Federal judge rules wedding receptions in New York state can be held at 50 percent capacity and not capped at 50 people

A federal judge has delivered some much-needed relief to frustrated brides-to-be in New York, issuing a temporary injunction allowing wedding receptions to be held at 50 percent capacity and not be capped at 50 people.

GOOD EVENING ONCEAGAIN -- SOON-TO-BEBRIDES JUSTRECEIVED THE NEWSTHEY'VE BEENWAITING WEEKS TOHEAR.FIRST ON SEVEN -- WETOLD YOU WEDDINGRECEPTIONS CANNOW BE HELD ATFIFTY-PERCENT OFTHE VENUE'SCAPACITY... RATHERTHAN BEING LIMITEDTO JUST FIFTYPEOPLE.A FEDERAL JUDGERULED IN FAVOR OFTWO COUPLES... WHOTOOK LEGAL ACTIONAGAINST THEGOVERNOR, THEATTORNEY GENERALAND THE ERIE COUNTYEXECUTIVE.THE LAWSUIT CLAIMEDRESTRICTIONS PUT INPLACE BY THEGOVERNOR'SEXECUTIVE ORDERVIOLATED THEIR FIRSTAND FOURTEENTHAMENDMENT RIGHTS.BUT NOW - ANORTHERN DISTRICTJUDGE HAS ISSUED ATEMPORARYRESTRAINING ORDERON THE GOVERNOR'SEXECUTIVE ORDER....THAT CAPPEDWEDDINGS AT FIFTYPEOPLE.THE JUDGE'S RULINGALLOWS WEDDINGVENUES TO OPERATEAT 50-PERCENTCAPACITY... JUST LIKERESTAURANTS.AND AS SEVENEYEWITNESS NEWSREPORTER OLIVIAPROIA TELLS US -- ITWILL BE SOME MUCH-NEEDED RELIEF FORFRUSTRATED BRIDESTO BE.HECTIC.

THAT'S HOWJENNA CRAWFORDDESCRIBES PLANNINGHER WEDDING TO HERHUSBAND JUSTIN.JENNA: WE'RECHRISTIANS AND WEREALLY DO BELIEVETHAT A WEDDING IS ACEREMONY TO BRINGGLORY TO GOD AND WEWANTED TO DO THAT INFRONT OF WITNESSES.THE CRAWFORD'SWEDDING RECEPTIONAT ARROWHEAD GOLFCLUB IN AKRONWOULD HAVE BEENCAPPED AT 50... UNTILTHEY JOINED ALAWSUIT WITH THEVENUE.LUCAS: THE FACT THATON A WEDNESDAY ORTHURSDAY WE COULDHAVE 200 PLUS PEOPLEHERE SITTING IN ANDEATING AT ARESTAURANT ANDTHAT'S COMPLETELYALLOWED BY LAW, BUTTHEN THE VERY NEXTDAY ON A FRIDAY, WECAN'T HAVE ANY MORETHAN 50 PEOPLE.

IFTHAT DOESN'T SCREAMUNEQUAL TREATMENT, IDON'T KNOW WHATDOES.FRIDAY... JUST HOURSBEFORE JENNAWALKED DOWN THEISLE... A FEDERALJUDGE RULED INFAVOR OF THECRAWFORDS ANDARROWHEAD ...ALLOWING WEDDINGSIN NEW YORK STATETO BE HELD AT 50PERCENT CAPACITY.CLINTON: IT WAS A SIGHOF RELIEF.

YOU KNOW,IT WAS A LONGJOURNEY ANDEXPENSIVE.

WE SPENTALMOST 40,000DOLLARS TO GETTHERE ON BEHALF OFTHESE COUPLES.

BUT ITHINK THERE'S KIND OFA FEELING OF LIKEWHAT'S NEXT?STAND UP: LESS THAN24 HOURS BEFORE THEBRIDE WALKED DOWNTHE ISLE AND 12HOURS BEFORE ORALARGUMENTS WEREHEARD, THE VENUEFOUND OUT ALL OFTHEIR BARS WOULDHAVE TO BE CLOSED.JENNA: I GOT THE CALL,MYSELF, BEING THEBRIDE, AT 11AMTELLING US THAT ONTHE DAY OF OURWEDDING.CLINTON: ONTHURSDAY MORNINGAUGUST 6TH THEY HADAN EMERGENCYMEETING ABOUT WHATTO DO WITH REGARDSTO ARROWHEAD.

THEYDECIDED THE BESTTHING THEY COULD DOWOULD BE TO PULLOUR LIQUOR LICENSE.WE FOUND THAT OUTTHURSDAY EVENINGWHICH WAS OBVIOUSLYKIND OF SHOCKING TOUS GIVEN THAT THEYKNEW THAT WE HADOUR ORAL ARGUMENTSIN FRONT OF AFEDERAL JUDGELITERALLY THE NEXTMORNING.THE OWNERS SAYTHEY PLAN TO WORKWITH THE STATELIQUOR AUTHORITY TOGET THEIR LIQUORLICENSE BACK... ANDIN THE END, IT DIDN'TAFFECT THECRAWFORD'SWEDDING.JENNA: WE WERE STILLABLE TO GET MARRIED.THAT'S ALL THATMATTERS.

WE JUSTROLLED WITH IT.THE CRAWFORDS ANDARROWHEAD OWNERSALL HOPE THISINJUNCTION WILL HELPCOUPLES ACROSS THESTATE.JUSTIN: WE DON'TWANT TO SEE THESPREAD OF COVIDINCREASE.

JENNA: WEWANT TO SEE THATOTHER COUPLES AREABLE TO HAVE THEIRFAMILY AND FRIENDSBE A WITNESS TO THISCOVENANT.OLIVIA PROIA, 7EWN.IN RESPONSE TO THERULING, ASPOKESPERSON FORGOVERNOR CUOMOTELLS 7 EYEWITNESSNEWS - "THE JUDGE'SDECISION ISIRRESPONSIBLE ATBEST, AS IT WOULDALLOW FOR LARGE,NON-ESSENTIALGATHERINGS THATENDANGER PUBLICHEALTH.<CHANGE