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A couple's easy, elegant and fun-loving style met

(and made) its match at Misty Farm in Ann Arbor.

or her May 25, 2014, wedding to Aaron Berman, Danielle
(Goodman) Berman knew that she wanted to be "really
in love with the venue," she says. "The location sets the
tone for everything, and finding the right spot was probably the
hardest part of the planning. I think my family wanted to kill
me."
Danielle, who grew up in Farmington Hills, and Aaron, who is
from Colorado, live in New York City, and had friends and family
coming to celebrate from all over the world, so it was important
to them that their guests feel at ease and really enjoy every-
thing.
"I looked at venues everywhere, from Napa to Detroit to
Charlevoix," Danielle says. "We wanted a Napa/Sonoma feel,
but in Michigan. And I love farms, animals and farm-to-table
food, so a farm was ideal." But not easy to find.
Although she had come across Misty Farm in Ann Arbor on
Pinterest, she soon found they were booked for a full year.
Almost a year later, when Danielle still had not found the perfect
spot, she tried again — this time, she was told that the property
had just finished restoring a circa-1800s, 2,400-square-foot barn
called Misty Valley. And Danielle was on it.
"I sent my parents out for a site visit, which was not easy at
the time because they thought I was crazy to want to get mar-
ried in a barn," Danielle says. "After they met [owner] Kelly and
toured the grounds, they got it. Kelly had a unique passion and
vision, which made you want to be a part of it. It was a no-
brainer." ❑

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Lights twinkle in the barn beyond the newlyweds.

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celebrate! I March 2015

Rabbi Aaron Starr of Congregation Shaarey Zedek in Southfield performed the ceremony,
which took place on a nature trail. Parsonage Events in Clarkston created the 8-foot by
10-foot chuppah. Covered in fresh white roses and accent greens, it blended organically
into the woodsy surroundings. "You felt like you were in Yosemite," Danielle says.