless

The Duanes were devastated, but instead of cancelling the reception at the luxurious Citizen Hotel in Sacramento, California, they invited the city’s homeless to enjoy the feast.
“When I found out on Monday that the wedding would not be taking place, it just seemed like, of course, this would be something that we would do to give back,” Kari Duane told KCRA.
“I feel a lot of heartache and heartbreak for her, but I will take away something good from this, I will.”
There was plenty to go around at the hotel’s four-star restaurant, The Grange, which had catered for 120 people.
Guests feasted on cauliflower, gnocchi, salmon and salads in addition to tasty appetisers.
Rashad Abdullah dined with his wife, Erika Craycraft, and their five children. He said they often struggled to eat three meals a day.
“When you’re going through a hard time and a struggle for you to get out to do something different and with your family, it was really a blessing,” he said.
Ms Craycaft said she was grateful to the Duanes for their kindness.
“To lose out on something so important to yourself and then give it to someone else is really giving, really kind,” she said.