{"id":699,"date":"2011-10-26T09:58:13","date_gmt":"2011-10-26T13:58:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/goodnews\/?p=699"},"modified":"2011-10-26T09:59:44","modified_gmt":"2011-10-26T13:59:44","slug":"til-dust-do-us-part","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/goodnews\/2011\/10\/til-dust-do-us-part.html","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Til dust do us part &#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_701\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-701\" style=\"width: 478px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/210\/2011\/10\/dusty_wedding.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-701\" title=\"dusty_wedding\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/210\/2011\/10\/dusty_wedding.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"478\" height=\"269\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-701\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The happy, dusty couple<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A desert sandstorm crashed Gus and Jennifer Luna&#8217;s storybook garden wedding, forcing the officiating judge to\u00a0cut short the vows, pronounce them man and wife and send everybody indoors to the reception.<\/p>\n<p>The wedding party had gathered under a decorative arch in Florence, Ariz. and were just starting their planned ceremony &#8212; which included a &#8220;sand ceremony&#8221; in which\u00a0each poured a vial of sand into a bowl, signifying their becoming one.<\/p>\n<p>Suddenly, the wind picked up, the bride\u2019s veil whipped the judge&#8217;s face and visibility dropped to zero.<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Haboob dust storm attacks Arizona wedding\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0_eR0PmDXfs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>\u201cI looked up and I saw this big wall of dust coming,\u201d Gus told Phoenix\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.abc15.com\/dpp\/news\/region_central_southern_az\/florence\/arizona-couple-weathers-%27stormy%27-wedding\">ABC15 TV<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Around Phoenix, such a sandstorm is known as a \u201chaboob,\u201d a term used in the Sudan, Africa, for fierce dust storms that blow in from the Sahara. They are\u00a0usually created by the collapse of a thunderstorm. Winds begin to whip in a direction opposite to the storm&#8217;s travel, creating a wall of dust or sand &#8212; and they\u00a0often approach with little to no warning.<\/p>\n<p>Although the ceremony was cut short and many guests had already fled inside, the judge told the groom he could kiss the bridge. He did, but admits &#8220;I was thinking &#8216;Let\u2019s get it over with. We\u2019re eating a mouthful of dirt,\u201d Gus recalls.<\/p>\n<p>The bride has taken it all in stride.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt first,&#8221; she admits,\u00a0&#8220;I was a little upset about it, but at the same time, what are you going to do? It\u2019s the weather.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A desert sandstorm crashed Gus and Jennifer Luna&#8217;s storybook garden wedding, forcing the officiating judge to\u00a0cut short the vows, pronounce them man and wife and send everybody indoors to the reception. 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