A Love Story - Sarah & Andrew

Sarah and Andrew are planning a Halloween-theme wedding

(courtesy photo)

Sarah writes:

Andrew and I actually went to the same high school and parked are cars in the same neighborhood next to the school but never had any classes together or even met one another. The even funnier thing is his best friend from then to current was a friend of mine since middle school, we both graduated high school in 2000, we still did not meet until 2006. Andrew made a big impression on me at our mutual friend's birthday party. We had met one time previous to this but I was in a relationship with someone else at the time. After the relationship ended with the guy I was dating, I decided to contact Andrew and asked him if he would like to go out to dinner with me and our mutual friend and that's where things all began and here we are today.

We both are very excited about our non traditional wedding that is planned for October 29th, 2011. We are planning a Halloween theme. This idea actually came to us at a friend's wedding. We had attended several weddings previously and thought they were all very nice, but thought it we be very cool to do something completely different from anything we had attended. We both love Halloween, especially myself. The plan is to have the guests attend in costume or appropriate evening wedding attire of their choice. We hope most will attend in costume. As for now the costume plan is for the wedding party and bride and groom, is zombies. but not dirty and ratty clothed. We will be dressed in clothing from the 1880's to 1890 (this was the bustle period in ladies clothing). I love making costumes for Halloween and I am actually making my own original wedding dress out of original period clothing patterns.

A Love Story - Amanda & Rahul

Rahul and Amanda, Fall 2010 (courtesy photo)



More than meets the eye . . . .

Back in September 2007, Alice, our mutual friend and soon to be my maid-of-honor, brought me to one of Rahul’s infamous parties. I instantly liked Rahul and found him charming, handsome and successful. However, I concluded that he would be a consummate bachelor, so we remained friendly acquaintances.  Years and relationships later, we rediscovered one another when our paths crossed again. We started spending more time together as friends, sharing in our common love for things like sci-fi and action movies, Transformers, roller coasters and weekend adventures. I slowly realized that I admired the way his intelligence and humor complemented his fun spirit and surprising depth. So I took a bold chance on the hope that he could feel the same way about me . . . and that he may not be the quintessential bachelor I initially assumed he was. 

Thank God I took that chance! Our friendship transitioned to romance in the spring of 2009 and has blossomed quickly since then. I moved in with him in May, and he surprised me with a proposal this past September. We’re planning a Hindu ceremony and reception at Hollin Hall on Saturday, June 18. Hollin Hall was the first wedding venue we visited, and ultimately, the one we knew was right for us . . . as it is also more than meets the eye!