Planning & Parties Blog
The Wedding Story of... Danielle & George Giltner
Amy Conroy | March 3, 2015The friendship between Danielle Roessing and George Giltner began when the two met at Purdue University in 2003. “My sorority was across the street from his fraternity, so, naturally, the girls from my house and guys from his hung out often,” Danielle says. Over the years, the charming twosome developed a close friendship that eventually led to true love.
The Wedding Story of... Kristen & James Sawdon
Amy Conroy | March 3, 2015Three months after moving to Chicago, in June of 2010, Kristen Brickley met James Sawdon, and the two immediately hit it off. “After our first date, I remember going home and telling my roommate all about it and smiling from ear to ear! I had a feeling from the first moment we met that he was someone special.” Turns out, the feeling was mutual and the two have been together ever since.
The Wedding Story of...Katie & Tony Galbreath
Kathy Jonas | March 3, 2015When sophomore biology class is the first memory of your husband, you know there’s some pretty serious history involved.
The Wedding Story of... Shelby & Chad Cysewski
Amy Conroy | March 3, 2015After meeting through a mutual friend in Chicago in 2007, Shelby Conroy and Chad Cysewski were immediately drawn to each other. Six years later, Chad proposed at the same restaurant where they had their first date. After a surprise celebration following dinner ?with their families, the planning of a big city, romantic and elegant-themed wedding began.
The Wedding Story of... Michael & Andrea Kinder
WeddingDay | March 3, 2015For aerospace engineers, Andrea Doyle and Michael Kinder, it is safe to say they know a thing or two about taking flight. But neither realized their acceptances into the aerospace engineering undergraduate programs at the University of Notre Dame would be their ticket to board a flight of love.
The Wedding Story of... Christopher & Rebekah Singh
WeddingDay | March 3, 2015During their first year at the University of Cincinnati College of Law, Rebekah VanDrake and Christopher Singh quickly became more than friends. Rebekah recalls, "Chris was very calm, easy to get along with, and we had a lot in common."
The Wedding Story of... Suzie & Nick Lukachek
WeddingDay | March 3, 2015Over the course of a few months, it seemed as though Suzie Lukachek had seen the same bald headed guy with dimples and a cheesy grin everywhere in their hometown of Toledo, OH. So she shouldn’t have been too surprised when she spotted him yet again on a Wednesday night out with her girlfriends.
The Wedding Story of... Beth & Nick George
Amy Conroy | March 3, 2015After three weeks of exchanging emails on Chemistry.com, Beth and Nick decided to take their relationship to the next level and meet face-to-face in November 2008. Needless to say, the couple had instant chemistry and began dating.
The Wedding Story of... Nicole & Grant Cook
WeddingDay | March 3, 2015Describing something as “timeless” can mean many things. It can mean that something reflects the aesthetics of a bygone era positively ingrained into our cultural consciousness. Or it can be something that stands the test of time. Regardless of the definition, very few weddings are truly “timeless”.
The Wedding Story of...Chelsea & Peter Lamberta
Kathy Jonas | March 3, 2015It only took a few snaps of the camera to change the lives of Peter Lamberta and Chelsea Udell. Doing an article for an online tourist website, Peter asked to take a photo of Chelsea at the Lake Michigan Shore Wine Festival in June of 2010. The pair hit it off immediately, and a quick photo-op became an invitation to dinner and the start of a new relationship.