Celebrate!
ANDIAMO
Multiple locations – visit andiamoitalia.com for
locations and info. For over 30 years, Andiamo
has delivered fine Italian cuisine by using the
freshest seasonal ingredients and preparing
them from scratch each and every day. With
eight metro Detroit locations, Andiamo has
never strayed from its founding principles
and continues to provide exceptional service,
stunning atmospheres, and authentic Italian
cuisine.
ANTONIO’S RESTAURANTS
For over 50 years, the Rugiero family has
worked hard preparing fresh, authentic Italian
dishes. These include delicious sauces, soups
and stuffed pastas. The hard work has paid off
with award-winning pizzas, calzones and its
famous baked bread.
ANTONIO’S CUCINA ITALIANA
2220 N. Canton Center Road — Canton
(734) 981-9800
26356 Ford Road — Dearborn Heights
(313) 278-6000
37646 W. 12 Mile — Farmington Hills
(248) 994-4000
ROMAN VILLAGE CUCINA ITALIANA
9924 Dix Avenue — Dearborn
(313) 842-2100
ANTONIO’S PICCOLO RISTORANTE
31735 Plymouth Road — Livonia
(734) 513-8000
COOL JACKS-HANDCRAFTED
COOKIES & ICE CREAM
Sylvan Lake
(248) 706-6045
Cooljacks.com
We use our family recipe, with only the
finest ingredients, for hand-made, artisan
cookies and slather rich, homemade creamy
ice cream in between. Rent a party cart
or ice cream truck for graduation parties,
weddings, bar/bat mitzvahs, sweet sixteens,
corporate parties and more.
FIFTH AVE
215 W. 5th St.
Royal Oak, MI 48067
(248) 629-9423
www.fifthaveroyaloak.com
Bi-level sports bar with a sidewalk patio, long
beer list, pub fare menu and live music on
weekends. Host your next cocktail party or net-
working event on the main level. Enjoy games,
pool, sports and great music in a comfortable
atmosphere. Private event space also available.
JOE MUER SEAFOOD
Detroit and Bloomfield Hills — visit joemuer.
com for locations and info. Voted Detroit’
s Best
Seafood year after year, Joe Muer is proud to
continue a tradition of dining and service excel-
lence that began in 1929. Enjoy classic fresh
fish and creative seafood specialties, sparkling
service, prime aged meats and the best views
in Metro Detroit.
PARADISE PARK
45799 Grand River Ave.
Novi, MI 48374
(248) 735-1050
www.paradiseparknovi.com
Amusement park that offers a go-kart track
and mini-golf plus an indoor arcade, laser tag
and a pizza cafe. Open year-round with pack-
ages available. Parties privately hosted so you
can enjoy your event.
STAR TRAX
1200 Woodward Heights
Ferndale, MI 48220
(248) 263-6300
Star Trax Events is the premier social entertain-
ment company in the area. Star Trax provides
nearly every element involved in producing
a great event, including MCs, DJs, dancers,
lighting, staging, valet parking, photo products,
activities, event consulting and much more.
WABEEK COUNTRY CLUB
4000 Clubgate Dr,
Bloomfield Twp, MI 48302
(248) 855-0700
www.wabeekcc.com
For groups up to 400 guests, we can’
t wait to
learn how we can turn your dream event into
reality. Come see why Wabeek Country Club is
the perfect stage for any gathering. Open all
year.
YAD EZRA
2850 W. 11 Mile Road, Berkley
(248) 548-3663
yadezra.org
Yad Ezra provides supplemental kosher food,
necessities and enhancements of holidays and
lifecycle events to those in need in the Jewish
community. We are committed to operating a
high-quality food pantry through hard work and
support of staff, volunteers and donors.
Celebrate!LISTINGS
32 | APRIL 30 • 2020
“Welcome, everyone, to Th
anksgiving,” Zak,
the director of podcasts for Graham Media
Group, announced. “If you can take a seat, we’
ll
be having a wedding in fi
ve minutes.”
“No one had any idea,” Zak recalled. “Th
ey
were caught completely off
-guard.”
Th
e guests were shocked and excited.
“One person asked, ‘
Does Jo know?’
It was
pretty funny,” Nickelhoff
said.
Rosen, Nickelhoff
and the kids and grand-
kids then left
the room to change into their
wedding attire. Th
e guests pushed couches
and chairs together in the family room. Th
e
armoire served as their makeshift
chuppah,
adorned with white roses.
Th
e two granddaughters wore matching red
lace dresses that Rosen and Nickelhoff
bought
in Italy the month before in anticipation of the
future wedding. Nickelhoff
wore a suit with a
boutonniere, and Rosen wore a long Japanese
kimono with a skinny skirt and silver boots.
Aft
er a day of cooking and some last-minute
meditation, Rosen’
s goal was to be comfortable
and “just be us.”
“She looked ravishing,” Nickelhoff
said
adoringly.
Th
e ceremony was comfortable and per-
sonalized as well. Zak had emailed a series of
questions in advance to the bride and groom.
Along with the Jewish traditional Sheva
Brachot and breaking of the glass, Zak added
special touches, including a wedding parody
and group sing-a-long that he and his sister,
Lindsey Maddin, wrote to the Beatles’
tune of
“In My Life.”
“I was so honored that my mom asked me to
conduct their ceremony; it’
s something that I
never would have expected,” Zak said. “It was
very surreal, offi
ciating my mother’
s wedding
in the house that I grew up in, surrounded by
the people who helped raise me. It was very
emotional, combined with the nerves of being
the offi
ciant and facilitating the event.”
According to Rosen and Nickelhoff
, the
wedding had it all — minus the hora. it was a
little too crowded in the family room for that.
“It was a do-it-yourself wedding with all
of our loved ones,” Rosen added. “It was
perfection.” ✽
No one had any idea.
They were caught
completely off
-guard.
— ZAK ROSEN
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