i D❤! ellie abrams & jeremy forman] by rebecca koenig | photos by suzy gorman
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Rabbi Joe Rosenbloom of Temple Emanuel nearly stole the show at the July 14 wedding of Ellie Abrams and Jeremy Forman. “He was most of my guests’ favorite part of the wedding!” Ellie says. “He was our rabbi growing up; a couple of my aunts were married by him, and my parents and my sister. That was really meaningful for us.” Four years after the Chicago couple met at a networking function, they paid a visit to Jeremy’s uncle, a Wisconsin goldsmith, who crafted an engagement ring with the stone Jeremy’s grandfather wore in a pinky ring. Jeremy proposed in the photo booth at one of their favorite burger joints. “We have a photo strip of the proposal,” Ellie says, and a photo booth at the reception commemorated the event. Ellie’s favorite flower, the blue hydrangea, inspired much of the day. “It’s so unpretentious, a beautiful flower without being overly gaudy,” Ellie says. “It was really important to us that the wedding felt much like us: energetic, approachable, laid-back.” The marriage took place at Westwood Country Club, where Ellie’s family has been members for generations. “We grew up going there for camp, swim team, dinners and parties,” she says. “It made sense for us to go back to my St. Louis roots for our wedding.” The Smash Band, whose lead singer is Ellie’s uncle, played during the reception, which featured cookies, candy and an ice cream sundae bar instead of a wedding cake. The couple is looking forward to going to Thailand and Cambodia in February for their honeymoon.
[ resources ] [ wedding party ] Gown | Ulla-Maija Couture Caterer | Westwood Country Club Florist | Ken Miesner Music | Silk Pajamas (ceremony), The Smash Band (reception)
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DECEMBER 19, 2012
Bride’s parents | Todd & Rena Abrams of Town & Country Groom’s parents | Jay & Alexa Forman of Glencoe, Ill. Maid of Honor | Anna Abrams Cohen Bridesmaids | Jessica Forman, Rachel Levy, Hannah Seidel, Kelsey Krzmarzick, Jenna Schlageter Groomsmen | Ben Bradford, David Fitzgerald, Matt Walker, Brad Bass, Sam Burt, Alex Marini