photos by Michael Bennett Kress
When Andrew Fremming wed Tarina Szemzo on a mountaintop in a Hungarian village, the couple incorporated elements from her culture, including fruit brandy, a folk band and even a horse The couple: Tarina Szemzo, 32, and Andrew Fremming, 33, both grew up in Takoma Park. Tarina graduated from Montgomery Blair High School and works in marketing for Michael Bennett Kress Photography. Andrew graduated from the Barrie School and owns The Suite Barbershop in Silver Spring. They live in Takoma Park. The wedding: Aug. 22, 2015, in Budajeno, Hungary How they met: Tarina and Andrew attended the same elementary school, but Andrew was a grade ahead. Though they went to separate high schools,
they knew of each other and had many friends in common. But it wasn’t until 2010, during a mutual friend’s wedding weekend, that the pair got to talking and felt a strong connection. First date: Andrew picked Tarina up on his motorcycle and they ate at Lauriol Plaza in D.C. “I had never ridden on a motorcycle before and it was the best feeling,” Tarina says. The proposal: Tarina’s relatives all live in Hungary, except for her parents, who split their time between the U.S. and Hungary. She travels there frequently, and Andrew had come BethesdaMagazine.com | january/february 2016 183
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