Silver lining for California bride-to-be who had wedding proposal interrupted by racist neighbor
A California bride-to-be whose marriage proposal was ruined by a woman’s racist outburst in Laguna Beach was gifted a wedding dress from a bridal store owner who heard about her harrowing ordeal.Hayley Lugo received the dress from the owner of the Saint Clark Bridal Suite in Monrovia, after the proposal was hijacked by a woman who told Lugo and her boyfriend to “go back to Mexico” as a mariachi band played at their engagement.“We live in a world [where] people can be pretty hateful,” owner Lisa Clark told CBS News.“So I wanted to make sure that she understood that the world is not full of hate and there is still kindness, and if this is something I could do for her, I wanted to do it.” The biggest news, opinion and culture shaping California right now.
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Never miss a story Lugo said she felt grateful for the free dress after the traumatic experience that was caught on camera.“Very blessed to be receiving the gown and that there’s so many kind people out there who are still willing to help us despite what happened,” she said.She appeared to pick out a strapless white dress adorned with pearls around the blouse.The silver lining comes after the couple was approached by a woman walking a dog at Crescent Bay Point Park in Laguna Beach.California Post News: Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X, YouTube, WhatsApp, LinkedInCalifornia Post Sports Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, XCalifornia Post Opinion California Post Newsletters: Sign up here!California Post App: Download here!Home delivery: Sign up here!Page Six Hollywood: Sign up here!As an arranged mariachi band began playing, the unidentified tormentor told Lugo and her fiance Emmanuel Banuelos’ to “Go back to Mexico.” “It hurts a lot because it’s not just us there,” Lugo told ABC 7.“She’s being mean to the whole Mexican culture, t...