Election concerns lead to shocking ban at fall wedding

Having each your family and friends successful nan aforesaid room truthful adjacent to a presidential election could get dicey.

Some soon-to-be newlyweds person taken precautionary steps by implementing a wedding booze prohibition to thief forestall immoderate heated governmental debates.

The New York Times reported that 1 mates successful Illinois, Katie Newell and Elijah Gallinger, are getting joined connected Election Day, arsenic it was 1 of nan fewer dates that worked for their loved ones.

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The mates expressed interest astir this keeping group from voting aliases creating distractions amid incoming news.

Katie Newell and Elijah Gallinger, 24, decided against serving intoxicant astatine their Election Day wedding. (iStock)

But their biggest interest was nan headbutting that whitethorn hap arsenic nan votes rotation successful – truthful they decided against serving alcohol.

"We thought possibly not having liquid truth moving done people’s veins connected Election Day was a bully idea," Newell told nan Times.

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On "The Five" connected Tuesday, co-host Judge Jeanine Pirro commented that she would "absolutely not do that" if it were her wedding day.

"They’re doing it to prevention money," she said. "That’s conscionable an excuse."

"The Five" sheet connected Oct. 22, 2024, including (left to right) Judge Jeanine Pirro, Harold Ford Jr., Jesse Watters, Dana Perino and Greg Gutfeld. (Fox News)

"If group are going to conflict about politics, they’re going to platform each different anyway, pinch aliases without a drink."

Instead, Pirro advised couples not to induce guests who they deliberation mightiness commencement a fight.

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Co-host Dana Perino suggested eloping arsenic an replacement to getting joined truthful adjacent to nan election.

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But co-host Jesse Watters agreed that if he were to get joined this October, location would person to beryllium nary booze.

"If group are going to conflict astir politics, they’re going to platform each different anyway, pinch aliases without a drink," Pirro said connected "The Five." (iStock)

"Because my mother aft a martini … location is nary magnitude of Secret Service that tin protect [members of nan Trump family] from my mother aft a drink," he said.

A Massachusetts couple, Shannon Hendrickson and Drew Fitzmaurice, are getting joined conscionable earlier nan predetermination connected Nov. 2.

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They told nan Times that alternatively of banning alcohol, they will station signs alerting guests that they are successful a "no authorities zone."

"We are going to put it retired location that this time is not nan time to talk astir nan election," Hendrickson said. "You tin do that tomorrow."