Event planner says govt shutdown affecting DC weddings Federal employees are being furloughed as the government shutdown enters its third week, but the effects are spanning into many other industries, some unexpected. Rachel Rice, a wedding planner in the DC area, says the shutdown is causing "chaos" and "uncertainty" for couples looking to tie the knot in the nation's capitol, as they are now facing all sorts of complications, from being unable to obtain marriage licenses to the closure of wedding venues. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES