Wow, was she one of the ones injured?

There have been some deck collapses around the country in the past few years - I think a college student was killed in RI (2nd story deck) right before we moved. They even did an "ER" episode on that theme - but the RI one and the ER story were old Victorians and too many kids partying on the decks.

How big was that deck? It didn't look too small for 15-20 people.

Oh wow! That's scarey. A broken hip and pelvis is very serious injuries. Thanks for the warning. I'm surprised that home decks don't have to have a capacity posted. If this becomes a common occurance I wouldn't be surprised if some day you will have to.
Scary. That's for sure.

I remember when the big deck collapse happened in Chicago. Very sad.

Here is a link that might be useful: Chicago Collapse

No, the grandmother was not one of the injured, and neither was the bride and groom. However, the very next day, she had a stroke-like incident that require an ambulance being called. She spent the day in the hospital and after many test, nothing was found.

From the photos, and the position of the deck after collapse, I'd say all the guest were standing at the very back edge of the deck, closest to the house. It was raining, and the article said the guest were looking out at a rainbow over the ocean. My guess is that they were all trying to stay dry by standing under the eaves. The grandmother said that she was sitting inside while looking out the doors when all of the sudden, the guest disappeared from sight!

The brides aunt was still in the hospital as of last weekend. I heard she had a fractured ankle, but my mother could have been wrong.