Katie and Curtis Ferland are from Chicago, but were married on Saturday at Chateau St. Jean Vineyard in Kenwood, Sonoma County,KGOreported.
“I was thinking ofAmerican Gothic, the 1930s painting that was the regular, normal of American life at the time,” Roa told the outlet. “And all of a sudden, in a very strange way, this has become our new normal of the wine country.”
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Katie and Curtis Ferland.Karna Roa/KMR Photography
The Ferlands said they nearly had to call off their wedding after the fire sparked a series of unfortunate events, including an Airbnb without power, a change in venue for their rehearsal dinner, and the evacuation of most of their vendors and staff.
They managed to pull off the nuptials, however, with their event planner Sara Sugrue ofOrchard Avenue Eventstelling KGO that she worked overtime with a skeletal staff to make it happen.
Sugrue wrote onFacebookthat the wedding reception was moved indoors in order to keep attendees safe from the poor air quality.
Katie and Curtis and their guests evacuated the area Sunday morning and headed for San Francisco.
“We thought we would make it a beautiful trip for people,” Katie said. “And now they’ve got a beautiful story. Now they have a story forever.”
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“As long as it can bring more attention to the wildfires and the problems that Sonoma and Napa County and Northern California are facing, then I would love more people to see it,” she said.
Kincade broke out on Oct. 23, going on to burn more than 76,000 acres in Sonoma County, according toCalFire.
As of Wednesday morning, the fire was 15 percent contained and had injured two people and destroyed 189 structures.
source: people.com
