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Grand Forks couple's appearance on 'Dr. Phil' show spotlights defunct wedding photo business

Bryce and Brianne O'Neill raise awareness of Glasser Image's failure to provide wedding photos, but also get the surprise of their lives, on the popular TV talk show

Community

Couple married in June born in same Grand Forks hospital on same day within hours of each other

They had known each other since second grade, when their teacher threw one class birthday party for both of them, but the connection goes back even further. Brett and Taylor were born at the same hospital on the same day just hours apart.

June 10, 2022 04:47 PM

011722.B.FF.LoneOak1.jpg Overview of Lone Oak Farm event venue.

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Couples find 'fresh Ayr' when choosing new Lone Oak wedding venue

When Teresa Gulleson and Melissa Oberlander were looking for a rural Cass County property to run into a wedding venue, Oberlander's dad kept asking them why they didn't simply use her grandparents' farm. After the friends and aspiring business partners finally relented and toured the family farm, they realized the perfect spot had been right in front of them all along.

January 21, 2022 12:04 PM

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Minnesota couple's love of Busch Light allows them to tap into a free wedding

Anheuser Busch contest winners Ally and Dustin Koudela were married on July 10 on a Busch farm in Idaho Falls.

August 03, 2021 12:00 PM

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Seamstress stitches past and present in Duluth bride's heirloom wedding dress

A Duluth woman will walk down the aisle in the wedding dress her mother and grandmother wore.

July 13, 2021 03:00 PM

By Maria Lockwood

Business

Herald's Wedding Guide: Ralph Engelstad Arena and Naastad Acres distinguish themselves as wedding venues

Ralph Engelstad Arena, a spacious, elegant building, offers a variety of intimate settings for weddings and related events, including groom’s dinners and wedding receptions. Naastad Acres, located on a farm near Hatton, N.D., offers a charming, pastoral setting for country, outdoor weddings.

May 17, 2021 12:15 PM

By Ann Bailey

Lifestyle

Bride from Climax, Minn., to include family veil in wedding, carrying on a 99-year-old tradition

At her upcoming wedding, Bailey Solheim plans to have pictures taken with a veil that's nearly a century old. Solheim is marrying Mason Grimes, whose great-great-great-grandmother made the veil.

May 08, 2021 06:00 AM

By Ann Bailey

Lifestyle

Wedding Guide: Grand Forks couple met at a choice spot – Choice Fitness

This story is part of the Grand Forks Herald's 2020 Wedding Guide.

December 13, 2020 11:00 PM

By Ann Bailey

NewsMD

COVID-19 crashes wedding plans for many Minnesotans

According to the Minnesota Department of Health, 851 COVID-19 cases were tied to weddings through October, which is second only to restaurants and bars, in terms of origins of social outbreaks in the state.

November 19, 2020 05:01 AM

By Peter Cox / MPR News

Lifestyle

The bride and Zoom: Rochester couple marry online amid pandemic

ROCHESTER, Minn. — Social distancing couldn’t keep this couple apart, and their love wouldn’t wait for COVID-19 to pass.

April 25, 2020 06:00 PM

By John Sievers / Forum News Service

Community

Save our date...maybe? Area brides discuss the coronavirus and what it means to plan or postpone their big day

Area brides experience the paradox of planning a wedding during a time of uncertainty about when a large group of family and friends can safely gather.

April 14, 2020 12:49 PM

Business

New wedding venue to provide Grand Forks couples with a local option

Northern Grand Forks has a new multi-purpose venue – one with a long history – that has been repurposed with the intention of keeping business in town and revitalizing the area.

March 14, 2020 06:00 AM

By Adam Kurtz

5 Things to know before you buy a diamond engagement ring

When people wish you "Season's Greetings" over the next month, most likely they're talking about Christmas, Hanukkah or any number of other holidays that happen in December. But this is definitely also engagement season. According to a survey from Wedding Wire, 40 percent of all engagements happen from December to February. According to another site, womangettingmarried.com, these 10 dates are the most popular to pop the question:

November 22, 2019 03:00 AM

By Tracy Briggs / Forum News Service