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Weddings

The Wedding of Nicole Austin and Doug Bernardini, September 27, 2019

Nicole and Doug were among the fortunate couples who were able to hold the weddings of their dreams during the fall and winter of 2019. Weddings such as the Bernardinis’ ...Read More

The Wedding of Olivia Hertzler & Shannon Fairchild, June 20, 2020

You could say Olivia had been planning her wedding all her life. Olivia is the granddaughter of one of Lancaster’s grand dames of weddings – Vivian Abel, who with her ...Read More

A Moment in Time

Battling the COVID-19 pandemic has been compared to waging war on an unseen enemy. In doing so, we have soldiered on through shutdowns of all kinds, changed our work habits, ...Read More

A Magical Backyard Wedding

Natalie Simons & Thomas Dodge, Jr., June 8, 2019 The sentimental factor that a backyard wedding provides can’t be replicated or surpassed by any other venue – after all, it feels ...Read More

The Micro-Wedding Phenomenon

It’s not quite eloping and it’s not a full-scale production. A micro wedding falls somewhere in between. The wedding-trend prognosticators credit the phenomenon to who else but the millennials, who love ...Read More

Operation Wedding Gown

Emily Gerlach + Ryan Trees • July 27, 2019 The wedding gown. It’s the centerpiece of a wedding. Emily Gerlach’s gown had a story all its own thanks to the nonprofit ...Read More

Standing in the Shoes of the Mother of the Bride

With all eyes on the bride and groom, the parents of the betrothed couple are sometimes wedding day footnotes. But, their personal moments of joy, awe and overwhelming love are ...Read More

The Art of Getting Wed… With an Edge

Not every bride wants to have the traditional “picture-perfect” wedding. Instead, tattoos, piercings and dreadlocks may star in the contemporary bride’s vision of the perfect wedding. Several special-event-focused companies at ...Read More

Dog-friendly Wedding Venues

Including dogs in weddings has become a coast-to-coast phenomenon! Lancaster has joined the trend, as more and more venues are welcoming pets to take part in the weddings of their ...Read More

Christy Moyer + Sam Yost | August 18, 2018

How They Met: Christy and Sam were acquainted with each other through attending Millersville University. But, it wasn’t until after they graduated that they started dating. “He came across my ...Read More

A Creative Collaboration

Kevin Lehman, the founder and director of the Lancaster Creative Factory, has always enjoyed the creative process, most notably the

401 Prime: The Resurgence of Happy Hour

Happy Hour is once again filling seats in the bars and lounges of area restaurants. As the hospitality industry struggled

The Heirloom Seed Project at Landis Valley Village &

Held annually on Mother’s Day weekend, Landis Valley Village & Farm Museum’s Herb & Garden Faire draws visitors from far

Faschingfest, Lancaster-style!

Two Lancaster couples with German-Austrian ancestries whisked away the winter doldrums with a nod to their European roots – and

Adding Up the Azaleas

Kirk Trasborg pushes numbers at Winterthur, the former home of Henry Francis du Pont. His office is literally located in

It’s Prom Season

Across Lancaster County, high school students are taking part in a time-honored spring ritual, the prom. Many students will also

Saving Nature

It Starts With You "In short, we no longer have the right to ignore the stewardship responsibilities attached to land ownership,"

May is in Bloom

It’s that glorious time of the year! The weather is perfect, gardens are blooming with spring flowers, rhubarb and strawberries