June 2006 - The Parklander Magazine

Kelly Zimmer & Chris PryorKelly is a professional dancer and dance teacher withKevin Black Productions and Dancer’s Gallery, andChris is a manager for Home Depot. They will bemarried on May 28, 2006, at Riverside Hotel in LasOlas. Reverend Stan Pryor will officiate at thetraditional Christian ceremony, and the reception,which they planned themselves, will also be atthe hotel. It will be a sit-down dinner with an openbar and dancing. They will make their homein Heron Bay.When and how did you meet?We met three years ago at a popular nightclubin Fort Lauderdale. I was dancing on top of abar and Chris came by, reached up, grabbedmy hand and said, “Hi.” When the song wasdone I got down and went over to him. We started talking andthat was it!How long did you date before he popped the question andhow did he propose?Two years. We were on a cruise ship. After dinner one night wewent up to our cabin and he had champagne and strawberrieswaiting for us. He told me to go out on the balcony and openthe champagne. He poured some into my glassand said, “It looks like there’s something in there.”I couldn’t tell what it was and by the time I figuredit out, he was down on one knee!What dating activities did you enjoy?Movies, dinners, boating, cruising andskiing vacations.What theme and/or colors have you chosen foryour wedding?We’ll have a beach theme with blue, yellow andwhite because we love the ocean and the beach.Where will you go for your honeymoonand why?A cruise because we love it, and we enjoy beingnear any kind of water or beach.Have you chosen your dress and where did you shop?My dress is a strapless ball gown style and I bought it up inWashington State, where I’m from.Where are you registered?Macy’s, Crate & Barrel, Pottery Barn and Bed Bath & Beyond.Stacey Goldstein & Dr. Mark GendalStacey works in sales for Ring Power Corporation and Mark is an optometrist at Doctors Reich & Gendal’s VisionWorld. They will be married on September 3, 2006, at the Addison in Boca Raton. The reception will also be at theAddison. Rabbi Paul Plotkin of Temple Beth Am (Margate) and Rabbi Michael Gold of Temple Beth Torah (Tamarac)will officiate at a traditional Jewish ceremony. The couple will live in Coral Springs.Are you gettingmarriedthis year,too?Let us know!Send us an email at:brides@theparklander.comWhen and how did you meet?We met about six years ago at the gym.How long did you date before he popped the question and howdid he propose?About three years. We were out to dinner for my birthday and Mark gavethe ring to the waitress to bring out on the dessert plate. Everyone sangHappy Birthday and I saw the ring box on my plate. He got down on one kneeand asked me in front of everyone in the restaurant.What dating activities did you enjoy?Our favorite thing to do together is to run or go biking, and we love to try new trendy restaurants.What theme and/or colors have you chosen for your wedding?We don’t have a theme, but we’ll be using pink accents.Where will you go for your honeymoon?We are going to San Francisco for a few nights, and thenon a bike trip through Napa and Sonoma.Have you chosen your dress and where did you shop?I bought my dress at a boutique in Boca Raton. I can’t tellyou what it looks like because I want it to be a surprise.Where are you registered?We’re not registered—send cash!the PARKLANDER 64