Planning & Parties Blog
The Wedding Story of...Lauren & Tom Kohr
Kathy Jonas | June 10, 2015Lauren Burke and Thomas Kohr met at Yale University after a freshman picnic for athletes. He was on the crew team and she was on the volleyball team. They both moved to New York City after graduation and sports brought them together once again playing coed volleyball in the NY Urban Professional Volleyball league.
The Wedding Story of...Leah & Steve Engelstad
Kathy Jonas | June 10, 2015Leah Overmyer and Steve Engelstad met at the end of the summer of 2011 at Brothers Bar and Grill in Broad Ripple. Their first date took place four days later. Leah and Steve had looked at a ring while in Seattle and she was suspicious he had bought it for her. But he told her he was not able to get that one and they had to look at some different options. She was fine with that because marrying him meant more than a particular ring. “He then turned and pulled out the ring we saw in Seattle,” Leah says.
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... Heather & Kevin Gaalaas
Amy Conroy | March 3, 2015The relationship between Heather Higgins and Kevin Gaalaas began when they were only six years old. Having recently moved to Bloomington, Indiana, Kevin and Heather became classmates in the first grade. “I like to think I knew Heather was ‘the one’ in the first grade – she was my first crush!” Kevin says.
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.
The Wedding Story of... Kelly & Daniel Mathenia
Amy Conroy | March 3, 2015When Kelly Hunt and Daniel Mathenia first met in 2008, they immediately realized how much they had in common. The two, who were living in Chicago, not only had mutual friends, but were also from the same hometown, St. Joseph, Michigan, and went to the same high school.
The Wedding Story of... Tammy & Brian Hartley
Amy Conroy | March 3, 2015A year and a half into their relationship, Brian popped the question. “Brian and I had dinner reservations and as we were walking to his car, he handed me an envelope and said, ‘Someone told me I was supposed to give this to you.’” When Tammy opened
The Wedding Story of... Margaret & Corey Bienert
Amy Conroy | March 3, 2015The friendship between Margaret Ingraham and Corey Bienert began at Judson University in Elgin, IL where they were attending college. “We bumped into each other at the library and quickly realized how much we had in common,” Margaret recalls. “After casually dating for a year and a half, I realized Corey was the real deal and I didn’t want to miss the opportunity to be with him!”
The Wedding Story of... Betsy & Tom Wallis
Amy Conroy | March 3, 2015Betsy Baird and Tom Wallis’ love story began in 2007 after the two connected on eHarmony.com. For the first two years, the couple made their relationship work by traveling back and forth to Muncie, where Betsy lived, and Indianapolis, where Tom resided, before Tom made the permanent move to Muncie.
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.