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Our Wedding

Amanda&nbsp;and&nbsp;Ethan&nbsp;met&nbsp;during&nbsp;orientation&nbsp;week&nbsp;of&nbsp;pharmacy&nbsp;school.&nbsp;&nbsp;Amanda&nbsp;loves&nbsp;telling&nbsp;her&nbsp;version&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;story,&nbsp;which&nbsp;goes&nbsp;a&nbsp;little&nbsp;something&nbsp;like&nbsp;this:

Ethan&nbsp;and&nbsp;Amanda&nbsp;were&nbsp;standing&nbsp;in&nbsp;line&nbsp;at&nbsp;the&nbsp;Ohio&nbsp;State&nbsp;College&nbsp;of&nbsp;Pharmacy&nbsp;to&nbsp;notarize&nbsp;some&nbsp;documents&nbsp;needed&nbsp;to&nbsp;start&nbsp;classes.&nbsp;&nbsp;The&nbsp;notary&nbsp;needed&nbsp;our&nbsp;driver's&nbsp;licenses,&nbsp;and&nbsp;when&nbsp;Amanda&nbsp;gave&nbsp;her&nbsp;license,&nbsp;the&nbsp;notary&nbsp;said&nbsp;"Oh&nbsp;another&nbsp;one&nbsp;from&nbsp;Michigan.&nbsp;&nbsp;We&nbsp;have&nbsp;a&nbsp;lot&nbsp;of&nbsp;you&nbsp;guys&nbsp;here."&nbsp;&nbsp;Ethan&nbsp;(who&nbsp;was&nbsp;standing&nbsp;behind&nbsp;Amanda&nbsp;in&nbsp;line)&nbsp;then&nbsp;kindly&nbsp;replied&nbsp;"Go&nbsp;back&nbsp;where&nbsp;you&nbsp;came&nbsp;from!"&nbsp;in&nbsp;a&nbsp;cheery,&nbsp;light-hearted,&nbsp;completely&nbsp;joking&nbsp;kind&nbsp;of&nbsp;way.&nbsp;&nbsp;Amanda&nbsp;did&nbsp;not&nbsp;see&nbsp;it&nbsp;this&nbsp;way&nbsp;and&nbsp;immediately&nbsp;labeled&nbsp;him&nbsp;as&nbsp;the&nbsp;jerk&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;class&nbsp;that&nbsp;she&nbsp;would&nbsp;be&nbsp;sure&nbsp;to&nbsp;stay&nbsp;away&nbsp;from. Despite&nbsp;her&nbsp;initial&nbsp;impression,&nbsp;Amanda&nbsp;and&nbsp;Ethan&nbsp;became&nbsp;fast&nbsp;friends,&nbsp;going&nbsp;to&nbsp;trivia&nbsp;nights,&nbsp;watching&nbsp;Monday&nbsp;night&nbsp;football,&nbsp;and after&nbsp;a&nbsp;year&nbsp;of&nbsp;friendship,&nbsp;they&nbsp;admitted&nbsp;that&nbsp;they&nbsp;had&nbsp;stronger&nbsp;feelings&nbsp;for&nbsp;each&nbsp;other&nbsp;and&nbsp;embarked&nbsp;into&nbsp;relationship&nbsp;territory. Their&nbsp;relationship&nbsp;continued&nbsp;to&nbsp;grow&nbsp;as&nbsp;Amanda&nbsp;and&nbsp;Ethan&nbsp;finished&nbsp;pharmacy&nbsp;school,&nbsp;moved&nbsp;to&nbsp;Louisville,&nbsp;got&nbsp;a&nbsp;cat&nbsp;(Leo),&nbsp;and&nbsp;started&nbsp;and&nbsp;finished&nbsp;a&nbsp;year&nbsp;of&nbsp;pharmacy&nbsp;residency.&nbsp;They&nbsp;now&nbsp;reside&nbsp;in&nbsp;Louisville,&nbsp;Kentucky&nbsp;where&nbsp;Amanda&nbsp;is&nbsp;completing&nbsp;a&nbsp;second&nbsp;year&nbsp;of&nbsp;pharmacy&nbsp;residency&nbsp;and&nbsp;Ethan&nbsp;is&nbsp;a&nbsp;clinical&nbsp;pharmacist.&nbsp;

How I Met My Lover

Favorite Date:

 

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Amanda: Making popcorn and forcing Ethan to watch Miss Congeniality with me.

 







&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Ethan: April 25th. Because it's not too hot, not too cold, all you need is a light jacket.

 



 









Favorite Gift:

 







&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Amanda: A digital photo frame loaded with pictures of us.







&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Ethan: &nbsp;My birthday 2014.&nbsp; Amanda made me a homemade crab stuffed filet with peppercorn sauce.&nbsp; Still one of my favorite meals to date!

 

 















Favorite Memory:

 







&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Amanda:&nbsp;Ethan and I&nbsp;bringing home our new cat, Leo, from the KY Humane Society.&nbsp;







&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Ethan: Amanda making me dinner in an Ohio State jersey after getting beat at table top shuffleboard (she made me delete the photo)

 



 







Favorite Meal We’ve Made Together:

 







&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Amanda: Homemade lobster ravioli and creme brulee. The pasta was too thick and didn't cook right and we didn't have a way to caramelize sugar on the creme brulee, but it still tasted great and&nbsp;it was a ton of fun!&nbsp;







&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Ethan: Homemade pork potstickers. It took a while but they turned out great!



 

 







Favorite Trip:

 







&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Amanda: The Dominican Republic in 2016







&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Ethan: The Dominican Republic in 2016

These Are a Few of Our Favorite Things

One&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;first&nbsp;things&nbsp;Ethan&nbsp;and&nbsp;Amanda&nbsp;bonded&nbsp;over&nbsp;was&nbsp;their&nbsp;mutual&nbsp;love&nbsp;of&nbsp;classic&nbsp;Disney&nbsp;movies. &nbsp;Though&nbsp;slightly&nbsp;cliché&nbsp;and&nbsp;cheesy,&nbsp;Ethan&nbsp;always&nbsp;thought&nbsp;it&nbsp;would&nbsp;be perfect&nbsp;to&nbsp;propose&nbsp;to&nbsp;Amanda&nbsp;at&nbsp;Disneyworld. &nbsp;Luckily&nbsp;for&nbsp;him,&nbsp;both&nbsp;he&nbsp;and&nbsp;Amanda&nbsp;were&nbsp;going&nbsp;to&nbsp;a&nbsp;pharmacy&nbsp;conference&nbsp;in&nbsp;Orlando&nbsp;during&nbsp;their&nbsp;residency&nbsp;years and&nbsp;both&nbsp;had&nbsp;full&nbsp;intentions&nbsp;of&nbsp;visiting&nbsp;Disney&nbsp;while&nbsp;there. &nbsp;Fast&nbsp;forward&nbsp;to&nbsp;December&nbsp;of&nbsp;2017&nbsp;and&nbsp;Ethan&nbsp;was&nbsp;traveling&nbsp;with&nbsp;Amanda&nbsp;to&nbsp;Orlando&nbsp;with&nbsp;an&nbsp;engagement&nbsp;ring&nbsp;in&nbsp;his&nbsp;pocket. &nbsp;The&nbsp;night&nbsp;before&nbsp;they&nbsp;were&nbsp;planning&nbsp;on&nbsp;visiting&nbsp;the&nbsp;Magic&nbsp;Kingdom,&nbsp;Ethan&nbsp;confided&nbsp;in&nbsp;one&nbsp;of&nbsp;Amanda's&nbsp;co-workers&nbsp;who&nbsp;would&nbsp;be&nbsp;going&nbsp;with&nbsp;them&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;park&nbsp;the&nbsp;next&nbsp;day&nbsp;about&nbsp;his&nbsp;plans&nbsp;and&nbsp;she&nbsp;was&nbsp;able&nbsp;to&nbsp;help&nbsp;him&nbsp;sneak&nbsp;the&nbsp;ring&nbsp;in&nbsp;without&nbsp;Amanda&nbsp;knowing as&nbsp;well&nbsp;as&nbsp;help&nbsp;to&nbsp;take&nbsp;LOTS of&nbsp;pictures. &nbsp;As&nbsp;soon&nbsp;as&nbsp;they&nbsp;got&nbsp;into&nbsp;the&nbsp;park,&nbsp;Ethan&nbsp;asked&nbsp;Amanda&nbsp;to&nbsp;take&nbsp;a&nbsp;picture&nbsp;in&nbsp;front&nbsp;of&nbsp;Cinderella's&nbsp;castle,&nbsp;and&nbsp;at&nbsp;that&nbsp;time,&nbsp;he&nbsp;got&nbsp;down&nbsp;on&nbsp;one&nbsp;knee&nbsp;and&nbsp;the&nbsp;rest&nbsp;is&nbsp;history. &nbsp;

The Proposal

Our Story

Rehearsal Dinner

Open Rehearsal Dinner/Picnic

When: July 5th at 6:00PM

Where: STONE STEPS GROUP PICNIC AREA, Mt. Airy Forest

1500 Stone Steps Ridge Rd, Cincinnati, OH 45223, USA

Who: EVERYBODY!

We are very grateful to have all of you traveling in for our special day! &nbsp; Please feel free to start celebrating with us early with food, fun, and festivities the night before the wedding.&nbsp; Food and drink will be provided.&nbsp; This will be at an outdoor shelter located in Mt. Airy Forest (weather permitting).&nbsp; Outdoor activities will be available, but feel free to bring anything you would like.&nbsp; Restrooms are available on site.

Look for Picnic Area 19 to find pavillion

The Couple's  Tentative Plan for the Week

Our Schedule

Wednesday, July 3 - Couple arrives in Cincinnati (in the evening)

Thursday, July 4 -&nbsp;Cincinnati Reds vs. Milwaukee Brewers baseball&nbsp;game at&nbsp;2:10pm













Friday, July 5 - Open Rehearsal Dinner/Picnic 6:00PM (see above for more information)













Saturday, July 6 - OUR&nbsp;WEDDING&nbsp;DAY!!!













Sunday, July 7 - 8:30AM-10:30AM:&nbsp;Breakfast in the&nbsp;first level&nbsp;lounge area of The Summit hotel (bagels and coffee will be provided). Stop by and mingle before heading home :)

Details

Melissa is the&nbsp;"baby" sister of the bride (Brandie and Melissa are fraternal twins, separated by 2 minutes). Growing up together, people often mistook Amanda and Melissa as the twins in the family. Both were band geeks (Amanda with the clarinet &&nbsp;Melissa with the oboe and&nbsp;flute), marching together in Amanda's senior year and Melissa's junior year of high school. Melissa currently lives in Mount Pleasant, MI.&nbsp;

Melissa Brenske

Ethan and Sean have been best friends since they were in elementary school.&nbsp; They lived right down the street from each other growing up, and they became very close&nbsp;while playing on the same traveling soccer team.&nbsp; Some of their fondest memories growing up include going to Geauga Lake (back when it was still a thing), seeing Journey in concert, and making fun of one another on a daily basis.&nbsp; Sean is a highly decorated&nbsp;officer serving in the United States&nbsp;Navy and is currently stationed in London, England.&nbsp; 

Sean Philbin

Brandie and Amanda argued&nbsp;for most of their childhood (unfortunately for their mom), because they both are&nbsp;strong, outspoken, independent women. Their relationship grew stronger once Amanda moved an hour away for college at the University of Michigan.&nbsp;Brandie went to school at MSU, and they have an agreement to not talk about the U of M&nbsp;&nbsp;vs. MSU&nbsp;football game for at least a week afterwards. Brandie currently lives in East Lansing, MI.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

Brandie Brenske

Ethan and Joe have also known each other since elementary school as they also played soccer together growing up.&nbsp; They became very close during high school&nbsp;and&nbsp;their friendship continued&nbsp;to grow in college after they lived together for four years.&nbsp;&nbsp;Even after living together, Joe and Ethan still&nbsp;hung out&nbsp;at least once a week, and Joe was able to get to know many of Ethan's pharmacy classmates as well, including Amanda.&nbsp; It was Joe that gave Ethan the extra push he needed to officially ask Amanda out, and the three of them have shared countless adventures over the past 5 years, such as the Taco Bell eating&nbsp;challenge that put Ethan in the hospital and completing the Kentucky Bourbon Trail.&nbsp; Joe is currently pursuing his PhD in mathematics at the University of Pittsburgh.

Joseph Bedich

Alex and Ethan became good friends in high school after learning that they both had a knack for quoting lines from Seinfeld and Celebrity Jeopardy.&nbsp; Alex's house was typically the&nbsp;place where&nbsp;everyone would meet up to hang out, play games, and raid his food cabinet.&nbsp; Alex gave Ethan the nickname "The Captain" after&nbsp;Ethan once ordered a seafood entrée from Perkins called "The Captain's Catch" that was a bit subpar to say the least.&nbsp; They have also shared many memories playing video games, golfing, and conversing about the Ohio&nbsp;State Buckeyes.&nbsp; Alex is a hedge fund manager living in New York City.

Alex Draime

Karen and Amanda have been best&nbsp;friends for almost 20 years. They have done many things together over the years, including Book Bowl (similar to quiz bowl) and marching band. After undergraduate graduation, they spent 3 weeks traveling around Europe (with Karen's now-husband, Peter). Despite the craziness that life brings, they remain forever friends.&nbsp;Karen lives in Lansing, MI with her husband and 3 beautiful children.&nbsp;

Karen Tommasulo

Alyssa didn't like Amanda much when they first met in 4th grade. She thought Amanda was "that nerdy girl," and she was right. But it didn't take long for them to become friends. Church youth group&nbsp;trips, sleepovers, and black Friday shopping trips&nbsp; built the foundation for their relationship. Alyssa currently lives in Knoxville, TN with her dog, Molly.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Alyssa Curton

Ethan's first encounter with Kyle occurred&nbsp;during middle school when Kyle thought it would be&nbsp;funny to slam Ethan's trapper-keeper in a WWE-fashion resulting in&nbsp;the decimation of Ethan's calculator.&nbsp; Eventually Ethan would forgive Kyle for such a heinous act, and they became very good friends in college while at Ohio&nbsp;State.&nbsp; They spent countless weekends waking up, getting Chinese food for lunch, watching whatever sporting event was going on at that time, and then playing Mario Kart into the late night.&nbsp; Kyle is a purchasing&nbsp;manager for&nbsp;Marzetti in Columbus, Ohio.&nbsp;

Kyle Holmes

Marius was another of Ethan's college friends&nbsp;who&nbsp;Ethan spent numerous hours watching&nbsp;Ohio State football&nbsp;games and&nbsp;just hanging out with.&nbsp; After college, Marius began developing more of a taste for craft beer and home-brewing, which he&nbsp;does in his spare time.&nbsp; Ethan and Amanda have&nbsp;joined Marius for the Cleveland Local Brews/Local Grooves&nbsp;beer festival for the past three&nbsp;years&nbsp;and hope to continue the annual tradition for years to come.&nbsp; Ethan still doesn't&nbsp;exactly know what Marius does but it has something to do with computers and he lives in Cleveland, Ohio.

Marius Fekete

Katie and Amanda met in 7th grade English class and became fast friends. They would try to go to at least one Detroit Tigers game a year together. She even let Ethan tag along once he came into Amanda's life.&nbsp;Although she is a dedicated Michigan State fan, she visited Amanda while she was in Ann Arbor and Columbus for school. They continue to grab breakfast or drinks (or both) whenever Amanda makes it back to Michigan. Katie currently lives in their hometown of Flushing, MI with her 2 dogs and multiple cats.&nbsp;

Katie Brown

Amanda and Ethan became close friends with Calvin during the first week of pharmacy school at Ohio State (despite Ethan initially insulting&nbsp;Calvin for his University of Kentucky roots).&nbsp; Ethan and Calvin formed a strong bond over their mutual love of food and Ohio State football.&nbsp; One Saturday within the first month of pharmacy school, Ethan went over to Calvin's&nbsp;apartment and the two of them spent the entire day eating wings and watching college football.&nbsp; Ethan and Calvin also lived together for two years while in pharmacy school and Calvin has been involved in the bride and groom's lives ever since.&nbsp; Calvin is a pharmacist currently living in New York City.

Calvin Chan

Kayla is the older sister of the groom.&nbsp; It seems as though Kayla has always had a premonition that Ethan would date a wolverine as she  got Ethan  an Ohio State/Michigan "House Divided" decoration even before he started dating Amanda. &nbsp;Since then, she has always been sure to get the bride and groom something paying homage to the Rivalry including a chessboard, a mini-cornhole set, and a banner. Kayla currently lives in Warren,&nbsp;OH.&nbsp;

Kayla Kuszmaul

Wedding Party

Photos

Registry

Q + A

Double deluxe queen rooms or&nbsp;single deluxe king rooms are available at $129/night + tax. A hotel block at this special price has been reserved for our wedding on 07/06/19.&nbsp;The hotel will honor this discounted price for 3 nights before and after our wedding as well. The discounted price is only available for reservation until 06/13/19.

A complimentary shuttle will be available for transportation to the venue (2.1 miles away). Return trips to the hotel via the shuttle&nbsp;will be available until 10pm.&nbsp;





Check in at 4pm, Check out at 11am

The Summit Hotel

Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport

Airbnb

VRBO

Travel

King's Island is an amusement park located in Mason, Ohio, about 15-20 minutes away from the 20th Century Theater.&nbsp; It has 50 rides total including 15 roller coasters and is one of the most visited amusement parks in North America.&nbsp; It has also won the Golden Ticket award for having the "Best Kids Area"&nbsp;for an amusement park for 17 consecutive years.

Kings Island

The Newport Aquarium is located just across the Ohio River in Newport Kentucky and is also about 15 minutes from the 20th Century Theater.&nbsp; It has over 90 species of animals, including one of the largest collections of shark rays in any aquarium.

Newport Aquarium

The Cincinnati Zoo is listed as one of the top zoos in the country and is the second oldest zoo in North America.&nbsp; It sits on 75 acres of land and is home to over 500 species of animals.&nbsp; (RIP&nbsp;Harambe)

Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden

Ark Encounter

Cincinnati Reds Home Games







&nbsp; &nbsp;7/1-7/3 vs Milwaukee @ 7:10












&nbsp; &nbsp;7/4 vs Milwaukee @ 2:10&nbsp; 











&nbsp; &nbsp;7/7 vs Cleveland @ 1:10







Findlay Market







Full Throttle Indoor Karting







IKEA 







JACK Cincinnati&nbsp;Casino







Jungle Jim's International Market 















Newport on the Levee













The Beach Waterpark 









Top Golf

Other Fun Things

Skyline Chili (Multiple Locations)

Graeter's Ice Cream (Multiple Locations) - Gained national acclaim after Oprah Winfrey claimed it was "absolutely the best ice cream I've ever tasted." Try the black raspberry chip.





Eli's BBQ 



LaRosa's Pizzeria





Montgomery Inn







Orchids at Palm&nbsp;Court $$$$



Brunch: 



Maplewood Kitchen and BarRed Feather Kitchen 



Sleepy Bee Cafe

Cincinnati Eats

Did you know that Cincinnati was once known as the "Beer Capital of the World?"&nbsp; Here are some great local breweries to try (if you're into that sort of thing)

Christian Moerlein

Hofbrauhaus

Madtree (Right down the street from 20th Century Theater) 

Queen City Brewing 

Rhinegeist





Taft's Ale House









And here are some other bars to try as well:



16 Bit (Beer Arcade)



Queen City Exchange (Beers change prices every hour&nbsp;like the stock exchange)