Samantha McNally 6/1/20 Samantha McNally 6/1/20

Talk about a Winter Wedding to remember!

Throughout the day I was reminded how much of a blessing marriage is as I watched Tom and Callie flow through the day with such a devotion and love for each other …

Callie and Tom met in college at Central Michigan! With their shared devotion to the Lord and the Catholic faith, they were literally a destined match with their fun and adventurous spirits. After dating for 2 awesome years and doing the distance thing while Tom finished school at CMU and Callie worked in Detroit, Tom popped the question! It was so sweet and the whole family was overjoyed!

On Saturday, January 18th, 2020 the morning began with a classic Michigan snow storm. The kind that closes everything and makes driving a nightmare. I’m sure if you live in Michigan, you know what I mean…there was already over a foot of snow by 8am and it was still expecting another 12 inches by Noon!

Classic Winter Wedding material!!!

John and I took his Jeep to the beautiful stained-glass venue of Shriner’s Silver Garden Event Center where they were already shoveling the snow away. Callie and Tom had brought me here once before and I loved it, but something about the day of the wedding with the snow falling down densely but slowly made the day so much more magical! After each floral, candle, and cake plate were set out, John and I were finally surrounded by the fruits of all of Callie and Tom’s hard planning and creativity. Excitedly, I rushed through the 12+ inch snow to the ceremony at Our Lady Queen Of Martyrs Catholic Church.

Throughout the day I was reminded how much of a blessing marriage itself is as I watched Tom and Callie flow through the day with such a devotion and love for each other already. The ceremony was beautiful. Callie’s father, a deacon of the church, officiated the ceremony. He incorporated his blessings to the couple while also adding in the comedy of The Princess Bride. “Mawage is wot bwings us togeder tooday”.

Everyone in attendance could feel the joy. It was perfect.

The reception was a blast! Bold purples were everywhere highlighted by the colors of the stained glass and fairy lights. With the falling snow outside, it felt like a winter wonderland all day! I’m not sure I saw Callie and Tom take their eyes off each other once?

The table numbers were an adorable personal touch with each number having a fun fact about the couple about that number such as “Table 15: The number of dresses Callie tried on before saying “Yes!” to the dress”. It was a special treat to set each one out and feel like I was getting to know them even more! In true “Princess Bride” fashion, Callie and Tom had their wedding cake adorned with a “As you wish” sign and even cut their cake with a sword! I will forever remember this day ♡

Thank you Callie and Tom for such a beautiful day and allowing me to be a part of it! I am still beaming over the love and perfection!

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