Planning & Parties Blog
The Wedding Story of... Carrie & Joe Ryan
WeddingDay | March 3, 2015In high school both Carrie Balzer and Joe Ryan spent as much time with friends as possible, and as fate would have it, their social circles overlapped. It happened that an upcoming homecoming dance gave Joe the opportunity to ask Carrie to escort him, and the two got to know each other on a more personal level.
The Wedding Story of... Sarah & Brian Nicholson
Amy Conroy | March 3, 2015While both attending the University of Notre Dame, Sarah TeBeest and Brian Nicholson potentially crossed paths everyday. For three years, the two hung out with similar friends, went to the same places, and took up boxing, a sport they are both passionate about. But it wasn’t until they were both living in Washington, D.C. that stars aligned and the two finally connected.
The Wedding Story of... Madhuri & Amardeep Grewal
Amy Conroy | March 3, 2015Madhuri (Madhu) Singh and Amardeep (Sonny) Grewal lived in the same place for seven years – but they had never met. As Madhu was starting her freshman year of college at the University of Michigan, Sonny was beginning his sophomore year, also at U-M.
The Wedding Story of... Lisa & Joe Kosek
Amanda Norell | March 3, 2015It can be pretty challenging trying to plan a wedding with 2,000 miles between you and your venue. It can be even more challenging trying to plan a wedding with 7,000 miles between you and your fiancé. This was the situation Lisa Velte and Joe Kosek found themselves in when planning their University of Notre Dame wedding. Joe, an officer in the United States Army, spent the majority of their engagement serving our country in Afghanistan, half a world away from Lisa in Seattle.
The Wedding Story of... Meryn & Max Dahlquist
Kathy Jonas | March 3, 2015Literature and poetry brought this couple together and their favorite poems became their vows. Meryn, an aspiring writer who majored in English and Creative Writing at Indiana University, met Max when he was visiting from the University of Southern Indiana, where he was majoring in English and Geology. When she first saw him, she was so overwhelmed by her feelings, she tried to quickly get out of the dorm room and got trapped between a table and a wall. Months later, they shook hands and proceeded to talk about literature and poetry for several hours, ignoring everyone else.
The Wedding Story of... Matt & Kelly Kalin
WeddingDay | March 3, 2015When two people grow up in the same town, go to the same school and their last names are Kalin and Klank, there's a pretty good chance they'll become acquainted. "In 8th grade homeroom, we sat alphabetically.
The Wedding Story of... Margaret & Travis Kraick
WeddingDay | March 3, 2015If you would have asked Margaret Kraick three years ago if she believed modern day love stories existed, the then 31-year-old would have laughed in your face and promptly told you no. Even when Travis, a co-worker she’d blatantly ‘checked out a time or two at work’ called to ask her out, her response was ‘Are you kidding me?’
The Wedding Story of... Jessie & Bryce Matteson
Jessie Matteson | March 3, 2015My husband Bryce & I met about a year and a half ago. I had moved to Colorado in September of 2009 and did not feel at peace at all about my decision to move there, so I ended up moving back a short time after and began working as an intern at a church in Mishawaka, IN. Little did I know, my future Mother-In-Law was the secretary at the church I was working at.
The Wedding Story of... Vesna & RJ French
Kathy Jonas | March 3, 2015RJ French saw Vesna Popovic walking down the street at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland when both were freshmen in 2005. It was love at first sight for him, but she appeared not to notice him. He made a habit of walking the busy route, hoping to get her attention. When they were finally introduced by friends, he seized the opportunity to ask her out. They began dating and continued all through college.
The Wedding Story of...Danielle & Andrew Fiega
Amanda Norell | March 3, 2015When Danielle Klotz and Andrew Fiega met through mutual friends in December of 2007, they both realized that the timing wasn’t right. Neither of them were looking for a serious relationship, so they went their separate ways. Little did they know they were fated from the start.