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They Do: It was purely physical … therapy
Sometimes love gently sneaks up on you, and other times it smacks you in the head. It took a volleyball to the face to get Jane Handel to seek out medical advice from friends who are physical...
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They Do: Another chance at love
Marianne Kaiser moved to Evanston to attend Northwestern University in 1969, fell in love with this town and never left. Steven Clark is a native Californian and still owns a home steps from the...
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They Do: After slow growth, love blooms
The wind catches Sasha Charles’ cathedral-length veil as she and William Herring share a moment in the garden. Credit: Quang To As a landscaper since age 9, William Herring always understood that...
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They Do: Swarming mosquitoes, a bit of whiskey and a sealed deal
Editor’s note: The Evanston RoundTable is pleased to present “They Do,” a glimpse into the love stories and commitment celebrations of local readers and their relatives. Sally McBratney and Francis...
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They Do: Feeling the chemistry in ethics class
Editor’s note: The Evanston RoundTable is pleased to present “They Do,” a glimpse into the love stories and commitment celebrations of local readers and their relatives. Getting married? We want to...
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Years after sharing a pool lane, two swimmers take the plunge
Evan Swenson and Tommy Keefe were married Oct. 9 in Carpentersville. Credit: Taylor Carson/Taylor Rae Photography Editor’s note: The Evanston RoundTable is pleased to present “They Do,” a glimpse into...
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Somewhere over the double rainbow, dreams really do come true
Maggie Krause and Connor Allen embrace under a double rainbow in Wisconsin. Credit: Chelsea Matson Photography Editor’s note: The Evanston RoundTable is pleased to present “They Do,” a glimpse into...
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Celebration was nontraditionally traditional – and ‘comprehensively perfect’
When Evan McCarthy asked Emily Boylan out for their first date, her friends cautioned her against it. The two had met online, in what Boylan described as “the very modern love story of Tinder.” After...
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They do: From lab partners to life partners
Julia Freeman and Blaise Filippini wed Oct. 23 at the Winnetka Community House. Credit: Chelsea Hoss/Chelsea Joy Photography Julia Freeman and Blaise Filippini met as juniors at Evanston Township High...
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Dancing at the altar: ‘Easily the best day of my life!’
Katharine Friedrich and Christian Harkna Credit: Sally O'Donnell Photography Although Katharine Friedrich and Christian Harkna grew up in the same Evanston neighborhood, went to the same high school...
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They Do: Reunited (after three decades) and it feels so good
Clement Bell and Allie Payne were high school sweethearts in the 1980s at Evanston Township High School. Credit: Courtesy of Refined You Studios Allie Payne and Clement Bell first met decades ago, as...
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They’re not do-si-dodos: These seniors have a lifetime of moves
Advanced square dancing at the Robert Crown Community Center. Credit: Wendi Kromash Sandie Bryant, 72, makes the calls softly and clearly: extend the tag, switch the wave, pass the ocean, flip the...
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Distance, and a medical emergency, made their hearts grow fonder
“Neither one of us was in a hurry to get married,” explained Robby Feldman. The couple met through mutual friends in 2015, at a Halloween party hosted by Feldman and his then roommates. After their...
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A second chance at love and marriage
On May 31, 1981, Kim Hager and Chris Siavelis were married at the VFW in Hillside, Illinois. She was 18 and he was 19. One year later, they were divorced. On May 27, 2023, almost exactly 42 years...
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Rescued offshore and saved for each other
When Megan Murnyak and Phil Winter decided to meet at Farmhouse in Evanston for their first date in the summer of 2021, his lack of hair struck Murnyak as endearing. “It was a beautiful day. Phil got...
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Chicago to Sydney and back, for love
When Mary Kate Marchesi and Chris Franz first met at work in late 2016, both were living in Chicago. Marchesi, 29 and Franz, 32, were each working for Morningstar, a financial services company. Chris...
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Committed to Obama, then to each other
Jessica Allen and Will Layden were married Oct. 21 on the Spanish island of Mallorca. When Jessica Allen, 34, and Will Layden, 32, began working for Barack Obama, neither envisioned finding a life...
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Two young physicians specialize in long-distance love
Editor’s note: This installment of “They Do” was written with great affection by the groom’s aunt. Chaitasi Naik admits her first date with Joe Collins six years ago came perilously close to never...
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A walk back to the dorm, and into each other’s hearts
When Ashleigh Porter, a freshman at Butler University in Indianapolis, needed to take her medication after a night of playing pool, she asked for one of the group assembled in Ross Hall to accompany...
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Two questions and a dog sitter set the stage for a lifetime together
Aidan Murphy and Danielle Lieber were married Oct. 7. Credit: Shannon Elizabeth Photography, Park City, Utah. Aidan Murphy had just started a new job in June 2021 and on his third day Danielle Lieber...
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