JULY Fourth festivities will soon be here.
Be sure to take extra safety precautions if you are setting off your own fireworks. Community and country club displays are another good way to celebrate.
JENNA Lynn Tribull and Matthew Patrick Moore will be celebrating their first Independence Day together as husband and wife.
They met during the coronavirus pandemic, when she had just relocated to Toledo. Then the love birds became engaged while vacationing at the Hillsboro Club in Hillsboro Beach, Fla. on Valentine's Day.
The couple, who reside in Ottawa Hills, were wed June 3 at St. Timothy's Episcopal Church in Perrysburg, where the Rev. Brian K. Wilbert, the archivist for the Episcopal Diocese of Ohio, officiated.
All eyes were on the bride, including the couple's parents, Edward and Elizabeth Tribull, Jr. of Grasonville, Md., and Vern and Kelly Moore of Grosse Pointe, Mich. Her exquisite couture ivory gown was by Val Stefani, with details meticulously sewn by hand.
A beautiful reception followed with dinner and dancing at the Toledo Country Club overlooking the Maumee River.
The scent of breathtaking flowers by GardenView Flowers filled the air, indoors and out. There was a floral chandelier in the dining room, where crystal and china sparkled on the white linen covered tables with sage green napkins. Flowers also embellished the three-tier wedding cake by So Many Somethings Desserterie. It was as pretty to see as it was to eat: white cake with lemon filling, chocolate with raspberry filling, and confetti cake.
The grand finale was the fireworks over the 18th hole of the club’s golf course. Then out-of-town guests cruised the Sandpiper back to the Hilton Garden Inn in downtown Toledo.
A rehearsal dinner and welcome party welcomed guests the day before the wedding at Carranor Hunt and Polo Club. That same day, while the men golfed, Suzanne Rorick hosted a bridal luncheon.
Sending the newlyweds off was a farewell brunch the following morning hosted by Jay and Trina Secor at the Roost at Fifth Third Field. Then it was off to Bermuda and the Coral Beach Club for a honeymoon for the newlyweds.
Present at the classy affair were family and friends from Baltimore, Detroit, Palm Beach, Fla., and New York City, plus local guests including Jay and Trina Secor, Paula and Peter Brown, Patrice Spitzer and Dean Kasperzak, Susan Reams, Rob and Tina Black, Todd Commisso, and Susan and Allan Block, who is chairman of Block Communications.
The bride is finishing her residency at Mercy Health St. Vincent Medical Center, then will start as a flight surgeon captain for the U.S. Air Force when the couple moves to Oklahoma City at the end of the summer. The groom, who is self-employed, is on the board of the Toledo Opera and the vestry at St. Timothy’s.
BONJOUR! Patrick Warin and his wife Francoise were back in Toledo to celebrate his 50th anniversary as one of the first teachers at the Alliance Francaise de Toledo from 1973 to 1975. Mr. Warin taught history before attending the prestigious Ecole Nationale d’Administration and pursuing a career in the financial and business worlds.
During his time in Toledo, he lived with the Mauk family, whom he calls his second family and with whom he has remained in contact. Becky Powell, the daughter of the late Betty Mauk, who founded the Alliance Francaise de Toledo in 1967, was present at the homecoming soiree.
Guests sipped and nibbled on cheeses and wines — French, of course — at the event at the Common Space Centers for Creativity. Many spoke French as they mingled.
After being welcomed, Mr. Warin gave a presentation in English on various political and geopolitical topics including major shocks in Europe, geostrategic challenges, and French reforms regarding pensions and retirement age, ecological transition, and energy issues.
Before engaging the audience in a question-and-answer session, which included questions regarding riots, energy, gun control laws, and more, a champagne toast was offered. Chapter president Elizabeth Dupuy and director Popi Grecos presented him with a glass piece from the Toledo Museum of Art.
Mr. Warin offered his thanks.
“l’ Alliance Française will remain forever engraved in our memory," he said. He expressed delight that more than 50 years later, the Toledo Alliance Francaise chapter is active and fosters the French language and culture in this city.
THE RAISING Hope fund-raiser co-presented by Nationwide Children's Hospital in Toledo and ProMedica Ebeid Children's Hospital to benefit Good Grief of Northwest Ohio was an outstanding success, netting $100,000 to provide support to children, teens, and families at no cost. A generous anonymous donor matched the first $10,000 raised on June 8.
The event, held at the Premier, included complimentary hors d'oeuvres and a cash bar while attendees shopped the silent auction tables. They were packed with extraordinary experiences, original one-of-a-kind artwork, and unique packages, plus seven fantastic live auction items.
Kudos to the volunteers and to the generous corporations and businesses including Dana Foundation, Venture Visionary Partners, Amlin Auction, It Takes Heart, Van Berkom Law Office, ReMax Preferred, ReNew REIT, Madhouse Creative, KeyBank, Spartan Chemical, Hawaiian Pools, Reichle Klein Group, The Andersons, Robison Curphey O’Connell, McClure Insurance, Amato Family, Midland Title, Foxwood Counseling & Consulting, and Waterford Bank.
Good Grief has an office on Reynolds Road where gatherings take place, but representatives also go into area schools. Since the organization expanded its offices it is in need of gently used furniture such as couches, tables, and lamps.
Contact the office at 419-360-4939 or email dorothy@goodgriefnwo.org.
Barbara Hendel is The Blade's society editor. Contact her at bhendel@theblade.com or call 419-724-6124.
First Published June 25, 2023, 10:00 a.m.
