The couple were given less than 24-hours to find a new venue.
President Obama called a pair of newlyweds to apologize after they were forced to abandon plans to hold their wedding on a Hawaii golf course Sunday because the Commander in Chief wanted to play through, the AP and Bloomberg reported.
"It was kind of ironic they got the letter from them and then, within hours, they were told they had to be moved due to him," Jamie McCarthy, Mallue's sister, told Bloomberg. "It was emotional, especially for her—she's the bride and in less than 24 hours they had to change everything they had planned."
The couple had been planning to hold their nuptials at Kaneohe Klipper Golf Course, a favorite venue of Obama's, located on Hawaii's Marine Corps Base.
"Anyone planning an event at the course when the president may be in town is warned about the potential for last-minute shuffling," Bloomberg reported.
The White House didn't learn about the conflict until after the fact, the AP reported, quoting a "person familiar with the incident."
President Barack Obama playing at Kaneohe Klipper Golf Course on Dec. 24, 2014.
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