A destination wedding in Jamaica for a West Hartford couple turned into a relief mission after Hurricane Melissa hit the island last month.

Lisa-Gaye Shakespeare-Grant and Billy Grant returned to Connecticut on Friday after spending a week on the island volunteering with hurricane relief efforts.

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“I'd never seen anything like that, so many people lost so much," said Grant.

The two were supposed to get married in Jamaica, Shakespeare-Grant's homeland. The couple married privately in Connecticut and then packed ten suitcases with donations to bring to Jamaica so they can spend their first week of marriage helping families who lost their homes in the storm.

“My heart broke when I really realized the depth of the deva

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