Venues Blog
The Wedding of Alexandria and Adam Kotlarek: An Elegant Detroit Wedding
Savannah Hope | March 20, 2019Alexandria and Adam met in East Lansing through mutual friends. Alexandria says, “At the time, he was going to Michigan State and I was going to Douglas J Aveda Institute. We officially hit it off when we both ran the Chicago Half Marathon in 2011.
The Wedding of Shannon and Daniel Ryan: A South Bend Greenhouse Wedding
Savannah Hope | March 13, 2019Some meetings are meant to be—and Shannon and Daniel’s first meeting shows us that fate is real. Shannon says, “Dan and I met on vacation but were from the same town. Dan was on his guy trip to St. Pete Beach and I was down visiting my friend.
The Wedding of Kayla and Michael Meersman: A Downtown Chicago Wedding
Savannah Hope | March 6, 2019Kayla and Michael met in college when they were both on the track and field team. The two remained close throughout their time there and later began dating. After graduation, Michael popped the question after he and Kayla had settled down in Chicago.
The Real Wedding of Lorraine and CJ Orrantia: A Timeless South Bend Wedding
Savannah Hope | February 27, 2019Lorraine and CJ met in the classic, movie type of way - at a bar. After exchanging phone numbers, they started dating and the rest is history. When it came to the proposal, Lorraine says that they kept it personal. She says, “He wanted it to be just us and very simple.
The Real Wedding of Kelly and Cody Newland: A Winter Michigan Wedding
Savannah Hope | February 20, 2019Winter is a season that many brides shy from, however, the month of December offers a magical atmosphere that you cannot get any other time of year. Those warm, cozy vibes are the exact reason that winter weddings are irresistible. For Kelly and Cody, a winter wedding was perfect.
The Real Wedding of Chloe and Clay Northcutt: A Blue & Gold, Ohio Wedding
Savannah Hope | February 13, 2019There is nothing more charming than the love of two high school sweethearts. Chloe and Clay first sparked their relationship in English class in high school and their romance grew from there. It was during a trip to England when Clay decided to pop the question.
The Wedding Story of Lindsay and Ryan Haas: A Classic, Blue and White Indianapolis Wedding
Savannah Hope | January 30, 2019Lindsay and Ryan met through work and began dating not long after. It was a little down the road when Ryan decided to propose. Lindsay says, “It was just the two of us.
The Wedding Story of Taylor and Jason Bruns
Carri Fras | January 23, 2019Taylor and Jason met in college at the University of Michigan and it was on that same campus that their love story took on a whole new meaning. Taylor says, “He took me to dinner in downtown Ann Arbor before we walked to the Law Quad, where we walked through during our first date.
The Wedding Story of Chelsea and Chase Clapp
Carri Fras | January 21, 2019Chelsea and Chase were high school sweethearts and got engaged while walking around Louisville for Chase’s birthday. As they stopped to take a picture under the Fourth Street Live! sign, Chase was down on one knee, asking Chelsea to be his wife!
The Wedding Story of Emily and Blake Murray
Carri Fras | January 16, 2019After meeting while working for the same brewing company, Emily and Blake quickly became friends and started dating about a year later. Emily fondly remembers their proposal saying, “We took our dogs for a late night beach walk and he popped the question—just us and ours dogs as our witness.