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2017年3月21日（火）
North Wedding at BlueBridge
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When Tommy Mick, an electrical engineer, rented an apartment in Canton, Michigan, near his work, little did he know that the deal came with his future wife. Jennifer Drechnowicz was the property manager at the complex—and in charge of events, which made it easy for the pair to get to know each other. Then came a date to a Tiger’s game and well, it wasn’t too long before a trip to the Silver Lake Dunes found Tommy down on one knee proposing.
Jennifer, who’d fallen in love with Traverse City while attending the Great Lakes Culinary Institute at Northwestern Michigan College, knew she wanted to be married Up North at a rustic-themed event. While searching venues online Jennifer came across BlueBridge, and she and her mother made an appointment to drive north and check it out. “It sounds corny,” Jennifer says, “But as we were driving there a huge rainbow spread across the sky. My mom said, ‘Maybe it’s a sign.’”
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As it turned out it was. BlueBridge was set up for a wedding that day and Jennifer fell in love with the woodsy venue. The centerpieces for that day’s wedding were even sunflowers, the flowers that Jennifer had dreamed of having at her wedding. Add to all of that ambiance, the fact that the ballroom and chapel are both onsite, meaning that out-of-town guests wouldn’t have to navigate an unknown area. Jennifer and her mother were sold.
The weekend of the wedding, the bridal party and many of the guests stayed at the old timey mom ’n’ pop Ellis Lake Resort located 500 feet through the woods from BlueBridge—lodging that added to the event’s rustic Up North theme. The rehearsal dinner was at the hip and relaxed Blue Tractor Cookshop in nearby Traverse City.
After the picture-perfect wedding that included cocktails and appetizers after the ceremony, followed by fun, relaxed food like pulled pork sandwiches and white cheddar macaroni and cheese, the guests and bridal party toasted s’mores at BlueBridge’s campfire. “Everyone was over the moon about the food and the venue,” Jennifer says.
Stuffed (and sticky) with s’mores, the couple and their close friends and family went back to Ellis Lake Resort for a bonfire that lasted late into the night. The next day, many of the guests took the opportunity to explore boutiques, shops, restaurants and wineries in and around Traverse City. The exhausted but happy newlyweds, however, were content simply to curl up together in their little log cabin on the shore of sweet Ellis Lake.
Jennifer’s mother, Liz Drechnowicz, made the rustic cake—she has a cake business called Dailey Sweets. She also made cupcakes, apple pie and apple crisp for dessert.
The bride and her bridesmaids had their hair and makeup done at Traverse City’s Epiphany Salon.
Flowergirl Claire Kalahar and ringbearer Kaleb Ownes.
A fun way to collect Best Wishes.
The bridal party from left to right: Danielle Mick, Jessica Owens, Lauren Earl, Mirah Dailey, Hillary Kalahar, Jessica Lincoln, Brynn Cavanaugh, Krista Mick, Hannah Cavanaugh, Claire Kalahar, and Justine Marcantel.
With the chapel on site, the logistics are simple at BlueBridge.
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Jennifer, who’d fallen in love with Traverse City while attending the Great Lakes Culinary Institute at Northwestern Michigan College, knew she wanted to be married Up North at a rustic-themed event. While searching venues online Jennifer came across BlueBridge, and she and her mother made an appointment to drive north and check it out. “It sounds corny,” Jennifer says, “But as we were driving there a huge rainbow spread across the sky. My mom said, ‘Maybe it’s a sign.’”
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As it turned out it was. BlueBridge was set up for a wedding that day and Jennifer fell in love with the woodsy venue. The centerpieces for that day’s wedding were even sunflowers, the flowers that Jennifer had dreamed of having at her wedding. Add to all of that ambiance, the fact that the ballroom and chapel are both onsite, meaning that out-of-town guests wouldn’t have to navigate an unknown area. Jennifer and her mother were sold.
The weekend of the wedding, the bridal party and many of the guests stayed at the old timey mom ’n’ pop Ellis Lake Resort located 500 feet through the woods from BlueBridge—lodging that added to the event’s rustic Up North theme. The rehearsal dinner was at the hip and relaxed Blue Tractor Cookshop in nearby Traverse City.
After the picture-perfect wedding that included cocktails and appetizers after the ceremony, followed by fun, relaxed food like pulled pork sandwiches and white cheddar macaroni and cheese, the guests and bridal party toasted s’mores at BlueBridge’s campfire. “Everyone was over the moon about the food and the venue,” Jennifer says.
Stuffed (and sticky) with s’mores, the couple and their close friends and family went back to Ellis Lake Resort for a bonfire that lasted late into the night. The next day, many of the guests took the opportunity to explore boutiques, shops, restaurants and wineries in and around Traverse City. The exhausted but happy newlyweds, however, were content simply to curl up together in their little log cabin on the shore of sweet Ellis Lake.
Jennifer’s mother, Liz Drechnowicz, made the rustic cake—she has a cake business called Dailey Sweets. She also made cupcakes, apple pie and apple crisp for dessert.
The bride and her bridesmaids had their hair and makeup done at Traverse City’s Epiphany Salon.
Flowergirl Claire Kalahar and ringbearer Kaleb Ownes.
A fun way to collect Best Wishes.
The bridal party from left to right: Danielle Mick, Jessica Owens, Lauren Earl, Mirah Dailey, Hillary Kalahar, Jessica Lincoln, Brynn Cavanaugh, Krista Mick, Hannah Cavanaugh, Claire Kalahar, and Justine Marcantel.
With the chapel on site, the logistics are simple at BlueBridge.
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2017年3月16日（木）
Wedding News
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When 34-year-old Yvonne Gorman decided to tie the knot she had no idea how she would get her bridal party to the venue... so they caught the bus.
Yvonne and 13 guests, which included her dad, bridesmaids and several South African family members, jumped on the i4 trentbarton bus from Chaddesden to Derby's Council House chambers on the morning of her big day in December last year.
Now, Yvonne has become part of an advertising campaign with her face being used on the back of the bus she caught to her wedding. The unusual journey proved a perfect way to reach husband Jim Lease to say those all-important wedding vows.
The businesswoman, who owns Essential Print Services based in Pride Park, said she decided to take the bus when she was faced with finding a way of carting all of her guests to the venue from her home in Chaddesden.
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She said: "I just thought to myself, what vehicles are available to get all of these people from one place to another and knowing the bus can pick you up right outside your house and take you right to the council house, seemed like the right thing.
"I kept it a secret from everyone apart from my husband-to-be. He thought I was completely crazy.
"I just told my guests that we had to be outside my house for a certain time, and everybody kept asking whether it was a massive limousine or something picking us all up."
Yvonne said that while the bridal party was stood at the bus stop, drivers were stopping to chat and beeping their horns, which she says was a "thrilling" experience.
"The bus driver's face when we got on with a picture," she added.
"He must have thought 'what on earth is going on here'. And my dad trying to negotiate the bus fare was just hilarious.
"We sang songs on the way, people were giving me wedding advice and one elderly couple said that it was the best bus ride they had ever had."
Yvonne, who got married on December 10 last year, said after the wedding she contacted trentbarton after seeing people's faces on the back of the buses describing how they used the buses and why.
"The day happened and it was a fantastic day but when the wedding was over all you've got are the photographs and memories," Yvonne said.
"It all started dying down but now it has stirred it all back up again and people are talking about it. It makes me smile and every time I see the bus go past my house I have a look to see if it's me on there.
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Yvonne and 13 guests, which included her dad, bridesmaids and several South African family members, jumped on the i4 trentbarton bus from Chaddesden to Derby's Council House chambers on the morning of her big day in December last year.
Now, Yvonne has become part of an advertising campaign with her face being used on the back of the bus she caught to her wedding. The unusual journey proved a perfect way to reach husband Jim Lease to say those all-important wedding vows.
The businesswoman, who owns Essential Print Services based in Pride Park, said she decided to take the bus when she was faced with finding a way of carting all of her guests to the venue from her home in Chaddesden.
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She said: "I just thought to myself, what vehicles are available to get all of these people from one place to another and knowing the bus can pick you up right outside your house and take you right to the council house, seemed like the right thing.
"I kept it a secret from everyone apart from my husband-to-be. He thought I was completely crazy.
"I just told my guests that we had to be outside my house for a certain time, and everybody kept asking whether it was a massive limousine or something picking us all up."
Yvonne said that while the bridal party was stood at the bus stop, drivers were stopping to chat and beeping their horns, which she says was a "thrilling" experience.
"The bus driver's face when we got on with a picture," she added.
"He must have thought 'what on earth is going on here'. And my dad trying to negotiate the bus fare was just hilarious.
"We sang songs on the way, people were giving me wedding advice and one elderly couple said that it was the best bus ride they had ever had."
Yvonne, who got married on December 10 last year, said after the wedding she contacted trentbarton after seeing people's faces on the back of the buses describing how they used the buses and why.
"The day happened and it was a fantastic day but when the wedding was over all you've got are the photographs and memories," Yvonne said.
"It all started dying down but now it has stirred it all back up again and people are talking about it. It makes me smile and every time I see the bus go past my house I have a look to see if it's me on there.
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2017年3月13日（月）
Bridal show’s vow
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The 2017 Central Sussex Bridal Show featured a “marriage” of sorts: Greater Millsboro Chamber of Commerce and Cripple Creek Golf & Country Club.
The Millsboro chamber’s 22nd annual bridal show event played out Sunday at a new staging venue, featuring 22 vendors, door prize giveaways and a steady parade of “brides to be, bridesmaids” and other wedding party members in Candelight Bridal & Formal’s fashion show.
Sunday’s three-hour event at Cripple Creek marked the move from the bridal show’s longtime venue, the Millsboro Town Center.
“This is smaller, and it just gives a cozier feel,” said Greater Millsboro Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Amy Simmons. “Overall, I think this has been a really good change. We don’t know what the plans are for next year yet, but this has definitely been an enjoyable experience working with Cripple Creek.”
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Vendors spanned the wedding planning gamut: dresses, tuxedos, gifts, cakes, catering/food, entertainment, photography, travel and more.
“A one-stop shop for bridal needs,” said Ms. Simmons.
Music and emcee duties were undertaken by Brian K. Hall, one of the entertainment vendors. Sky Brady was also on hand with options for wedding bookings.
Among the vendors: Fortier Photography of Georgetown. Owner Sue Fortier got her start as a shutterbug at an early age.
“I just loved taking pictures. I wanted a camera as a little kid. And it kind of evolved. I bought all this film equipment and then it went to digital,” chuckled Ms. Fortier.
She started professionally in a studio in New Jersey, doing mostly portraits and communion pictures.
“Then it branched off into weddings. I also do real estate photography but most of my business is weddings. Weddings are my bread and butter,” said Ms. Fortier.
With a new twist, the fashion show was again staged by Candelight Bridal and Formal, owned by Julia Cornell-Ferris of Millsboro. Models of all ages strolled about throughout the event.
“With Julia doing a continuous show with the girls coming out with different things, I think that just added a very special touch that we did not have before,” said Ms. Simmons.
Cake-maker Dee Daisey of Millsboro-based Cakes by Dee sliced up one of her chocolate cake specialties for free sampling.
Ms. Daisey’s top cake seller in today’s world: tropical; pineapple, cherries and coconut. Her No. 2 is chocolate.
“I use nothing but buttercream,” she said. “And it’s all my recipes.”
Chardon Jewelers, owned by Donna and Charlie Koskey, was the bridal show sponsor. “We can’t go without them being our sponsor,” said Ms. Simmons. “Donna and Charlie are great people to work with.”
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The Millsboro chamber’s 22nd annual bridal show event played out Sunday at a new staging venue, featuring 22 vendors, door prize giveaways and a steady parade of “brides to be, bridesmaids” and other wedding party members in Candelight Bridal & Formal’s fashion show.
Sunday’s three-hour event at Cripple Creek marked the move from the bridal show’s longtime venue, the Millsboro Town Center.
“This is smaller, and it just gives a cozier feel,” said Greater Millsboro Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Amy Simmons. “Overall, I think this has been a really good change. We don’t know what the plans are for next year yet, but this has definitely been an enjoyable experience working with Cripple Creek.”
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Vendors spanned the wedding planning gamut: dresses, tuxedos, gifts, cakes, catering/food, entertainment, photography, travel and more.
“A one-stop shop for bridal needs,” said Ms. Simmons.
Music and emcee duties were undertaken by Brian K. Hall, one of the entertainment vendors. Sky Brady was also on hand with options for wedding bookings.
Among the vendors: Fortier Photography of Georgetown. Owner Sue Fortier got her start as a shutterbug at an early age.
“I just loved taking pictures. I wanted a camera as a little kid. And it kind of evolved. I bought all this film equipment and then it went to digital,” chuckled Ms. Fortier.
She started professionally in a studio in New Jersey, doing mostly portraits and communion pictures.
“Then it branched off into weddings. I also do real estate photography but most of my business is weddings. Weddings are my bread and butter,” said Ms. Fortier.
With a new twist, the fashion show was again staged by Candelight Bridal and Formal, owned by Julia Cornell-Ferris of Millsboro. Models of all ages strolled about throughout the event.
“With Julia doing a continuous show with the girls coming out with different things, I think that just added a very special touch that we did not have before,” said Ms. Simmons.
Cake-maker Dee Daisey of Millsboro-based Cakes by Dee sliced up one of her chocolate cake specialties for free sampling.
Ms. Daisey’s top cake seller in today’s world: tropical; pineapple, cherries and coconut. Her No. 2 is chocolate.
“I use nothing but buttercream,” she said. “And it’s all my recipes.”
Chardon Jewelers, owned by Donna and Charlie Koskey, was the bridal show sponsor. “We can’t go without them being our sponsor,” said Ms. Simmons. “Donna and Charlie are great people to work with.”
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2017年3月6日（月）
Natalia Vodianova
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Natalia Vodianova has put LVMH prize semifinalist, designer Dilara Findikoglu, in the spotlight. The supermodel wore a bold red dress by the young Turkish talent to her 35th birthday party last night in Paris. According to Vodianova’s Instagram, she had discovered Findikoglu’s look at the LVMH prize celebration for the 21 semifinalists the day before her birthday celebration. At the last minute, she chose to wear the piece over a slinky, red Alexandre Vauthier dress.
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The dress was from Findikoglu’s Central Saint Martins’s 2015 graduate collection. “It represented Eve’s Garden of Eden,” wrote the designer via email. According to Findikoglu, the dress took nearly three weeks to make and includes materials such as pony skin and crocodile-embossed patent leather. As for the embellishments cascading down the front of the coat, those are real flowers—orchids, roses, and leucospermum—that have been chemically preserved. Findikoglu is known for her subversive views on feminism and religion, and made some provocative additions to the dress: casts of nipples and a vagina made out of epoxy resin were among the flowers that decorated the look.
This isn’t the first time a celebrity has worn a piece from Findikoglu’s collections. Others include Grimes, FKA twigs, and model Adwoa Aboah. And given that Vodianova shared her adoration for the up-and-coming designer to her 1.3 million followers on Instagram, it surely won’t be the last.
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The dress was from Findikoglu’s Central Saint Martins’s 2015 graduate collection. “It represented Eve’s Garden of Eden,” wrote the designer via email. According to Findikoglu, the dress took nearly three weeks to make and includes materials such as pony skin and crocodile-embossed patent leather. As for the embellishments cascading down the front of the coat, those are real flowers—orchids, roses, and leucospermum—that have been chemically preserved. Findikoglu is known for her subversive views on feminism and religion, and made some provocative additions to the dress: casts of nipples and a vagina made out of epoxy resin were among the flowers that decorated the look.
This isn’t the first time a celebrity has worn a piece from Findikoglu’s collections. Others include Grimes, FKA twigs, and model Adwoa Aboah. And given that Vodianova shared her adoration for the up-and-coming designer to her 1.3 million followers on Instagram, it surely won’t be the last.
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2017年3月1日（水）
Wedding Photos
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A bride has finally been reunited with her wedding photos – SIX YEARS after they were taken by a photographer who vanished following her big day.
Charlotte Oliver, 32, paid £2,500 for an award-winning snapper to take pictures of her tying the knot to husband David in 2011.
But despite coming highly recommended, Royce Yeacoob “vanished off the face of the earth” with the snaps days after they wed.
Now, six years – and two children later – she has finally received her wedding pictures after an emotional Facebook post went viral.
Charlotte said: “Social media was the last resort for us, but we had tried everything.
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“This man just vanished off the face of the earth. It was like he’d managed to delete all trace of him.
“All I wanted was the pictures of my wedding day, it’s something special which you can’t recreate.
“I can’t thank people enough for the support they gave us, sharing my post.
“I never dreamed after six years we’d be seeing our pictures, it feels like he finally found his heart.”
Charlotte and David, a bricklayer, saved for years to raise the cash to have their big day photographed.
They picked Royce because he was a prestigious Kodak award winner and forked out £2,500 to hire him for the day, and have their choice of 60 pictures made into a wedding album.
But shortly after tying the knot on August 20, 2011, former soldier Royce disappeared with no word as to their wedding pictures.
They had suspicions he had moved to Germany but were unable to track down any contact details for him.
Instead, the couple were left with poor quality snaps by family and friends – one of which featured Royce taking a treasured snap.
Charlotte, an administrator, said: “His website disappeared, his contact numbers didn’t work and he was no longer at his home address.
“We felt like we had totally been taken for a ride, but it wasn’t like we hadn’t done our homework.
“We researched this guy and he had won awards and came highly recommended.
“I didn’t want to stop at anything to get my pictures back. We had to work hard to earn the money to pay for them and the rings.
“They were the two most important to us because alongside the memories, they’re the two things you have to remember your wedding day by for the rest of your lives.
“Over the years I’ve tried every means I could think of this trace him, to no avail.”
As a last resort, Charlotte posted a picture of Royce with an emotional appeal, which read: “DO YOU KNOW THIS MAN?????
“Royce is a professional photographer who my husband and I hired to take photos of our special day in August 2011.
“Royce was recommended to us by a friend and after seeing his work, we were sold.
“Our wedding day passed without a glitch however after our wedding we understand Royce has since moved to Germany without leaving any forwarding details.
“We’re not well off but both worked extremely hard and saved for a number of years to give us the best day possible.
“After paying £2500 for our album, we have been trying to contact Royce for a number of years to get the photos we have paid for, but without reply, and we have all but given up hope.
“We are absolutely devastated as it was such an amazing day and we are absolutely heartbroken at the thought we will never get our photos which captured the moment.
“Please please please can you share this and help us find Royce so we can have more than just the memories of our special day to share with our children as they get older.
“Thank you.”
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Charlotte Oliver, 32, paid £2,500 for an award-winning snapper to take pictures of her tying the knot to husband David in 2011.
But despite coming highly recommended, Royce Yeacoob “vanished off the face of the earth” with the snaps days after they wed.
Now, six years – and two children later – she has finally received her wedding pictures after an emotional Facebook post went viral.
Charlotte said: “Social media was the last resort for us, but we had tried everything.
Read more: short wedding dresses
“This man just vanished off the face of the earth. It was like he’d managed to delete all trace of him.
“All I wanted was the pictures of my wedding day, it’s something special which you can’t recreate.
“I can’t thank people enough for the support they gave us, sharing my post.
“I never dreamed after six years we’d be seeing our pictures, it feels like he finally found his heart.”
Charlotte and David, a bricklayer, saved for years to raise the cash to have their big day photographed.
They picked Royce because he was a prestigious Kodak award winner and forked out £2,500 to hire him for the day, and have their choice of 60 pictures made into a wedding album.
But shortly after tying the knot on August 20, 2011, former soldier Royce disappeared with no word as to their wedding pictures.
They had suspicions he had moved to Germany but were unable to track down any contact details for him.
Instead, the couple were left with poor quality snaps by family and friends – one of which featured Royce taking a treasured snap.
Charlotte, an administrator, said: “His website disappeared, his contact numbers didn’t work and he was no longer at his home address.
“We felt like we had totally been taken for a ride, but it wasn’t like we hadn’t done our homework.
“We researched this guy and he had won awards and came highly recommended.
“I didn’t want to stop at anything to get my pictures back. We had to work hard to earn the money to pay for them and the rings.
“They were the two most important to us because alongside the memories, they’re the two things you have to remember your wedding day by for the rest of your lives.
“Over the years I’ve tried every means I could think of this trace him, to no avail.”
As a last resort, Charlotte posted a picture of Royce with an emotional appeal, which read: “DO YOU KNOW THIS MAN?????
“Royce is a professional photographer who my husband and I hired to take photos of our special day in August 2011.
“Royce was recommended to us by a friend and after seeing his work, we were sold.
“Our wedding day passed without a glitch however after our wedding we understand Royce has since moved to Germany without leaving any forwarding details.
“We’re not well off but both worked extremely hard and saved for a number of years to give us the best day possible.
“After paying £2500 for our album, we have been trying to contact Royce for a number of years to get the photos we have paid for, but without reply, and we have all but given up hope.
“We are absolutely devastated as it was such an amazing day and we are absolutely heartbroken at the thought we will never get our photos which captured the moment.
“Please please please can you share this and help us find Royce so we can have more than just the memories of our special day to share with our children as they get older.
“Thank you.”
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