Alex and

Emily Horn

in center surrounded

by their bridal party.

Sound The Horns

The

Henry Ford

Suzanne Chessler

backdrop for wedding

Horn celebrated their

marriage vows with a
wedding that also cel­

ebrated motion.
Guests, surrounded
by historic vehicles as
._. Dearborn's Henry Ford
Museum served as the wedding hall,
already had jotted down favorite
dance music requested on RSVP
cards.

es­

voiced in the Ben Folds'
set the tone.

newlywed Horns, joined by
nearly 300 family members and

friends, did not miss

a

Transportation and choreography
together most romantically
as the couple of the hour launched
the reception dancing beneath a
displayed airplane. "The Luckiest,"

or a

''Alex and I love to dance so we
glad both our ceremony and

Emily,

and

Seacrest

same

employer.

director of develop­

new

media for the

reception had lots of it," Emily says.
''We picked the museum because
it is vibrant and offered something
for everyone. Whether they liked to

Seacrest Productions.

not, guests could stroll the
wonderful exhibits."
The museum stayed open

dance

or

and docents

so attendees
could learn about displayed cars,
trains and planes as well as other
themed attractions. They were able
to wander at their own pace.

A PERSONAL 'PRODUCTION'

Emily, who graduated from West
Bloomfield High School and the

as

Ryan

Foundation, got to know
working for Ryan

Alex

came

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worked for the

were

remained available

Good," spun by a DJ,

couple's parents and attendants
improvised steps while guests
clapped to the rhythms.

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focus on motion.

a

University of Michigan, met her
husband in California, where she
has lived for nearly 10 years. They

ment

Never Felt So

the

beat

beep.

throughout the party,

as

recording,

The

set the
first down the aisle: After
she spontaneously swayed to "Love

mood

with

I Contributing Writer

mily Herman and Alex

Grandmother Sally Horn,
corted by son Harvey Horn,

serves as

he was

The foundation builds

high-tech

TV and radio studios in children's

hospitals so that patients

can

rience diversion from illness.

expe­

Young­

develop their own program­
ming or simply become viewers.

sters

Alex, who is from N�wYork, has

since moved

on as a

producer for

unscripted television and is

em­

ployed by 7Beyond.
"Funny enough, I found that put­
ting together our wedding was very
much like producing a television
show;' Alex says. "The only real dif­

ference

was

executives

that instead of network

giving notes

on

how to

better

"There's

we

television show,

some

heard from

our

we

parents!

lot of moving parts and
worked hard to ensure they fit

a

together nicely and the way intend­
ed;' he adds. "Very much like televi­
sion show production, there is a 100
percent chance that something, no
matter how tiny, will go wrong or
not as planned. That's what makes it
exciting!"
Staging, so much a part of the
couple's work experience, came
into play for the ceremony. It was

held in the museum's theater with
Rabbi Richard Chizever, the groom's

cousin, officiating.

For the

out-of-towners, rooms
arranged at The Henry with
buses available for transportation to
the nearby festivities. Besides get­
ting a sense of the couple together,

were

travelers could get a sense of Michi­
gan's cultural offerings.

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