Stephen Colbert marries couple whose wedding was shut out by shutdown

[joeybee12]

Pretty much nothing stops Stephen Colbert, and that includes a government shutdown. So when a to-be-married couple (whose plight was covered by TODAY Wednesday) discovered their wedding location at the Jefferson Memorial was now off-limits, "The Colbert Report" host leaped into the breach — and married them on Thursday night's show.

Mike Cassesso and MaiLien Le had slated their October wedding for Saturday in Washington, D.C., and as Le had said to TODAY on Wednesday, she hadn't considered that the shutdown would affect them. "I wasn't worried about the government shutting down; I was worried about rain," she said.

Colbert said he was particularly moved by Cassesso and Le's story, noting, "It caused a shutdown in here," and tapped his chest.

http://www.today.com/entertainment/stephen-colbert-marries-couple-whose-wedding-was-shut-out-shutdown-8C11336421

Video of the show/wedding at the link! Cheers!

[cilla4progress]

1. Watched it. Was great.

Even had some beautiful performances.

Colbert has a big heart.

[RiffRandell]

2. He's so awesome.

I record his show every night so will watch it.

Sox in 3 hours!

[joeybee12]

3. NOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOO!

I'm very worried about the game!!!

[northoftheborder]

4. I always record it, so watched it today! It was terrific, heart-warming, hilarious.

What a memory for that couple! A one of a kind wedding by the King of satire.

[Gothmog]

5. Stephen did a good job last night

I enjoyed watching this marriage

[AtomicKitten]

6. Smokey the Bear was best man.

That'll make for some memorable wedding photos.

[William769]

7. Kick & recommended.