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Chicago Couple Takes Wedding Photos As Wildfire Rages Nearby
A Chicago bride and groom getting married near the Sonoma County Kincade Fire took dramatic wedding pictures while sporting air masks.
SONOMA COUNTY, CA — An intrepid Chicago couple getting married at a Sonoma County vineyard just miles away from the Kincade Fire shot a striking wedding picture, complete with air masks and a smoke-filled sky.
The photo, shot by photographer Karna Roa, shows bride and groom Katie and Curtis Ferland standing in a vineyard with stoic expressions on their faces, which are partly obscured by air masks. The sky overhead is bright orange but hazy — the massive blaze was raging nearby, ABC first reported.
The wedding took place Saturday, and the venue — Chateau St. Jean in Kenwood — was ultimately evacuated Sunday, ABC reported.
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This couple flew guests to California for what they thought would be a dream wine country wedding. Then the #KincadeFire exploded. So the newlyweds made the best out of it, and now that moment is going viral https://t.co/cTSrcoPRNA
— ABC7 Eyewitness News (@ABC7) October 29, 2019
The photo, which had hundreds of shares on Facebook by Monday afternoon, was inspired by American Gothic, according to ABC.
By Nick Garber, Patch Staff
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