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hose who know Brooke Weisman
Atkins and her fun and bubbly
personality weren't surprised at
her whimsical yet elegant wedding to Nick
Atkins Oct. 13 of last year at the Edgewood
Country Club in Commerce Township.
The couple, who now live in South Lyon,
met on Match.com . Brooke, a nanny, took
one look at Nick, a construction engineer,
and "knew right away" he was the one.
They were engaged Oct. 7,
2011, and had about a
year to plan the wed-
ding.
"I wanted a fun,
energetic atmo-
sphere, something
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a little different,"
Atkins says.
The bride, daughter
of Brad and Denise
Weisman of Wixom,
chose shades of light purple
and "Tinkerbelle" green. The
flowers were mums and carnations, "a nice
pop of color," according to Tracie Morris,
certified wedding planner at You're the
Bride in Livonia, who helped Atkins with
the details.
The bride had seven attendants: maid
of honor and best friend Karen Mexicotte,
matron of honor and cousin Courtney
Wiley; bridesmaids Laura Gilmore, Kara

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Thomas and Cynthia Wilkens, friends of
the bride; and Rachel Blom and Angelique
Runkle, friends of the groom.
Nick, son of Wendal and Lou Cinda
Atkins of Ann Arbor, had as best men Chad
Blom and Brian Prom, best friends of the
groom; groomsmen were brother of the
bride Jordan Weisman; the bride's cousins
Adam Cook and Kevin Wiley; and friends of
the groom Dwan Hamlin and Nick Risky.
Close to 200 people attended the
nondenominational ceremony in which
Brooke and Nick wrote their own vows,
and listened to Brooke's grandpa, Dr. Simon
Cook of Farmington Hills, give the wedding
blessing in Hebrew. Her grandmother Sandy
Cook took part in the simchah as well, as
did Nick's grandma, Gail Musulin of Howell.
"For dessert, she chose a candy bar,
which included cupcakes and cool jars filled
with M&Ms and jawbreakers of purple and
green — candy bars are gaining popular-
ity on the traditional chocolate fountain,"
Morris says.
Other fun and whimsical touches at the
celebration included a fish-shaped groom's
cake, ice luge and photo booth.
"My wedding was a fairy tale, a dream
come true," Atkins says. "It's really hard
to pick a favorite memory of the day. But
when I was escorted down the aisle by my
grandpa and my dad, and I saw the look on
Nick's face, it took my breath away."

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