Stephen Colbert performed a dream wedding for a couple who’s wedding plans were ruined by the recent government shutdown.
Mike Cassesso and MaiLien Le had planned to be married at the Jefferson Memorial, the location of their first date, but due to the shutdown the park was shutdown indefinitely.
After playing a Today Show clip detailing Mike and MaiLien’s plight, Colbert reminded viewers that on the first night of the shutdown he promised that “as leader of the Colbert Nation and Earl Lord of the Afterscape, I would provide all canceled government services, and that includes weddings.”You can watch the ceremony in two parts below.
The 2013 Government Shutdown Wedding of the Century Pt. 1
The government ruins 24 weddings scheduled at national monuments, so Stephen makes one couple’s dream come true.
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The 2013 Government Shutdown Wedding of the Century Pt. 2
Before they make their sacred vows, Mike Cassesso and MaiLien Le receive a nondenominational Jewish blessing from Mandy Patinkin.
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