Venues Blog
The Wedding Story of Zack and Morgan Martin
Jenna Nelson | January 18, 2017The love story of Zack and Morgan begins with a classic tale of little sister meets big brother's teammate on the football team. Zack was a sophomore at the University of Notre Dame and played football with Morgan's older brother Tyler.
The Wedding Story of Kaleigh & Kevin Hutchison
Jenna Nelson | January 11, 2017Kevin and Kaleigh met at work. When Kaleigh first started, she had to report to Kevin on a few of their client accounts. Although she wouldn’t necessarily call him her boss, it certainly does make for a good story!
The Wedding Story of Whitney & Sean Mooney
Jenna Nelson | January 4, 2017When Sean and Whitney met on match.com®, they knew it was a—excuse the pun—match made in heaven. Whitney says the connection was instant and the two became inseparable. Sean went on to propose while the couple was visiting his parents' cabin.
The Real Wedding of Caitlin and Eric Horsford
Carri Fras | December 28, 2016Caitlin met Eric six years ago working for a local grocery store. Eric was her manager in the bakery and, although they had feelings for each other, it took three long years before this came to light. Lucky for Eric, he decided to get in touch with Caitlin. “We both had a huge crush on each other but were too professional to let one another know," Caitlyn says. “He transferred stores and I moved to Florida. Out of the blue one day three years later, he messaged me on Facebook after seeing I was coming home to Indiana to spend the holidays with my family. He asked if we could hang out and that was it!”
The Wedding Story of Shannon and Brian Sharer
Carri Fras | December 18, 2016Brian had one special proposal in mind for Shannon, a woman that first caught his eye and later his heart after meeting her at 5th Avenue in Royal Oak, Michigan. His 31st birthday was approaching but he shrugged it off as if he didn’t want anything special.
The Wedding Story of Lisa and Gerid Gee
Carri Fras | December 16, 2016Lisa and Gerid Gee were college sweethearts. They met as freshmen at the University of Ann Arbor, Michigan and, by sophmore year, they were officially dating. This was thanks, in part, to the DKE fraternity Gerid was part of.
The Wedding Story of Lindsay and Stephen Panah
Carri Fras | December 15, 2016Lindsay and Stephen Panah met during their initial years of college at Indiana University through mutual friends, simply becoming casual acquaintances. As fate would have it, they were never more than this until Lindsay’s senior year and Stephen’s final year of grad school.
The Wedding Story of Cassie and Tom Cassidy
Carri Fras | December 13, 2016We find brides choose the venue for their most perfect day for a variety of reasons. For Cassie and Tom Cassidy, it was for sentimental reasons. Oh, and because what girl doesn't, at one point in her life, dream of having her “happily ever after” wedding in a castle?
The Wedding Story of Ashley and Daniel Regal
Joelle Bradfield | December 12, 2016Ashley and Daniel met through mutual friends and before too long, they knew they wanted to be in each other’s lives forever. Daniel proposed to Ashley on the beach, where they had fallen in love. Her friends were hiding in the bushes and all came out to celebrate with them afterwards. One thing about Ashley and Daniel is their friends are important to them. This factored into their wedding planning as well. “I knew that I wanted it to be an authentic representation of who we are and what we value,” says Ashley. “And of course, for our guests to have a great time.” And that they did! With their closest friends in the bridal party by their sides (one of them officiated!), and the wedding held at a tree house, their guests loved every second of it.
The Wedding Story of Keren Thoms and Aaron Schaer
Carri Fras | December 10, 2016Who knew that meeting in school and sharing courses and volunteer work for a year would end in a lifetime spent together? That is exactly how it happened for Keren and Aaron Schaer. The Victoria B.C. and Michigan natives met on a “Gap Year” program in Israel between high school and college.