Weddings of 2012

Lauren Kelley and Dr. Blake Daney.

Ryan Churdar and Kim Alvarado.

Brides and grooms who said their “I Do’s” in 2012 are celebrating their first wedding anniversaries this year, so best wishes to all. Today’s On The Town features some of the newlyweds.

Lynze Bess Yoder and John August Ballay. Dec. 31 at Emmaculate Conception Church, New Orleans, La., with a parade to the party at the New Orleans Board of Trade. After a Costa Rica and Columbia honeymoon they returned to their Manhattan home. Their parents are Jenni and Tim Yoder of Whitehouse and Beth and Thomas Ballay of Sylvania. Get Polished was the wedding consultant.

Andrea Rose Yanik and Eli Webster Goodwin. Sept. 15 at Nazareth Hall, Grand Rapids, Ohio, with a reception following. They returned to their Boston-area home and are planning a honeymoon later this year. Their parents are Rosemary Yanik and the late Dr. Michael A. Yanik of Toledo, Stephen Goodwin of York, Maine, and Elizabeth and Chuck Schmidt of Norway, Maine. Photo by Mary Pencheff Photography.

Brecken Elizabeth Libbe and Ryan Clark Price. Sept. 29 at Zoar Lutheran Church with a reception at The Toledo Club. After a Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, honeymoon they returned to their Perrysburg home. Their parents are Robin and Scott Libbe of Perrysburg and Carol and Clark Price of Oak Harbor. Photo by Amanda Dumouchelle Photography, Canton, Mich.

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Rebecca and Monie Hussain. Aug. 2 at the City Club in San Francisco, with a reception Sept. 2 at Parkway Place in Maumee. After an Australian honeymoon they returned to their Newport Beach, Calif., home. Their parents are Amjad Hussain and the late Dorothy Hussain of Maumee and Gary and Dona Novack of San Rafael, Calif. Photo by Grand Lubell Photography.

Megan Smythe and Michael Vipond. May 26 at Church of the Assumption in Westport, Conn. with a reception at The Inn at Longshore in Westport, Conn. After a Hawaii honeymoon they lived in Stamford, Conn., and then moved to Chicago where they currently reside. Their parents are Nancy Smythe and the late James Smythe of Sylvania and J. Robert Vipond of Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. and Maxine Vipond of Fairfield, Conn. Photo by Bruce Plotkin. Jubiliee Events was wedding consultant.

Allison Florian and Zach MacQueen. May 18 at St. Rose Parish with a reception at Toledo Country Club. After a Caribbean cruise honeymoon they returned to their Holland home. Their parents are Jeffery and Jodey MacQueen of Holland and Tom and Karen Florian of Holland. Photo by JP Photography.

Lauren Kelley and Dr. Blake Daney.

Kerri Chirdon and Christopher Wilke. April 21 at Maumee St. Joseph with a brunch at Toledo Country Club. After the wedding they returned to their Milwaukee home and in July they hiked at Olympic National Park. Their parents are Kathy and Bob Chirdon of Monclova and Sandy Wilke of Grafton, Wis., and Ron Wilke of Milwaukee. Photo by Kanney & Kanney.

Katie Treuhaft and Brian Zdrada. Sept. 8 at Sylvania Country Club on the patio with a reception indoors. After a honeymoon in Puerto Morales, Mex., they returned to their Saline, Mich., home. Their parents are Frederick and Julie Treuhaft of Ottawa Hills and Richard and Tina Zdrada of Temperance, Mich. Photo by Grand Lubell Photography.

Gretchen Julius and Andrew Whitehead. Oct. 6 ceremony and reception at Carranor Hunt & Polo Club. After a Santa Fe, N.M., honey moon they returned to their Dallas home. Their parents are Bob and Shelley Julius of Perrysburg and Rosanne Barber of Gilford. Conn., and Robert Whitehead of Indianapolis. Photo by Mary Wyar Photography. Wedding consultant was Bee for a Day.

Bishop Edward Cook and Sheila Cook. July 13 renewal of wedding vows and reception at the Hilton Garden Inn in honor of their 40th wedding anniversary, since they didn’t have a reception when they were first married. He is the Bishop of New Life Church Church of God and Christ. Photo by Grand Lubell Photography.

Drs. Nick Nadaud and Kim Dao. June 16 at Historic Church of Saint Patrick with a reception at Carranor Polo and Hunt Club. Honeymoon planned for this winter. They reside in Canton, Mich. Parents are Chi Co Dao and Kim Lang Dao of Lakewood Village, Texas, Kelly Flanigan Nadaud of Perrysburg and Dr. Mark Christopher Nadaud of Oregon. Photo by Jennifer Mott Photography. Wedding consultant was Crowning Celebrations.

Dr. Benjamin Scott Assenmacher and Lindsay Ann Enser. Sept. 1 at Rosary Cathedral followed by a reception at Toledo Country Club. After a St. Lucia honeymoon they returned to their Chicago home. Their parents are Ron and Linda Enser of Toledo and Dr. Dennis and Mary Kay Assenmacher of Toledo. Photo by Grand Lubell Photography.

Alicia L. Kuehl and John Wagner. May 26 wedding and reception at The Toledo Club. After a St. Lucia Jade Mountain honeymoon they returned to their Perrysburg home. Their parents are Tim and Andrea Kuehl of Wapakoneta, Ohio, and Janet Wagner of Oregon and John Wagner and Alicia A. Wagner of Perrysburg. Photo by Grand Lubell Photography. Bee for the Day wedding consultant.

Jacqueline Barone and Vytas Nagisetty. June 2 wedding and reception at Toledo Botanical Gardens. After a Hawaii honeymoon, they returned to their Portland, Ore., home. Their parents are Lisa and Frank Barone of Perrysburg and Rao and Irena Nagisetty of Toledo. Photo by Grand Lubell Photography.

Erica Carstensen and Adrian Vitou. Aug. 4 at Hidden Lake Gardens in Tipton, Mich., with a reception at the bride’s parents Irish Hills lake front home in Brooklyn, Mich. After a Mediterranean/European cruise they returned to their Sylvania home. Parents are Chip and Linda Carstensen of Sylvania and Tina Schlievert of Berkey and Mark Vitou of Sylvania. Photo by Mary Wyar Photography. Bee for a Day wedding consultant.

Hayley Flaum and Justin Baumhower. Aug. 4 at The Courtyard at The Docks with a reception at Temple-Congregation Shomer Emunim in Sylvania. After a Riviera Maya, Mex., honeymoon they returned to their Sylvania home. Their parents are Lynn Nusbaum of Sylvania and Geoffrey Flaum of Sylvania and Bruce and Kim Baumhower of Oregon. Photo by Grand Lubell Photography.

Ashley Findling and Andrew Carrasquillo. Aug. 4 at Historic Church of Saint Patrick and Grand Plaza Hotel in Cincinnati. Their parents are James and Colleen Findling of Toledo and Robert and Joanne Carrasquillo of Whitehouse. After a Dominican Republic honeymoon they returned to their Cincinnati home. Photo by Considering Lilies. Crowning Celebrations wedding consultant.

Lauren Kelley and Dr. Blake Daney. May 24 at St. Rose Parish with a reception at Toledo Country Club. After a St. Lucia honeymoon they returned to their Fairlawn, Ohio home. Their parents are Dr. Kris and Monica Kelley of Perrysburg and Thomas and Janet Daney of Sylvania. Photo by Ty Photography. Crowning Celebrations wedding consultant.

Ryan Churdar and Kim Alvarado. Nov. 4 at L’Auberge Resort, Sedona, Ariz. After a Hawaii honeymoon they returned to their Scottsdale, Ariz., home. Their parents are Paul Churdar and the late Diane Churdar of Toledo and Josephine and Albert Mischke of New York. Photo by Six Gun Photography.

Sara Gombash Lampe and William Lampe. Sept. 22 at Bowling Green City Park with a reception at the Clazel Theater, Bowling Green. After a Kauai, Hawaii, honeymoon they returned to their Cleveland home. Parents are Lori Gombash of Perrysburg and Andrew Gombash of Findlay and William and Elizabeth Lampe, of Fairview Park, Ohio. Photo by Jennifer Mott Photography. Bee for the Day wedding consultant.

Kathryn Kerner and Tai Maki. May 24 at Corpus Christi Catholic Church and a reception at the parents of the bride’s home. The newlyweds live in Chicago. Their parents are Kevin and Eileen Kerner of Sylvania and Waka and Julie Maki of New Zealand. Photo by A Girl in Love Photography. Crowning Celebrations wedding consultant.

Julie Kirby and Brad Fox. Oct. 13 at Blue Creek Conservation Area in Whitehouse with a reception at St. Joseph Church in Sylvania. After a mini honeymoon at Niagara on the Lake in Canada they returned to their Gibsonburg home with a Caribbean cruise planned this winter before they move back to Waterville Their parents are Mike and Paula Kirby of Waterville and Kevin and Lynn Fox of Gibsonburg. Photo by Diana Lynn Photography. Bee for the Day wedding consultant.

Rena Samole and Micheal Leizerman. Aug. 12 at the Toledo Club. The parents are Sandi and Myron Samole of Pinecrest, Fla. and Paulette Geiermann of Carleton, Mich. and Sylvan Leizerman of Royal Palm Beach, Fla. After a honeymoon at The Shaw Festival in Niagara on the Lake, Ontario, Canada, the newlyweds returned to their Swanton home.