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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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