Planning & Parties Blog
The Wedding Story of... Geoff & Shelly Ringer
WeddingDay | March 3, 2015When Shelly Rosenfeld and Geoff Ringer married this past May in BR Cohn's vineyard in Sonoma Valley, California, they didn't just make their own dream come true, they provided a dream weekend for nearly 100 family and friends.
The Wedding Story of... Joey & Jules Ewing
WeddingDay | March 3, 2015According to South Korean tradition, marriages are family-arranged or established with the help of a match-making service. Over recent decades, however, families more readily accept their children falling in love with whomever they choose.
The Wedding Story of... Deborah Hearst & Whitney Derendinger
WeddingDay | March 3, 2015Deborah Hearst was taking improv classes at IO (Improv Olypmpics) in Chicago when the opportunity arose to attend a birthday party for Whitney Derendinger, another fellow actor. Hearing of the invite, Deb excitedly turned to her friend, Libby, saying, “That’s the guy that every time I see I like. Let’s go and see what happens.”
The Wedding Story of... Emily & Mel Blohm
Amy Conroy | March 3, 2015After bumping into each other on campus a few times, Grand Valley State University alumni Emily VanDam and Mel Blohm finally had a friendly lunch just days before their 2005 school year was coming to an end. “We talked for a while and really hit it off,” Emily says. “Unfortunately, we parted ways as Mel studied abroad for the summer.”
The Wedding Story of... Jessica & Anthony Severino
Kathy Jonas | March 3, 2015Jessica and Anthony Severino took dance lessons from a friend who is a professional Latin dancer in Chicago so that their “first dance” would be memorable. But when it came time for the dance at their reception, Jessica said she couldn’t remember any of the steps she had spent so much time learning.
The Wedding Story of...Christa & Ben Hulin
Kathy Jonas | March 3, 2015A strong faith. Those three words are thrown around so much so they’ve almost become meaningless. But sometimes when two people fall in love, you can’t help but know that something bigger brought them together.
The Wedding Story of... Andrew & Stephanie Harman
WeddingDay | March 3, 2015Stephanie and Andrew, next-door neighbors, both attended Elkhart Memorial High School where the two became good friends. They parted when Andrew took on studies at Purdue while Stephanie headed off to Indiana University. No longer the "boy next door," yet remaining close, Andrew shared rides home with Stephanie from their respective campuses for holidays and summer vacations.
The Wedding Story of... Mark & Amanda Pappas Uhl
WeddingDay | March 3, 2015Amanda Pappas was interviewing at an Italian restaurant in Fort Wayne when Mark Uhl, a waiter, couldn't help but notice or resist introducing himself to the young lady in waiting. Once she was hired, the two became closer and closer until they officially began dating in March 2008.
The Wedding Story of... Anna & Michael Royal
WeddingDay | March 3, 2015Convinced they were a perfect match for each other, it took a mutual friend of Anna Tippmann and Michael Royal five months to finally bring the two together at Rack & Helen’s, a popular downtown New Haven bar and grill.
The Wedding Story of.. Katrina & Christopher Berg
Amy Conroy | March 3, 2015Before their walk down the aisle as husband and wife in 2011, Katrina Schumm and Christopher Berg walked down the aisle in 2009, as the maid of honor and best man at their friends’ wedding. “When we first met, we immediately clicked and have been head over heels ever since,” Katrina says.