Amy and Steve Murawski Wed on April 24, 2015, at Via Vecchia Winery.
What was your biggest surprise while planning? Amy: I think I was surprised by the number of little things that needed to be done the week of the wedding. Here I thought it would be a fun, relaxing week, when it was definitely the opposite. Any dress-shopping advice? A: I took the advice of some friends, and from watching Say Yes to the Dress, and took a very small group with me, including my mom, my best friend and my sister via FaceTime. I also don’t think you should pressure yourself to buy one that same day [as your appointments]. I went home to think about it and ended up going back three days later to buy the one I couldn’t get out of my head. Any advice on menswear? Steve: Buy, don’t rent, your suits.
Kelsey Hall and Ali Shirvani-Aman
Personalized vows: yay or nay? A: Nay, at least for us. We personalized other parts of the wedding, including the greeting and readings throughout. S: The day is stressful enough.
PHOTOS: LEFT, KIMBERLY POTTERF PHOTOGRAPHY; RIGHT, HILLARY FERGUSON PHOTOGRAPHY
Wed on April 23, 2016, at the Golf Club of Dublin. In hindsight, is there anything you would have done differently? Kelsey: The only regret that we have when looking back on our wedding is that we would have liked to have enjoyed the food that we spent so much of our time planning. All our guests commented on how much they loved the food we picked, so it was sort of a letdown that we weren’t able to have the same experiences. What was your biggest surprise while planning? K: How much everything ended up costing, especially the little details. We hadn’t really set a portion of our budget toward the minor aspects of the wedding, such as wedding party gifts, favors, accessories, etc. Our advice to future couples planning their wedding is to set aside a good portion of the wedding budget for miscellaneous items that don’t fall into the pre-set, major categories.
Did you have any wedding-day snafus? K: During the ceremony, we planned to have a candle-lighting ceremony that didn’t turn out as planned. Our ceremony was outside and it was windy that day, so the candles wouldn’t light. We stayed calm and pretended that everything was alright and that the candles were actually lit. To us it was the meaning that mattered the most, not that everything needed to go on as planned. Personalized vows: yay or nay? K: Yes, we definitely encourage couples to write their own vows. Writing your own vows is another way to personalize your wedding and to express your emotions toward one another. We wrote our vows together, which is a little unusual, but it worked for us as a couple. They were a mixture of romance and humor. All of our guests loved them, and they set the tone for the rest of the evening. WINTER/SPRING 2016-17 COLUMBUS WEDDINGS
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