Bride rages as Waldorf cancels reception after shooting

[KamaAina]

http://nypost.com/2015/06/15/bride-rages-as-waldorf-cancels-reception-after-shooting/

She got married at the Waldorf-Astoria not knowing that two of her guests had just been wounded by gunfire, but the real shocker came later — when the hotel abruptly canceled her million-dollar reception.

Anna Goldshmidt was in her suite, preparing for her nuptials, when the accidental shooting occurred during a pre-wedding cocktail hour in the hotel’s lobby Saturday evening, sources told The Post....

Goldshmidt learned of the gunplay only when the hotel cited it as the reason it was canceling her reception, leaving her “hysterical,’’ a law enforcement source said.

She let out a “blood-curdling” scream, the source said.

Real-life bridezilla!

[BlueJazz]

1. Oh Yeah...I'd be real happy with THAT bride. She'd be a great understanding partner for life.

[malaise]

2. I trust that they returned her very hefty check

because unless that contract did cover such an unusual happening, the Waldorf will pay big time. That said maybe she should choose her guests more carefully. Who goes to a fugging wedding with a gun (in a state where it's illegal)?

[KamaAina]

3. He actually had a permit for the gun

quite rare in NYC.

Sources said Vladimir Gotlibovsky, 42, was packing the legal 9mm Ruger in his right pants pocket when he got sloshed during the cocktail hour for the Brighton Beach couple and his gun accidentally discharged....

She stashed the weapon, for which Vladimir has a permit, inside her purse, then handed it to off to his wife, Maya, sources said.

Vladimir owns a liquor store in Eastchester in The Bronx, and relatives told cops he carries the Ruger to protect himself.

[Maedhros]

11. Drunk People + Firearms = Fail.

I learned as an adolescent that if you had anything to drink - even one beer - you did not touch a gun.

And to think that there are idiots out there lobbying for concealed carry to be allowed in bars. IDIOTS.

[jberryhill]

8. Unlikely that they returned a dime

Two of the Waldorf's employees were injured. The gun had not been located as of the scheduled start of the reception.

But, no, I would expect the contract to include provisions to the effect that generating a disturbance of this sort empowers them with immediate termination without refund (or without refund of a hefty non-refundable component).

Once the ballroom is booked, the hotel cannot rebook it for that night.

No sane attorney would provide the Waldorf with a booking contract that did not give them the ability to shut down a civil disturbance without a refund.

And if I were the hotel's attorney, I would be warming up my "tough shit" voice. They wounded two employees, and damaged the premises and the reputation of the establishment. I'd be looking over sending them another bill for extra staff time for dealing with the police, cleaning up, and filing for an order barring any of them from being anywhere near the hotel ever.

[malaise]

9. LOL

I suspect that you're winning this one

[brooklynite]

4. Her anger is perfectly understandable...

...I mean, who HASN'T had something like that happen at their wedding?

[Ilsa]

5. If it was someone in her family that did this,

I might sympathize with her. You don't get to choose youf family. If it was a friend, then she should have chosen her friends more carefully.

But she should have told all of them to leave their guns at home.

[yeoman6987]

6. I guess on all future wedding invites, please leans guns and kids at home

Now some put kids on do not bring list adding guns should not be a big deal.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

7. The tragic lives of the rich and powerful are truly heartbreaking.

[malaise]

10. Could have been much worse

[The empressof all]

12. You would think you wouldn't have to tell people...No Guns!

I feel sad for her. Although I personally don't "get" the desire for such conspicuous consumption for a wedding of this type...it was important to her and should have been a time of happiness and celebration for her friends and family. There aren't that many times in life we can celebrate in this way...and it is a shame that a major life milestone was ruined for them.

I don't blame her for being "hysterical"....If this happened to me or my kid I'd be screaming too!....What else can you do?