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We are in the details, so you
can be in the moment. Treat
friends and family to inspiring
festivities from an exquisite
rehearsal dinner, to an elegant
celebration. to a relaxing
morning after champagne
brunch.. Create the perfect
atmosphere in the artfully-
restored Crystal or Venetian
ballrooms, the famed
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your vision, and let us handle
the rest. You will be free to
focus on the vows you take
and the memories you make.

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grandchildren, the guests included longtime friends, neighbors
and Arlene's mah jong partners.
Arlene wore a lacy navy blue dress she bought in California, and
Tony, who normally dresses casually, wore a formal dark suit. The
tables were set with antique dishes, and elegant arrangements of
dried branches and orchids adorned the center of each table.
"The wedding was beautiful," said Marilynn Redlich of West
Bloomfield, a friend of Arlene's for close to 50 years. "There was
a feeling of happiness and love that was just flowing. And what's
even better is that it's continuing."
The Paysons, who live in West Bloomfield, know they are for-
tunate. After a honeymoon in Italy, they settled into married life,
featuring day trips and treasuring the time they spend with one
another.
"I think we're very lucky; we're happy and healthy, and all of our
kids get along," said Arlene.

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Every trend has its buzzwords, and the current term for remar-
ried couples like the Paysons is
"encore," according to Roz Keith,
founder of the resource and refer-
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"People are talking about
'encore' weddings, 'encore' brides
and grooms," said Keith. "The one
rule is that there are no rules. It
used to be that a bride couldn't
wear white unless it was her first
wedding. Now anything goes. It's
more about the inclusion of family
and friends and the celebration of
the union."
Kimberly Ford, 36, and Louis

Sugarman, 44, are the embodiment of that philosophy.The couple,
who were fixed up last summer by a mutual friend, will be married
in May at Congregation B'nai Moshe in West Bloomfield in front of
300 of their friends and family members.
Both Ford, who lives in Berkley, and Sugarman, who resides in
Farmington Hills, are divorced. Neither had children, but they want
to become first-time parents together.
Sugarman's marriage proposal was like a Hollywood scene: he
showed up to meet Ford and her parents in a Florida restaurant
wearing a tux and carrying 13 long-stemmed roses for his bride-
to-be, along with a boutonniere for her father and a corsage for
her mother. After asking Ford to dance, he got down on one knee
and popped the question.
Choosing the engagement ring was another gala event. With the
cooperation of West Bloomfield jeweler Steven Tapper, Sugarman
surprised Ford with roses, champagne and chocolate to go with
the beautiful diamond the couple selected.
"They're very happy, and he wanted to celebrate," said Tapper.
"When people are in that mode,
they're thinking about the person
they love, not whether it's the first
or the second time."
Tapper said that today's
couples are looking for rings that
reflect their feelings and person-
alities, with custom designs and
one-of-a-kind accents. The store's
gold and estate buying program
allows couples to create some-
thing new by recycling jewelry that
may no longer hold its original
meaning.

Encore, Encore

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