Putting a ring on it, as Beyonce would say, is the easy part; it’s putting on the celebration that tests a bride and groom’s creativity. Here, area couples show that
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‘happily ever’ after can be a creative, gorgeous, and even stress-free experience.
By Alia Orra 1
modern glass
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Emily and Nate Haupricht July 16, 2011
the story
“We both went to Northview High School,” Emily, a nurse anesthetist, says of her physician’s assistant beau. “We had an eight-year long-distance relationship, so if you can make it through that, you just kind of know.”
location
Toledo Museum of Art Glass Pavilion.
(1 & 2) “It’s so modern and
so clean and chic. I wanted to do something a little non-traditional from the beginning,” Emily says.
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dress and shoes
A sleek one-shoulder Amsale gown and vivid purple shoes by Me Too. (3)
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suit
Ticknor’s, ticknors.com.
Erika Rapp, at the time the TMA’s chef; now owner/chef of Registry Bistro, registrybistro.com.
event designer/coordinator
Elite Events, www.eliteeventstoledo.com
florist
Bartz Viviano, www.bartzviviano.com. “My bouquet was honestly, hands down, my favorite detail of my wedding,” Emily says. (4)
photographer
Mary Wyar Photography, marywyar.com
favors
Emily commissioned blown-glass purple bulbs from an artist in Seattle.
cake
Petit Fours Patisserie & Cafe at the Oliver House, www.oh-petitfours.com
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food
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