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Happiest Days: Area couples share stories about their weddings

  • Oct 21, 2021
  • Oct 21, 2021 Updated Feb 3, 2023
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Second-hand items are first choice for Benson bridal couple saving for house

Did you know certain cities can ease your wedding financial burden? Buzz60’s Chloe Hurst has the story!

Amanda Betzold calls the look for her wedding “strategically mismatched.”

That’s because most of it was second-hand, sourced from her neighborhood buy nothing group on Facebook and at local thrift shops.

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The wedding was held in the backyard of Noah's parents.

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Amanda's mother, Kathy Gaer, made the wedding cake.

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Omaha couple's wedding was 'A Sunday Kind of Love' celebration

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The flowers are fake ones that Amanda found in the basement of her grandmother, Pat Gaer. The candle is from the buy nothing group.

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The couple wanted to save money on their wedding so that they can purchase a home of their own.

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The couple thrifted coffee mugs that made them laugh as wedding favors.

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'Now until forever': Best friends find wedded bliss by the lake

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Amanda created her own wedding invitations.

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Omaha couple enjoy 'fairytale' wedding at Orpheum Theater

Lauren Olinger sings to her new husband, Alex, at their wedding reception in the Orpheum Theater.

Lauren Brandt and Alex Olinger had sushi at Blue for their first date. They now joke that there’s now two fewer fish in the dating sea.

Alex proposed less than one year later at his parents’ lake house in Sun Valley.

Couple 6

Lauren is a voice and piano teacher, and she surprised Alex with a song after the speeches. 

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Hastings couple celebrates long lives and marriage

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The Olingers were the first couple to be married on the Orpheum stage.

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Reception Flowers

The flowers were done by Janousek Florist & Greenhouse.

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Omaha couple feeling sky-high after proposal, wedding ceremony

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Beatrice couple marries in baseball-themed wedding

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Lauren and Bridesmaids

The bridemaids' dresses were by Revelry.

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Alex and Lauren Olinger wanted an evening of vintage glamour and the Orpheum Theater was a dream come true.

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The Olingers said say having The Orpheum to themselves for the weekend was nothing "short of magic."

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Thanks to giveaway, Gretna couple gets big wedding they dreamed of before pandemic

'Love will keep us together': Omahans' '70s-inspired wedding featured wicker, macramé and romance

This couple re-created their wedding photos almost 60 years later. Buzz60’s Keri Lumm has more.

Although Ryan Kieselhorst and Shelby then-Gowen knew each other in high school, Ryan didn’t make his move until a few years after college. And he did it through social media.

His infamous Facebook message, which he took hours to compose, went along the lines of “Hey, I see you live in Omaha now.” Shelby said she decided to let him sweat for a day.

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Ryan and Shelby Kieselhorst had a 1970s inspired wedding and reception.

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Much of the décor for Ryan and Shelby Kieselhorst's wedding was inspired by the 1970s, including wicker chairs and benches, vintage rugs, house plants and dried grasses and candles.

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Ryan and Shelby Kieselhorst had all of their nieces and nephews in their wedding party.

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Ryan and Shelby Kieselhorst had all of their nieces and nephews in their wedding party. 

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Omaha couple's wedding was 'A Sunday Kind of Love' celebration

This couple re-created their wedding photos almost 60 years later. Buzz60’s Keri Lumm has more.

Creighton graduates Mackenzie Mills and Tom Gross met on Bumble. After a few weeks of talking, they had their first date on a Friday night at Jambo Cat in Dundee.

“We were supposed to have our first date on that Saturday, but we were too excited to finally meet,” Mackenzie said. “We still kept our planned Saturday night date, and the rest is history.”

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Omahans Mackenzie and Tom Gross were married on Oct. 9, 2020.

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Omahans Mackenzie and Tom Gross celebrated their wedding reception at the groom's family home.

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Omahans Mackenzie and Tom Gross had an intimate wedding ceremony on Oct. 9, 2020, at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church, 6116 Dodge St.

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Italian cookies and desserts, made with family recipes, came all the way from Pittsburgh, and accompanied chocolate chip cookies and macaroons made by Tom's mother. 

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Omahans Mackenzie and Tom Gross were married on Oct. 9, 2020.

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'Now until forever': Best friends find wedded bliss by the lake

Here’s how the global pandemic may have changed the way we tie knots forever. Buzz60’s Chloe Hurst has the story!

Perri Colwell and Cody Zach met in nursing school in Norfolk, Nebraska, and were best friends for eight years before they exchanged vows. They’re both nurses.

BIRTHDAY SURPRISE

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The wedding cake and extras were made by Nothing Bundt Cake.

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The Zachs said they loved being outside and dancing next to the water during their wedding.

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From ice cream to dance tradition, local couple's wedding was 'paradise' at the Cottonwood Hotel

Katherine and Sam Riggs met at a Halloween party in 2010 but didn’t become a couple until November 2012.

“He was persistent,” Katherine said.

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Katherine and Sam Riggs had their wedding ceremony and reception at the Cottonwood Hotel in Omaha.

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Dresses for Katherine's bridesmaids were made by Revelry.

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Katherine and Sam Riggs had their wedding ceremony and reception at the Cottonwood Hotel in Omaha.

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Katherine Riggs’ wedding dress was Truvelle from Arc Bridal and her shoes were from Anthropologie.

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Instead of a traditional guestbook, guests signed wine bottles labeled to be enjoyed on their first, fifth, 10th and 15th wedding anniversaries.

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As part of Katherine's family tradition, her family, wedding party and attendees all sing and dance to Meat Loaf's "Paradise by the Dashboard Light" at the wedding reception.

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Omaha skydiver proposes to his boyfriend during a jump, and also makes a big landing during the reception.

Cody Fry was in a free fall when boyfriend Greg Hladik floated close, grabbed his hand and attempted to put a ring on his finger.

When you’re a passionate skydiver like Hladik, nothing says “I love you” like a mid-air proposal, perfectly timed for the short time he had before his parachute deployed. Even if the cheap ring wouldn’t stay put.

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Greg Hladik tried to put a ring on Cody Fry’s finger during a jump. The ring flew away but that was OK. Hladik had saved the real engagement ring for when they reached ground.

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It was an emotional moment when Greg Hladik proposed.

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Greg Hladik jumped into the picture-taking part of the reception. Cody Fry said his family loved it.

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The pair were married at a home right next to the North Omaha airport.

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After the two were married, some of the licensed skydivers in attendance jumped so they could include it in their photo album.

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Claire said her sister spotted Nic’s picture on Tinder.

“When she came across Nic’s profile, she said ‘Oh he’s cute!’ and immediately swiped right,” Claire said. “He messaged me that night and we’ve talked every day since.”

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The florist was Of the Earth Floral Design for bride’s bouquet, ceremony pieces, boutonnieres, and head table. Costco Floral handled the bridesmaids’ bouquets and reception decor.

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Claire with members of her wedding party.

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Nic and Claire Peterson were married Nov. 14, 2020, at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church, 15353 Pacific St.

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Claire and Niccolo Peterson opted to have their wedding reception at The Barn at Ackerhurst Dairy Farm in Bennington.

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Claire and Niccolo Peterson opted to have their wedding reception at The Barn at Ackerhurst Dairy Farm in Bennington.

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For area couple, first comes love, then comes marriage, then comes ... a trip to the bank?

Autumne and Samuel Hovde are legally married.

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