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Meant to be: She’s a wedding and event specialist with JDK Group. He works there doing graphic and web design. They attended events together and found themselves talking more and more. The proposal: Timm’s family was there on Christmas Day, but his dad had to leave. “It got a little rushed, so I had to corral everybody together,” Timm says. He asked Emma, “Are your nails done?” She knew what that meant, because she had told him never to propose if her nails weren’t done. The sapphire ring belonged to his late mother. Wednesday wedding: Emma “took a plunge” and booked the honeymoon before they set a wedding date. They were leaving on a Thursday. She didn’t want to get married on a weekend and wait days to leave. Boho earthy: When you’re in the wedding industry, you know all the options. Too many. It finally clicked when they remembered a tipi village in the woods near her parents’ house, built by a couple grieving the loss of their son. The ceremony: About 20 family guests. No bridesmaids or groomsmen. Only Timm’s sons, Luca, 6, and Anthony, or “Ant” 13, at their sides. “They walked me down the aisle,” says Emma. The vows: She snuck in a reference to a game they play, being the first every day to say, “I love you the most; I win.” So, says Timm, “I guess she wins forever.” The find: She dreamed of a lace top and tulle skirt. Even had one custom-made, but it was too big. She found an alternative on ModCloth. “It wasn’t what I was looking for, but I said, ‘I love it, and it works,’” she says. The dress arrived just a couple days before the wedding. The JDK touch: There was no question who would cater and decorate. Timm and Emma’s JDK colleagues “go above and beyond all the time,” says Emma. Director of Innovation and Design Erika Hegedus’ florals were amazing, and she surprised them by creating an oversized dreamcatcher, hung by the champagne display.
Vendors: The JDK Group, Harrisburg/Lancaster/York, PA, thejdkgroup.com / Samuel Costello Photography, samuelcostellophotography.com / M & B Rustic Rentals, Marysville, PA, mbrusticrentals.com / Unique Limousine, Harrisburg, PA, uniquelimousine.com / Couture Cakery, Lemoyne, PA, couturecakery.net / Maggie King, MKUP The Beauty Studio, York, PA, mkupbeautystudio.com
