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Bryan Geoffrey and Lorrie Garbarz were married in the Florida Keys.

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"Couples can arrange for beautiful destinations with personal meanings, but they
have to be aware that not everybody they want to attend will be able to join them.
They also must know that certain destinations may not allow for all of the options
that otherwise would be available!'
Rabbi Yedwab officiated in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, where Maggie Pearl was mar-
ried to Brian Winshall in the presence of nearly 200 guests.
"Rabbi Yedwab had officiated at my bar mitzvah and it was important for me to
have him with us," Brian says. "It also was special sharing three or four days with the
people close to us."
The Winshalls, now living in Chicago, chose Cabo San Lucas for its tropical setting.
They wanted a ceremony near the beach and found some surprises that gave the
party a sense of Mexican culture.
"Most guests were with us Thursday to Sunday at the same hotel, and even during
the day it felt like one big party," says Maggie, who works in commercial real estate.
The Winshalls, who explored other places before making their final decision, tried
to maximize everybody's experience by writing a newsletter with a list of activities as
well as weather forecasts.
The local culture included a mariachi band at the ceremony, fire dancers after-
wards and taco treats. The fireworks show after the cocktail hour expressed the way
the couple felt.
While guests paid for their own plane and hotel fares, the couple provided the
land transportation and had gift baskets at the hotel.
"It was a lot of work, but well worth it," says the bride, who had help from local
party planner Gail Ball. "I had to adjust to the manana (tomorrow) outlook of the
vendors and deal with a few communication problems.
"I wanted mini-burgers at the reception, but I could never get the caterer to
understand what I meant. The cake also came out differently from what I had expect-
ed, although it looked and tasted wonderful."
Brian says the wedding might have been larger if it had been in town, but taking it
to the beach, surrounded by people who were really close, made the event a special

boutique wines from Israe

In addition to having the
best selection, the best service
and the best prices, our wine
department at Plum Market also
features a wide array of kosher Israeli
boutique wines including:

Barkan

Dalton

Recanati

Bazelet Ha Golan

Gamla

Sega l's

Binyamina "Cave"

Hamasrek

Yarden

Castel

Herzog

Yatir

I'chaim!

We're celebrating our Ann Arbor
Grand Opening all this month.

For locations & hours visit our website:
www.plummarket.com

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