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Lorelei & Jack - A Picturesque Leelanau Wedding at Summer's End - 9/7/19

Chloe Leach September 26, 2019

When a lifelong relationship begins in an epic debate, you know there are great things to come.

One ordinary day, nearly at the end of her 6 month subscription to CatholicMatch.com and not planning to renew it, Lorelei scrolled through several profiles of prospects. None of these really interested her, until she came across one particularly detailed, elaborate profile. In his description, this man described his ideal woman. Someone who loves lazy Saturdays. Check. Someone who loves to watch Disney movies, and debate which one is best. Here, in parentheses, he had noted that the Lion King is obviously the best. Lorelei, being a Disney fan herself, already had a strong opinion as to what Disney movie was objectively the best - clearly, it was Tangled.. With mild amusement and low expectations, Lorelei penned a message to this presumptuous stranger. “You are wrong. The best Disney movie is Tangled”. Once the message had been sent, she finished reading his profile and logged off.

Several days passed before Lorelei logged on again. When she did, she was surprised to see a response to her message. The owner of the profile, Jack, had composed a complex response (complete with calculated rebuttals and bullet points), as to why she was decidedly wrong in her assertion. He seemed dedicated to educate her It was then and there that Lorelei was captivated. Many months later, Jack would tell her his side of the story.  The typical messages he received would begin by introducing themselves, followed by some standard invitation to further conversation. Lorelei’s message stood in stark contrast to these others. While Jack thought that she would just laugh off his detailed response, Lorelei rose to the challenge and sent back her own rebuttals in equal detail and earnest. She had got his attention. The topic remains an unsettled debate to this day, but it certainly served a great purpose in bringing them together! A month after this online exchange, the pair of them decided to meet up in New Hampshire over Christmas. After 3 days together, they both knew they had found “the one”. It was another two years later, on St Patrick’s day, that Jack proposed.

On September 7th, Lorelei got dressed in the same lace gown that her mother and grandmother wore on their own wedding days. After two years of long distance relationship with an ocean between them, Lorelei and Jack happily welcomed the beginning of a new life together, and the joining of their two families. …”and the two shall become one flesh; so then they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let not man separate. Mark 10:8-10

Venue: Holy Rosary church, Cedar, MI

Bride’s Gown: Family heirloom

Bouquets: Stachnik Floral

DJ: Mark Burk

Wedding Coordinator: Angie Grant

Wedding Cake by Zoey Bodus

Tags Leelanau Wedding, Northern Michigan wedding photography, Northern Michigan wedding, Lake Leelanau, Cedar Wedding, Catholic Wedding
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Amanda & Matt - Wedding on Old Mission Peninsula - October 14th

Chloe Leach October 25, 2017

It was a late summer's night in 2010 at the beer Olympics for Michigan Tech undergrads Amanda and Matt. The two had been friends since they met at a pizza parlor earlier that semester, and they were both drawn by the other's genuine and caring personalities - but they were about to see each other in a completely new light. Toward the end of the night, after countless voyages to the bottom of red solo cups, Amanda watched Matt dance like a man who hadn't a care in the world. That was the first moment she realized that she might actually spend forever with this guy.

The bond they forged that semester withstood four whole years of long-distance while they supported each other through losses and victories. This well-humored couple attributes their tenacious love to several factors: Their core beliefs, shared Irishness, their love of skiing, and their great affection for their beautiful, stupid cats. Not to mention the steadfast love and support of their large families behind them. To celebrate this beginning of a new chapter in their lives, Matt and Amanda returned to Amanda's childhood home of Traverse City, Michigan; Against the sweeping backdrop of Grand Traverse Bay and peninsulas bedecked with rolling vineyards, they celebrated the first day of their newest adventure together.

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Venue: Peninsula Room, Traverse City

Also Pictured: Bonobo Winery and Vineyard, St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Brys Estate Winery and Vineyard 

Floral: Hooper's Farm Garden

Bride's Gown: To Have and To Hold Bridal Shop

Groom/Groomsmen Suits: Joseph Abboud, Men’s Wearhouse

Bridesmaids Dresses: Brideside, Chicago

Live Music: Chris Smith and The Broom Closet Boys. 

Trolley: Blue Lakes by the Bay 

Cake: Kingsley Cakes

Tags traverse city photographer, Traverse City wedding photographer, Old Mission Peninsula Wedding, Peninsula Room Wedding, Catholic Wedding, Irish Wedding, October Wedding, Fall Wedding
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