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Jana and Jason’s celebration of love, life, and joy at Pomona

GloTaryn — Mon, 16 Jun 2014 14:00:22 +0000

All Photos by V Project Photography The Glö-Couple (tell us a fun fact about each of you): Jana, Real Estate Investment Analyst, (first thing I do on Sunday morning is check the Target Ad sales) & Jason, Higher Education Administrator (I love a Nutella and strawberry jam sandwich on Hawaiian bread) Time of Year & Location: October Pomona College: Bridges Auditorium Claremont, CA, USA Tell us how you got engaged: Jason got me to go to the campus of our college alma mater under the false pretense of seeing a play in the area. Little did I know he had planned for a group of students to stage a flash mob to Michael Jackson’s Thriller, and he proposed right afterwards. What’s the overall ‘feeling’ you’re aiming for with your celebration: We were going for a feeling of carefree, simple, elegance. We wanted our guest to be comfortable, happy, and engaged. We wanted our wedding to be lovely without being over the top. So we had a delicious menu, open bar, indoor & outdoor gathering spaces, and music on at all times. The venue choice was key to establishing a feeling of elegance. We chose a venue that didn’t need much decor […]

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Sara and Steve’s National Arts Centre wedding

GloTaryn — Tue, 18 Feb 2014 00:05:30 +0000

Photos by Melissa Welsh Photography The Glö-Couple (tell us a fun fact about each of you): Sara, TV Producer, lover of lists & Steve, PR, movie buff Celebration Date & Location: October 2012 National Arts Centre, Ottawa, Ontario Canada Tell us how you got engaged: After being together for over 10 years, Steve surprised me last Christmas with a totally perfect engagement ring. We were both happy as we were, but were ready to “finalize” things… and throw a big party! What was the overall ‘feeling’ you were aiming for with your celebration: Our goal was to host a party for our favourite people in the whole world, putting most of our resources towards what we thought matters the most to guests: food and booze. Most of our guests were from out of town, so it was important to have a downtown location to make it as easy as possible for them to enjoy and appreciate our beautiful city. We organized a Friday family dinner, a Friday bar night and a Sunday open house, so we could spend as much time with our guests as possible. We had our ceremony at the same location with minimal fuss, then moved on […]

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Jenny and Alan’s casual brewpub wedding

GloTaryn — Tue, 12 Nov 2013 21:49:24 +0000

Photos by Ethan Killian Photography The Glö-Couple (tell us a fun fact about each of you): Jenny, an epidemiologist (I like to put pepper on my pancakes) & Alan, a video game designer (He’s also an artist and he gets together with buddies every week for a “Draw Night.”) check out Alan’s virtual sketchbook Celebration Date & Location: Sept 30th Squatters Pubs and Beers Squatters Pubs and Beers Salt Lake City, UT, USA Tell us how you got engaged: Alan surprised me with a book that he’d designed, written and illustrated. It described our four years together and at the end was a paper ring. What’s the overall ‘feeling’ you were aiming for with your celebration: We had a casual, intimate and fun celebration with close family and friends. Above all else, it was important that we enjoyed ourselves without getting bogged down with details. We poked a little bit of fun at tradition while still highlighting the importance of our celebration. Any fun twists on tradition: I wore a pink dress. Our ceremony included a) a gushing PowerPoint presentation by the groom, b) an exchange of wooden rings, c) a magic wand and d) a participatory chant from the […]

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Becky and Andrew’s intimate, rustic wedding celebration

GloTaryn — Tue, 08 Oct 2013 22:23:21 +0000

Photos by Christy Tyler Photography The Glö-Couple (tell us a fun fact about each of you): Becky, a teacher (and occasional bellydancer) & Andrew, a scientist (and video game enthusiast) Celebration Date & Location: October 2012 Madison, WI, USA at Badger Farms Tell us how you got engaged: We were at a Christmas tree farm looking for our first tree, and Andrew pulled out the ring in the field and asked me to marry him. At that moment it started gently snowing all around us. What’s the overall ‘feeling’ you’re aiming for with your celebration: The first thing we did was decide what we didn’t want. That saved a lot of stress and money, and helped us realize that we valued a relaxed and casual location/vibe, good food, and fun things to keep people entertained. We didn’t waste time on all the extra paper goods and trappings that you’re expected to have (menus, place cards, aisle runner, attendants, etc.) because it didn’t directly contribute to fun. Instead, we focused on lawn games, good music, and letting people relax and hang out. We didn’t want to micromanage everyone’s time with a heavily structured wedding. Are you adding any fun twists on tradition: […]

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Heather and John’s backyard celebration with tons of kids, smores and a booze canoe

GloTaryn — Wed, 25 Sep 2013 21:04:40 +0000

The Glö-Couple (tell us a fun fact about each of you): Heather, a student & John, a non-profit executive Celebration Date & Location: Ceremony: location (linked if possible) Medford, NJ USA Tell us how you got engaged: We decided to get married over a weekend camping and canoe trip where we realized we could row a boat together through punishing heat and muscle aches and then a two week long Facebook chat while John was far away adventuring. We bought engagement kayaks instead of rings. What’s the overall ‘feeling’ you’re aiming for with your celebration: We wanted to be able to celebrate with as many people as possible. We both work with the Scouts so our friends have kids. The ability to have a lot of kids and a canoe full of beer was central to the planning. We wanted a really fun party that wasn’t stuffy, where people could relax, feel included in the day and know they were valued. Are you adding any fun twists on tradition: Heather is Buddhist so the ceremony including a sake ceremony and our vows had a Buddhist bent to them. We greeted all our guests before the ceremony as they came off […]

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Rachel and Scott’s gathering of awesome people on top of a mountain on a beautiful day

GloTaryn — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 13:00:23 +0000

Photos by Handlebar Studios The Glö-Couple (tell us a fun fact about each of you): Rachel, registered dietitian, (I LOVE READING) and Scott, aerospace engineer (awesome ice hockey player) Celebration Date & Location: 08/10/2012 Northstar California Resort Truckee, CA, USA Tell us how you got engaged: We dated for 5.5 years before getting engaged. We met while finishing up our last quarter of college. We had both already secured jobs before meeting, one job in northern CA, one in southern CA. So, after a couple years of long distance dating, we moved in together. Scott proposed to me in the town where we met, after recreating our first 3 dates (Starbucks, frozen yogurt, pizza and wine at a beautiful lookout). And I said yes! What’s the overall ‘feeling’ you’re aiming for with your celebration: We just wanted the people we love and who love us most to be there for the wedding. We tried very hard to only invite people we both know. We ended up inviting a few people who only one of us knew and giving a “plus one” to a single friend, but it was so wonderful to look out at our guests during the ceremony and […]

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Angela and Alex’s organic farm wedding for Oregon locavores

GloTaryn — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 13:00:56 +0000

Photos by Lucille VonTron The Glö-Couple (tell us a fun fact about each of you): Angela, resource conservation manager (I’m an emergency preparedness geek) and Alex, recycling program manager (surfer) Celebration Date & Location: 07/29/2012 Mt. Hood Organic Farms Mt. Hood, Oregon, USA Tell us how you got engaged: Alex and I met in 2005 during our graduate school internships for our county’s solid waste division. Our love flourished over a large-scale worm compost system, and adjacent cubicles. We got married after we both settled into our current environmental jobs, and after we had the money! What’s the overall ‘feeling’ you’re aiming for with your celebration: Choosing a gorgeous and comfortable setting for us and our guests, and a setting that was also meaningful, were our top priorities. Gosh, actually – there are so many competing priorities when planning such a big event! Local food was also super important, as was having as close to possible a zero-waste event. The overall feeling we created was being close to nature, and natural. We didn’t decorate (who needs to in such with such a beautiful, tasteful venue in Mt. Hood Organic Farms). Are you adding any fun twists on tradition: Photobooth! A […]

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Beverly and Brandon’s Mexican boho celebation nourished with boundless adoration & salty air

GloTaryn — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 14:00:43 +0000

photos by Joshua Kogan, Studio JLK The Glö-Couple (tell us a fun fact about each of you): Beverly, a Life/Movement Coach and baklava addict & Brandon, a Visual Effects Artist, expert precision rifle shooter, and blueberry pancake baker Celebration Date & Location: February 2012 Jashita Hotel Tulum, Mexico Tell us how you got engaged: One Day, Brandon sketched Beverly a book called “Tale of the Princess”. The first 10 pages had the beginning of their love story with blank pages to follow which represent their future. A year later, on a rainy day in Los Angeles, they checked themselves into the Ritz Carlton for a little R&R. It was there, he got down on one knee and proposed. Stunned, it took Beverly a few moments to realize that the word yes hadn’t made it’s way from her heart and out her mouth…and after a few repeated “pleases” from Brandon, she accepted. Beverly is sketching in the book where Brandon left off and is giving it to him on their 1 year anniversary…sssshhhhhh What’s the overall ‘feeling’ you were aiming for with your celebration: Everything had purpose. We’re both born and raised Californian’s. We’ve been living and working in New Zealand […]

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Candie and Tim’s Whimsical Winery Wedding

GloTaryn — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 14:00:03 +0000

All Photos by: Aubrey – The Three The Glö-Couple: Candie, a graphic designer & Tim, and accountant Celebration Date & Location: March 17, 2012 Cross Timbers Winery Grapevine, TX USA Tell us how you got engaged: I knew from our first date that I had met the man of my dreams, but it wasn’t until I saw him with his daughter for the first time that I realized he was the man I was going to marry. Just as the two of us were falling head over heels in love; I fell in love all over again, as I became a part of his daughters life too. A year of laughter, love, and togetherness made us realize the three of us were meant to be. When his daughter wrote my name on her family tree in pre-school, we knew it was time. (And he let me pick out the ring, smooth move!) What’s the overall ‘feeling’ you were aiming for with your celebration: We wanted our ceremony and celebration to be an extension of the way we live our lives; so we focused on the simple pleasures that make us happiest. Good food, Good wine, Good music; and of […]

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Christina and Dean’s mountain weekend celebration of family, community, and music

GloTaryn — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 14:00:32 +0000

The Glö-Couple (tell us a fun fact about each of you): Christina, Executive Director of Quaker Voluntary Service and Dean, Founder and Principal of the Kindezi School, an Atlanta Public Charter School, banjo player extraordinaire (a fun fact is that we are both founders and directors of new organizations) Celebration Date & Location: 10/06/2012 Asheville, North Carolina at the Swannanoa 4H Center Tell us how you got engaged: The short version is that I woke up to a note telling me to meet Dean at a certain state park at 1pm. When I got there, the woman at the gate handed me an envelope that had inside it a map telling me where to start my journey. It was all Wizard of Oz themed (I love the WofO). From there, I proceeded to follow a path full of notes, roses, and people along the way (the yellow brick road). At a certain point I was supposed to cross the river where the bridge had washed out, and suddenly his dad appeared with a canoe and took me to the other side. I kept going and then my dad was there (complete surprise, I had no idea he had enlisted my […]

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