Carsen and Travis Snider’s wedding day began in heartbreak, but ended in something beautiful.
When the Montana couple arrived at their White Sulphur Springs venue on June 28, they were met not with joy, but destruction. Tables were overturned, propane tanks emptied, wine bottles shattered, and decorations slashed.
“There were 10 clam bottles just opened up and dumped on the floor. Even chalkboard signs were cut in half,” Carsen shared.
“They had those troughs outside. One was full of pop. One was full of beer. They went and stabbed every single can that was in there,” Travis added. “Someone was dedicated to ruining this.”
But before devastation could take over, something extraordinary happened.
Word of the vandalism spread, and the town sprang into action.
“We felt so bad,” said Mack Bilbrey, who works at the Edith Hotel. “I called my manager and I was like, ‘What can we do? What can we pull together?’” They laid out picture frames and linens in one of their rooms, saying, “Take what you want.”
Bar 47 gathered shot glasses. “Everybody kind of had something they could contribute,” said bar manager Amber Coburn. At the local grocery store, employees reprinted photos, and customers, moved by the couple’s story, even donated to the Sniders’ honeymoon fund.
By the time the ceremony began that afternoon, the venue had been completely transformed. “When we came down for everything, it was like it never happened,” Travis said.
Carsen added through tears of joy, “Seriously, love won that day, and love is all that matters.”
The Meagher County Sheriff’s Office is still investigating the vandalism, but one thing’s for sure: no act of hate could compete with a town full of heart.
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