Venues Blog
The Wedding Story of Kendra Clapp OlguÍn & Tyler Way
Savannah Hope | October 10, 2018After Kendra and Tyler met at a trunk show at Kendra’s work, Tyler asked her out for drinks, and the two bonded over their creative and funny personalities. As they dated, Tyler took photos of their many adventures and decided to use them in his proposal by hanging the photos up on a museum wall to spell out “Will you marry me?”. But Kendra, who is not a big fan of surprises, knew something was up before they even made it to the proposal site, and Tyler clued her into what was going on in order to steady her nerves. Kendra says, “After saying 'yes' and embracing, we took time to look through all of the pictures together. It was a beautiful moment to sit and reflect on all of the little moments that made our relationship. I totally ruined the ‘surprise’ of the proposal, but looking back, I wouldn’t have had it any other way. It was so completely us.”
The Wedding Story of Abbie and Greg Brumbill
Savannah Hope | October 3, 2018Abbie and Greg met by mere chance one day. Greg was in Kalamazoo, Michigan visiting his sister and Abbie was there to see a friend. It turns out that Abbie’s friend and Greg’s sister were friends and so the pair met.
The Wedding Story of Megan and Taylor White
Savannah Hope | September 26, 2018Megan and Taylor met through mutual friends and then bonded over their own interests. Megan says, “Taylor and I started hanging out and watching Jeopardy!
The Wedding Story of Kevin and Sarah Blau
Savannah Hope | September 19, 2018Sarah and Kevin met after Kevin ended up renting the same house Sarah had rented a year before. Sarah and her roommates went back to the house to see how it had changed. Sarah says, “We knocked on the door, hoping to see our old bedrooms and see how the new owners re-did the place.
The Wedding Story of Brittney and Ryan Darby
Carri Fras | September 12, 2018Brittney and her husband met at their local YMCA. “I had seen him there working out for months but couldn’t get the guts to go up and introduce myself,” she says. ”He was my ‘gym crush,’ and that’s what my friends knew him as.
The Wedding Story of Cassie Batz-Barbarich and Luke Barbarich
Carri Fras | September 5, 2018Cassie says of her now husband, Luke, “We were introduced by mutual friends who thought we would be a great match, and boy were they right! We hit it off instantly, and our friends were quite proud of themselves.
The Wedding Story of Nicole and Rob Jones
Carri Fras | August 29, 2018Like many couples, Nicole and Rob’s paths crossed at work as they were in the same training class together. Rob romantically proposed to Nicole while they were on a walk-through of the new house they were building.
The Wedding Story of Elaine and Jordan Annis
Carri Fras | August 22, 2018After meeting at a college track meet, Elaine and Jordan were engaged in the sweetest way. Elaine explains, “We went stargazing in the back of the truck. He then read me a note and, by the end of it, got down on his knee and asked me to marry him!”
The Wedding Story of Arica and Derek Smith
Carri Fras | August 15, 2018It’s always nice when couples meet through friends. For Arica and Derek, a mutual friend’s persistence paid off after they finally succeeded in blindly having the pair meet in Traverse City on New Year’s Eve. “He asked me on a date just one week later!” says Arica.
The Wedding Story of Sara and Aaron Andersen
Carri Fras | August 8, 2018Sara and Aaron’s relationship began as a real-life Romeo and Juliet story. While at a mutual friend’s apartment complex party in college, Sara and Aaron met and began joking back and forth which eventually led to high five from the second story window.