Ms.

Lora Ruttan hosted her own special day two weeks

after Ms. Lenihans wedding in a similar fashion. Her husband, an attorney and farmer, set aside his farm in Shelbyville for the service on July 30. The couple met with its party in a decorated tobacco barn for a ceremony led by Ms. Ruttans father, an Episcopalian priest. They intended to hold the ceremony pond-side, but rainy weather

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Faculty members took on the task of planning their weddings on top of their average routines. Through weather delays, schedule changes, and the demands of work, Ms. Kathryn Lenihan (Spanish) and Ms. Lora Ruttan (Dance) tied the knot in a rural setting, as Ms. Erica Darnell (English) prepared to do the same.
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interfered. The rains cleared for the reception, however, and the couple was then able to celebrate under a white tent with dinner and dancing under the stars. If anything, being married helps me to be a better teacher, Ms. Ruttan said, because I feel so loved and supported at home.

Ms. Lora Ruttan

Ms. Erica Darnell

Ms. Kathryn Lenihan
White lights were draped over the rafters of Ms. Kathryn Emrichs
(soon to be Ms. Lenihan) fiancs Crestwood barn. A dazzling arrangement of zinnias and black-eyed Susans, plucked from family and friends gardens, were carefully positioned on tables. The couple contributed to their friends homegrown bouquets with freshly-cut Queen Annes lace which had decorated the road to Crestwood. One hundred sixty of the couples closest friends gathered for the relaxed do-ityourself wedding on July 16. We had to enlist the help of all our family and friends to clean and decorate the barn and farm, and that made it really special, Ms. Lenihan said. We wanted it to be a relaxed and fun party with a wedding thrown in. No coats or ties; the men loved that part. After meeting in the barn, the wedding party made their way down to the Walnut Grove, an area on the property, for the ceremony. The newlyweds and the audience celebrated with barbecue smoked by a family friend and a dessert buffet supplied by wedding guests. It was actually the hardest thing I have ever done in my life, Ms. Lenihan said. I jokingly told my husband the next day that I hope we have sons so I wont have to plan another wedding. We worked our little tails off, but it was so worth it.

Ms. Erica Darnell planned to celebrate her own marriage on June 30, 2012, after
her fianc proposed to her by the fire pit at their home. Ms. Darnell stayed busy planning ever since: she hired a decorator and wedding planner, organized dates, shopped for dresses, and decided on the cake. My fianc and I started planning the evening [we became engaged] over dinner at our favourite restaurant, she said. My wedding organizer is a nice long list that I just keep checking off. During the school year, Ms. Darnell used weekends to plan her wedding, while dedicating the weekdays to

schoolwork. Juggling has been challenging, she said, but I have a good support system both from my home and from his family. The couple did not have kids, but planned to have their dogs participate in the wedding, escorted by doggy ushers. The event would also feature a quartet of Ms. Darnells former students, organized by graduate Elizabeth Gribbins, and an ensemble of current YPAS Vocal department students, planned by Emma Smith (11). In the same fashion as Ms. Lenihan and Ms. Ruttan, Ms. Darnell planned to wed at her fiancs grandfathers former apple orchard in Scholl, IN. The ceremony would begin with Ms. Darnells father, a minister, walking her down the aisle and then joining her and her future husband in matrimony.

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