October 5th changed their lives. That was the night that Jon saw Lori Lynn across the restaurant and just ‘knew.’ And Lori Lynn finally met the man of local legend, nicknamed “Skunk.” Lori Lynn heard about Jon (aka “Skunk”) while working on a film titled “Old Days.” A lead character named Skunk was portrayed in [ Read More ]
College Sweethearts! Melissa and Chris met while in college and instantly became best of friends, which then became a romance that has been going on for 15 years! They have two children ages 1 and 6 and have gone through quite the obstacles since 2012. In September of 2012 Melissa found out that she [ Read More ]
View their wedding day film here: http://vimeo.com/51264319 The Northern California Chapter of Wish Upon A Wedding board would like to express their deepest gratitude to our entire Wish Granting community. The following vendors generously donated their services to make this special day happen: • Ceremony Site: Christ Episcopal Church, Sausalito, California • Officiant: Chip Larrimore, Rector at [ Read More ]
This past Sunday, January 20, saw the re-launch of the Colorado Chapter of Wish Upon A Wedding. We are happy to report that the Launch Party was a fantastic success! The Colorado Chapter held the event at Denver’s inimitable Space Gallery. The party featured food, décor, art and music from a variety of local vendors [ Read More ]
People in love shouldn’t have to put their dreams on hold because of life’s challenges. This video really embodies why Weddings With Insight by Jackie Murphy is hosting an upcoming event to raise money for Wish Upon a Wedding: On Saturday, February 9, 2013, there will be a Wacky Wedding Pub Crawl on Main Street, [ Read More ]
Taylor met Robert playing intramural sports at East Carolina University. Robert admired Taylor’s athletic ability and it wasn’t long before he started pursuing her. Just a couple of weeks after their first meeting, on October 16, 2007, Taylor went to the emergency room with abdominal pain. After a few hours and several tests, doctors told [ Read More ]
Lori and Mark’s story first started in 1981 at Bolingbrook High School when they shared the same group of friends and classmates. After graduation, they didn’t keep in touch, but reconnected in 2004 via Classmates.com, and then again in 2011 on Facebook. Mark was previously adamant about not joining Facebook, but one day in the [ Read More ]
Wish Upon a Wedding Orlando looks forward to celebrating the wedding of Sasha and Joe! Joe and Sasha met in 2005 at a work training class. Though the couple lost touch for a while, their paths crossed again in 2007 at a friend’s birthday party and they have been inseparable ever since. Bride Sasha was [ Read More ]
Erica actually asked out Jon through a text message and was one of the best decisions she ever made, especially when Jon said yes to her text date proposal! You can see the love they have for each other in their eyes and the way they are always holding hands or wrapping their arms around each [ Read More ]
We were so thrilled to learn that Wish Upon a Wedding’s 50th wish was going to be a Chicago couple, Ashley and Brian’s nuptials on October 14, 2012. Brian met Ashley at the lowest point in his life, about two years after returning from a nine-month tour in Afghanistan. He was suffering from a great [ Read More ]
Wish Upon a Wedding, a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation, announces their 50th wedding wish to be granted on Sunday, October 14, 2012 to a military couple in Chicago. Since its inception in 2009, Wish Upon a Wedding has been granting weddings throughout the United States for couples facing terminal illness and other serious life-altering circumstances. The [ Read More ]
On September 4th, a gorgeous fall afternoon, Kristy & Anthony were married at the beautiful Chicago History Museum. Their wedding was planned by Kelly of Clementine Custom Events and came together with the help of the Chicago Chapter Board and many generous sponsors! We are excited to share their photos with you, which were beautifully captured by Angel Eyes Photography. [ Read More ]
We are delighted to announce that Kelly and Veronica’s ceremony and reception was a beautiful success; thanks to the many vendors who came together to make this very special day happen. The ceremony and reception was held at Serra Plaza in San Juan Capistrano, where 55 guests came to witness the heartfelt ceremony for this extraordinary and [ Read More ]
The Orange County/Los Angeles Chapter of Wish Upon a Wedding is honored to provide the upcoming nuptials of Kelly Haro and Veronica Perez. Kelly and Veronica have been together for 6 years and are both getting married for the first time. They met at work after Veronica first noticed Kelly sitting at a desk and thought he was [ Read More ]
The OC/LA Wish Upon a Wedding Chapter‘s third Shining Star, Jeff Black, was recently appointed as the President and CEO of Classic Party Rentals, the nation’s largest event rental company. Jeff came to Classic from Aramark Uniform Services where he worked for the past 17 years in a variety of key leadership positions and most recently [ Read More ]
We tried and tried to write this story, but then realized that their love story as told by Brian in their Wish Application was so much better than anything we could write: “8,005… That is the number of messages sent back and forth between the two of us on the popular social media site, Facebook. [ Read More ]
It’s tax deductible! Shipments have begun arriving at the headquarters in Portland, OR! We are also looking for local bridal salons and gown designers who would like to donate multiple unused gowns. For more information, please email info@bridesforacause.com or visit www.bridesforacause.com
Liese Gardner, founder of Mecca, a Communications Destination, based in Los Angeles has been nominated for a 2012 OC/LA Shining Star award. Mecca is a national public relations and marketing firm specializing in the wedding and event industry that has implemented many creative, successful campaigns for the nation’s top event professionals and organizations [ Read More ]
The Northern California Chapter of Wish Upon A Wedding is pleased to announce the upcoming vow renewal celebration for Joseph and Guinevere. The couple first met each other while Joseph was working as a supervisor at California State University Hayward Library. Guinevere was a student assistant in a different library department, but her time clock [ Read More ]
Blissful Wishes Ball – A Gala Celebration to Raise Funds for Wish Upon a Wedding Tickets Now On Sale! The air is turning crisp, the winds are shifting, and leaves are beginning to drop from the trees. Yes, Fall is just around the corner and that means GALA SEASON for Wish Upon a Wedding! It [ Read More ]
