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Brienn Lariviere and Craig Wolfson August 2011 Farmington, Conn. How they got engaged After dating for a little more than three years, Craig proposed in late October 2010 at Lyman Orchards in Middlefield, Conn. “We were apple picking in the fields when Craig dropped to one knee and asked me to marry him,” said Brienn. “I was so surprised, I could barely utter the word “YES!!!” Neither one of them could contain their excitement.They stopped picking apples and starting calling everyone they knew to share the big news. But the fun didn’t end there— Craig had more in store for Brienn. The couple went straight to the Simsbury Inn, a quaint historic inn nearby. When they arrived, a bottle of champagne, chocolate covered strawberries and a dozen roses were there waiting for them. Brienn was brought to tears when she read the accompanying card, which said: “To my bride-to-be and the love of my life. Love always, Craig.” The day concluded with a romantic dinner to celebrate their future together.
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Wedding planning It was very easy for Craig and Brienn to select August 20, 2011, as their wedding date, particularly because they both agreed to a summer wedding. “When we fell in love with our venue, there were only a handful of summer dates to choose from,” said Craig. “We picked August 20 because it was only a few days away from the anniversary of when we started dating. This way we could celebrate our anniversaries at the same time each year.” While this only allowed them approximately 10 months to plan their wedding, this couple had everything under control. “Brienn had been planning in her head for years so we had a head start,” joked Craig. “We already knew much of what we wanted, so we were able to get a lot of the planning done within the first couple months of being engaged,” said Brienn. Craig and Brienn wanted to ensure their wedding was a reflection of each of them equally and not focus solely on the bride, so
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they planned their wedding together. “We have similar tastes, so this was very easy,” said Brienn. “Craig’s favorite part of the wedding planning was the cake tasting. We picked his favorite, yellow cake with fresh strawberries and cream filling with butter cream frosting.” Overall, the couple enjoyed making their wedding preparations.“We really tried to have fun with it and not get too worked up over anything,” said Brienn. “Your wedding is supposed to be exciting, not stressful.”
Details While Craig and Brienn didn’t establish a specific theme, they did focus on having a wedding that was classic and timeless.“We wanted to be able to look back at our photos years from now and think it was a beautiful wedding,” Craig said. It was love at first sight when they came uponThe Country Club of Farmington.A classic New England country club founded in the 1800s, it had both the look and feel they were