Hydrangea Bud

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Occupation: Public Relations Specialist

Wedding Details:

Engagement Date: 11/05/2009

Wedding Date: 04/16/2011

Wedding Location: Hilton Marina-Fort Lauderdale

Fiance:

Name: Daniel Galinsky

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About Me:

My name is Kelly Ronna and I am getting married to the love of my life and best friend in Fort Lauderdale on April 16, 2011. I was born in Illinois, grew up in North Carolina and now live in Atlanta. I am planning a semi-destination wedding in Fort Lauderdale and am looking forward to all the wedding details like food, music and decorations.

How We Met:

In the summer of 2007, Daniel interned at PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PWC) in Atlanta with one of my best friends (and future bridesmaid) Ann. A lover of road trips and good times, I took two trips that summer from North Carolina to visit with Ann and met Dan for the first time. A friendship formed over a standing ovation in IHop, catch phrase games and graduated cylinders at our favorite Decatur hotspot, Famous. Later on that year, in her last semester in college, I traveled down several times with friends to Gainesville to visit Dan and his roommates. After a few trips down with friends, I took a solo trip down (while interviewing for jobs) and what began as a friendship turned into more. Daniel and I started dating in March of 2008, and when they both moved to Atlanta the Summer of 2008, their relationship grew and the rest is, as you say, history...

The Engagement Story:

On November 5, 2009, Daniel was on his way home from work, and the plan was to eat dinner with me when he got home. He called me on the way home and told me that his car was making some really weird noises and that he was a little worried. I don't know much about car noises, dismissed it in hopes that he would make it home. When Daniel got into the neighborhood, he pulled up by the pool (where there is an awesome view of the city skyline). Daniel called me and told her that his car broke down asked if I would come and try and jump the battery for him. I wasn't high on the idea (since she was comfy in her sweatpants after a day of working) but came anyway. Daniel had already staged the jumper cables in the back seat and when she pulled up, Daniel asked me to grab the cables from the back while he opened the front hood. Sitting on the back seat was a scrap book he had made. [It chronicled them meeting and pictures of the activities they had done since meeting and being together (North Carolina, Gainesville, Atlanta, Seattle, Vegas, NY, etc.) and each page had a little like saying on it.] When I opened the door, she saw the scrap book and was like "What is this?" So Daniel was like, "Don't look....you weren't supposed to see that." Then Daniel told her it was supposed to be a surprise for my birthday (which was coming up soon) and since I had already seen it, that it wouldn't be a surprise anymore and if I wanted, I could look through it. I began reading through the book and it showed the story of their relationship and as she got to the last page, there was a picture of the two of them and said "Will you marry me?". As I turned around, Daniel got down on one knee with the ring and asked her to marry him. I was in shock, but after saying "Oh My God" twelve times, I said yes! To celebrate, Daniel made a reservation that night at one of mine favorite restaurants, the Melting Pot, to celebrate! The scrapbook will forever be a reminder of their proposal night!

My Wedding Vendors:

Florist: Pink Pussycat Florist

Photographer: Emily Harris Photography

Venue - Ceremony: Hilton Marina - Fort Lauderdale

Venue - Reception: Hilton Marina - Fort Lauderdale

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