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were part of the bridal party, 
too, although the Soffins 
weren’t as fussy about how 
their bridal party was paired 
off.
The wedding was memo-
rable.
“The ushers refused to 
ush because their shoes hurt 
them,” Karen said. “Then my 
bridal suite was robbed.”
On their honeymoon 
cruise, they met another 
newlywed couple and bond-
ed over wedding disasters.
“We told them about our 
robbery, but their story was 
even worse. It turned out 
their aunt had died at their 
wedding,” Karen said. That 
couple ended up staying life-
long friends with the Soffins.
Steve is a public adjuster, 
and Karen works as the office 
manager at Temple Emanu-El 
ECC. The couple belong to 
Temple Emanu-El.

Their daughter Mallory, 34, 
is a high school social studies 
teacher whose longtime part-
ner is Paul Banicki, who is a 
Realtor/coach and founder of 
Woodward Bears Lacrosse. 
Karen and Steve’s daugh-
ter Meagan, 28, is a school 
psychologist and is getting 
married next year to Jimmy 
Paprocki, an attorney. 
In a sentimental twist, 
Karen’s wedding dress is 
being fashioned into a 
cocktail dress Meagan will 
be wearing at her rehearsal 
dinner. Though Meagan 
certainly has no intention 
to match her bridal party by 
complexion, she sure hopes 
some of them might hit it off 
as well as her parents! 
 

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AT THEIR FRIENDS’ WEDDING, 
BOTH KAREN AND STEVE 
WERE DATING OTHER PEOPLE 
AND HAD EVEN BROUGHT 

THEIR DATES TO THE WEDDING.

Their current family includes “sons” and daughters. From left to 
right; Karen, Steve, Meagan, Jimmy Paprocki (Meagan’s fiancé) 
Mallory and her longtime partner Paul Banicki.

 

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