To Have and to Hold
Christine Weidlich and Michael Shankowsky, June 7, 2008, Edmonton. By Alyssa Buckley
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About the Couple
Bride: Christine Weidlich
Groom: Michael Shankowsky
Occupations: Christine works in motion graphics and Michael works in civil engineering as a project manager.
How they met: Mutual friends secretly set them up.
Fave date: A fantastic weekend away to Toronto to visit Mike’s sister and see Jack Johnson in concert.
What attracted her to him: His beautiful baby blues and how he made her smile.
What attracted him to her: From the moment he saw her, he felt that she was the most beautiful person he would ever meet. Not to mention her fun-loving personality.
Engagement story: Mike took Christine on a surprise winter trip to the Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise. It was a romantic weekend of wining and dining and Mike proposed one evening in front of the frozen lake.
Words they live by: Live what you love.
Photography courtesy Andrea Hanki, Pink Sugar Photography (pinksugarphotography.com).
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The school theme was very cool! Congrats to the bride and groom!
— Diane (July 10, 2009 at 1:15 p.m.)
I love everything to do with weddings! Im a bridal hairstylist in the south florida area and I just wanted to say whoever did Christines hair did a fabulous job! She looks amazing!
— Rebecca (July 12, 2009 at 3:16 p.m.)
We had the honor of attending Christine and Mike's wedding and it truly was a "fairy tale" wedding. Everything was perfect and could not have been any better. They are so much in love and so well suited to each other.
— Grandma and Grandpa Wild (July 16, 2009 at 4:33 p.m.)