A wedding venue in North Carolina won't refund thousands of dollars after the groom passed away earlier this year! And the family is pissed! According to an infuriating report on WRAL 5 On Your Side this week, Chris Perry proposed to his girlfriend, Kristen Seidel, while on vacation in Italy in 2024. She said yes, and when they returned home to North Carolina, they immediately jumped into wedding planning - starting with picking out the venue. The couple booked The Cotton Room, a 12,000-square-foot venue in Durham for October 11, 2025.