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The Wedding Story of... Meryn & Max Dahlquist

Literature 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

When 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

If 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

My 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

RJ 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

When 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. 

The Wedding Story of... Sable & Matt Shew

Sable and Matt fell in love with surgery as medical students at Indiana University School of Medicine. They became friends and an important part of each other’s support system – through hard rotations, difficult exams, and the trials of learning to be a doctor. During the four years of intense training, the two realized their love went far beyond post-op. 

The Wedding Story of... Meeghan & Brendan Hart

Ralph Waldo Emerson said that the “Earth laughs in flowers.” If that’s true, Meeghan Miller Hart and Brendan Hart started their relationship and marriage surrounded by lots of laughter. Meeghan and Brendan got engaged at the Central Park Conservatory Garden in New York City (where they live) and had their wedding reception at the Historic Oliver Gardens at The History Museum (formerly the Center for History) in South Bend.

The Wedding Story of... Kaitlin & Joe Duran

Kaitlin Riley and Joe Duran were both participating in the program Teach for America, which places recent college grads in under-resourced high schools for two years. Before the two could begin teaching in New York City in 2009, they had to pass teacher certification exams and took the exam in the library of a Chicago high school.
 

The Gold and the Beautiful: Northern Indiana 2015 Winter Cover Shoot

When Tracy Park of Park Place Design wanted to wrap the gorgeous Henderson Castle in a big gold bow, how could we resist? And when she threw in “caramel roses,” well, let’s just say it was not a hard decision.

There was no literal bow, but Tracy’s vision of gold and burgundy tones not only forecasted the new Pantone Color of the Year – Marsala – but made us want to cozy up next to the fireplace and enjoy an intimate and off-the-charts romantic wedding.