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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...Alicia & Jeff Mensah
Kathy Jonas | June 10, 2015You’ve got to love your friends, especially when they bring two people together as husband and wife. Mutual friends in Chicago introduced Alicia Highsmith and Jeff Mensah. While love at first sight can be debated, this couple knew immediately that there was a spark between them that was special.
The Wedding Story of... Kyle & Samantha Hunsberger
WeddingDay | March 3, 2015When Kyle Hunsberger and Samantha "Sam" Lewis entered into the union of marriage, they did so with passion, friendship and a long line of love as their foundation. Forever marriages seem to run in their families. Both Sam and Kyle's parents, as well as all four sets of grandparents, have enjoyed long marriages-a total of 288 combined years to be exact.
The Wedding Story of... Julie & Tom Vanderheyden
WeddingDay | March 3, 2015Life for Tom and Julie VanderHeyden is hectic. Between his job as a gastroenterologist (a “stomach doctor”) and hers as an occupational therapist, they don’t get to spend a lot of time together.
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... Manisha Patel & Anuj Agarwala
Kathy Jonas | March 3, 2015Manisha Patel was completing her residency in emergency medicine at a Chicago hospital. Add to that, the little task of planning a large intricate four-day Indian wedding in Indianapolis. It might have been a little bit difficult at times, but she and her fiancé Anuj Aragwala (and their families) not only made it work, but made it something memorable, meaningful, and a lot of fun.
The Wedding Story of...Kelsey & Grant Russo
Amanda Norell | March 3, 2015Being a student-athlete can be challenging, but it can also have its perks. For Kelsey Pence and Grant Russo, an unexpected benefit of running cross-country and track at Denison University was finding each other.
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... Gregory & Ebony Baker
WeddingDay | March 3, 2015When Ebony Johnson and Gregory Baker met at a planning session for a high school step competition in 2003, there was no particular attraction. They took care of the business at hand and went separate ways. They ran into each other from time to time at step events but there was still no chemistry.