Judge Gordon Cooper's has ruled in the case:
The injunction will become permanent on December 20, 2009. That means no more weddings after that date.
Spiegel can host the weddings that are already booked up until that date.
She told News Channel 7 she is heartbroken that she has to stop hosting the weddings, but she is glad the brides who have weddings booked up until that date can have their ceremonies.
Click the video tab above to see Chris Cato's story about anxious brides waiting outside the courtroom.
Update 7/29 2:20 p.m.
Sue Spiegel just got off the stand.
She testified that she started hosting weddings on her property in 2001 and was fully aware of the Windswept Homeowners covenants which say "all lots are hereby restricted to horse farm use only".
But she also said she got verbal permission from the property developer to host equestrian-themed weddings.
Ron McDaniel, developer and president of Windswept, Inc, is now testifying.
He says he gave Spiegel verbal permission to have equestrian-themed weddings on her property.
But he also testified that he believes the covenants should be binding.
Posted 7/29 8:00 a.m.
The owner of a popular wedding spot in the Upstate is due in court Wednesday morning. A Spartanburg County judge issued a rulling Friday saying Sue Spiegel of Spiegel Farms in Campobello violated a temporary injunction.
In February the Windswept homeowners association filed a lawsuit saying she violated the rules by hosting weddings and special events on her property.
Spiegel has to pay a $2500 fine by the end of Wednesday.
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