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","datePublished":"2019-01-04","dateModified":"2019-01-03","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/author\/alainaleary\/#Person","name":"Fin Leary","url":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/author\/alainaleary\/","identifier":6376,"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2d51014ed1230c3de5b543787b5bebf7ad45072e559a4cdb76347a56854d47a4?s=96&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2d51014ed1230c3de5b543787b5bebf7ad45072e559a4cdb76347a56854d47a4?s=96&r=g","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Equally Wed","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"http:\/\/equallywed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/equally-wed-lgbtq-weddings-logo.jpg","url":"http:\/\/equallywed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/equally-wed-lgbtq-weddings-logo.jpg","width":218,"height":60}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Winter-wedding-in-troy-michigan-erin-schmidt-photography-equally-wed-4.jpg","url":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Winter-wedding-in-troy-michigan-erin-schmidt-photography-equally-wed-4.jpg","height":801,"width":1200},"url":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/winter-wedding-in-troy-michigan\/","about":["Real LGBTQ+ Weddings"],"wordCount":537,"keywords":[" lesbian wedding"," same-sex marriage"," two brides"," winter wedding","February wedding","florals ","fur coat","gay wedding","lgbt wedding","LGBTQ wedding","Michigan","Michigan wedding","same-sex wedding","San Marino Club","special education teacher","Troy","underwriter"],"articleBody":"Stephanie and Tess’s February winter wedding was held at the San Marino Club in Troy, Michigan, where Stephanie’s grandmother was an original member. Stephanie, who’s a special education teacher, and Tess, who’s an underwriter, got married on February 17, 2018, and didn’t have a lot of time for photos at the beginning. The two chose to buy a house instead of going on a honeymoon\u2014as they say, adulting at its best.Stephanie\u2019s favorite memory of the day: “At the San Marino Club there is a staircase that the bride walks down to get to the beginning of the altar. Growing up going to the San Marino Club on a weekly basis, this was a staircase I would run up and down countless times. Running and playing with my sister and cousins. As an adult, I have even walked those same stairs in other family member\u2019s weddings. But on our wedding day, my favorite memory\u00a0is standing at the top of those very stairs with my dad holding me tight, staring at my wife-to-be down below. She was waiting there for me. I remember copying her breath in-and-out and getting lost in her beauty. I wasn\u2019t able to see anything but her. My dad asked me if I was ready, and I just remember thinking, \u201cYes, let’s go!\u201d And this time, I could not get down the stairs fast enough.Tess\u2019s favorite memory of the day: The whole day. Stephanie and I worked so hard organizing our wedding beforehand to have a stress-free day and I think we made it happen. We had the time to really treasure a lot of really special moments with our family and each other. We finally had a chance to relax and just enjoy ourselves at this massive project we had finally completed. The whole day was like that and I loved every minute of it.Their wedding planning advice for newly engaged couples: Overprepare. The day of your wedding (really the week of) you\u2019ll be busy with family and stressed because its a big day. Just have everything ready to go. Bag everything up so you can bring it to the venue and the setup is easy. Have everything paid for two weeks early, three or more if they will let you. Have someone else (or a car service) pick people up at the airport. Take some days off before you get hitched. Do what you can to stay calm and relaxed, the hardest part is the anticipation\u2014once the day is here its flies by so you\u2019ll want to not be distracted so you can actually enjoy it. And remember the best thing you can invest in are the people who help make your day run smoothly without you. You want to be able to soak it all in that day because in the blink of an eye it’s over.SEARCH FOR EQUALITY-MINDED WEDDING VENDORSVENDORSPhotographer: Erin Schmidt PhotographyInvitation Designer: MintedMakeup Artist: H2o2 – Emili CookHair Stylist: Upstares Salon – Anna BartarianDress Designer: Pilar AleeceBakery: Cakes by StephanieCeremony Location:\u00a0San Marino ClubReception Venue:\u00a0San Marino ClubFloral Designer: Della Maple Lane"},{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Winter wedding in Troy, Michigan","item":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/winter-wedding-in-troy-michigan\/#breadcrumbitem"}]}]