A Family
Affair

Family, friends and plenty of fun

made Joanna Miller's wedding to

Michael Steinberg an affair to remember.

PRODUCED AND WRITTEN BY LYNNE KONSTANTIN

PHOTOGRAPHS BY LAURIE TENNENT

Beauty, they say, is in the details. And family and friends were counted as the
most beautiful details on hand when Joanna Miller wed Michael Steinberg on
June 20, 2007. Some 275 guests gathered for the festivities at Temple Israel in
West Bloomfield — many going to great lengths to get there.
The bride, who grew up in Bloomfield Hills, and the groom, who grew up in
Woodmere, N.Y., met during their first month at the University of Michigan (the
groom bought U-M yarmulkes for all of his groomsmen) and moved to New York
City soon after graduation. "It was just unbelievable, having all our friends and
family coming in," says Joanna. "We had a lot of trouble with airlines, people's
flights were canceled — including our own. Some people ended up driving in 10
hours from New York. In the end, though, everything worked out perfectly." She
adds, "I wouldn't have done a single thing differently."

This page, clockwise from top:

Joanna and Michael; father-of-the-

bride Larry Miller returns to the

ground after his chair is lifted for

the

hors;

Joanna's mom, Carole,

had pastry chef John Parmenlier

re-create a cake she saw on a

cover of Martha

Stewart Weddings.
Opposite page, clockwise from

top: Michael and Joanna enjoy

toasts by family and friends; water-

melon sorbet with a sprig of mint

was served between the salad and

entree; flower girl Isabella Muchnik,

then 2, stands out in a sea of

ivory silk; Michael fluffs Joanna's

Vera Wang gown, embellished with

diminutive bows; seating cards

are displayed atop hand-embroi-

dered linens from Graziella in

Birmingham; Max Muchnik, then 5,

is one of four adorable ring bearers.

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MARCH 2008 •

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