Ellen Degeneres Rocks!

I'm sure you've heard that Aloha airlines went under at the beginning of April. We had our tickets booked on Aloha for Sarah and Charlie's wedding in Maui. When we heard about the closing, we re-booked our tickets immediately on another airline. I always give myself cushion on the front side of a wedding trip to avoid unexpected problems with travel. Glad I did! I was still able to purchase tickets for the original days of scheduled travel. Sarah and Charlie, however, were not as lucky. They had her tickets booked on ATA, who also declared bankruptcy just a few days after Aloha. They were left stranded at the airport, Sarah with her wedding dress in hand. Several news stations interviewed them. They were the hot news "destination wedding bride and groom stranded at LAX". The GREAT news is that Ellen DeGeneres got wind of this and bought them new tickets. They were able to get to Maui just a few days behind schedule, but in plenty of time for the wedding. Her family arrived the day before the wedding and ended up paying astronomical prices for tickets. Several guests lost out and were not able to come at all. The wedding went on as scheduled, just with fewer guests than expected. It was a fabulous day, but my heart went out to the bride and groom, as I know it was not exactly the dream trip they had planned! I've always loved Ellen Degeneres, and now I do even that much more!! Thanks Ellen!