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Carrie & Joe Ryan

The Wedding Story of... Carrie & Joe Ryan

WeddingDay |  March 3, 2015

In high school both Carrie Balzer and Joe Ryan spent as much time with friends as possible, and as fate would have it, their social circles overlapped. It happened that an upcoming homecoming dance gave Joe the opportunity to ask Carrie to escort him, and the two got to know each other on a more personal level.

Margaret & Travis Kraick

The Wedding Story of... Margaret & Travis Kraick

WeddingDay |  March 3, 2015

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?’

Julie & Tom Vanderheyden

The Wedding Story of... Julie & Tom Vanderheyden

WeddingDay |  March 3, 2015

Life 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.

Sarah & David Otero

The Wedding Story of... Sarah & David Otero

WeddingDay |  March 3, 2015

What do you get when you mix a really windy day at the beach with faux pink flamingos, about 125 people and Chuck Taylor shoes? For Sarah and David Otero, that blustery day was their wedding day.

The Wedding Story of... Suzie & Nick Lukachek

WeddingDay |  March 3, 2015

Over 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. 

Deborah Hearst & Whitney Derendinger

The Wedding Story of... Deborah Hearst & Whitney Derendinger

WeddingDay |  March 3, 2015

Deborah 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... Anna & Michael Royal

WeddingDay |  March 3, 2015

Convinced 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 Harrington

WeddingDay |  March 3, 2015

“Ever since the 2nd grade, I knew I would marry a blonde haired, blue-eyed boy,” explains Katrina Corcoran. Her elementary premonition came true her freshmen year at the University of Notre Dame when she met Chris Harrington, a rugby-playing senior.

The Wedding Story of... Brandy & Jordan Stackhouse

WeddingDay |  March 3, 2015

While out with friends, Brandy Shuherk and Jordan Stackhouse found themselves at the same bar in Corunna, Indiana. “We kept running into each other,” Brandy recalls. “Each time, we would talk a little longer than the last.”

The Wedding Story of...Emily & Niel Kluszczynski

WeddingDay |  March 3, 2015

Emily Laraine Taddeo was just 17 years old when she first laid eyes on Niel Thomas Kluszczynski Jr.  Emily was working at her father’s Popeye’s Chicken restaurant, and Niel, working for Coca Cola at the time, was taking a lunch break with his buddies. Both were immediately taken with each other’s good looks and personalities, and Niel decided he needed an excuse to see her more often