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The couple, Natalie Heimel and Edward Mallue Jr., both
captains in the U.S. Army, had planned to get married on Sunday
on the 16th hole of the Kaneohe Klipper Golf Course on Marine
Corps Base Hawaii, where Obama has frequently played golf while
on vacation with his family.
But on Saturday, the couple was told they would have to find a
different location because the president had plans to play golf
there at the time of their ceremony.
A source familiar with the incident said neither Obama nor White
House staff were informed that the couple had been told to move
their ceremony, rather the golf course manager made the decision
unilaterally.
The golf course manager declined to comment when asked about the
wedding by Reuters.
Obama personally called the bride to apologize for disrupting
her wedding plans and offered his congratulations, the source
said.
(Reporting By Julia Edwards; Editing by Cynthia Osterman)
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