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ing a brick patio, landscaping the entire
yard, and hanging those “fancy café lights,”
says Cymbor. Rigney had no idea Cymbor
had completed it when she got home tired
and hungry. He promised dinner at The
Food Market. She came down in shorts
and a tee shirt. “Maybe a little nicer?” he
pleaded. She went upstairs to change.
When she came back down he took her to
the backyard. She was shocked. “One more
surprise,” he told her, before proposing.
“She yelled, ‘Stop!’” recalls Cymbor. “And
then, ‘yes,’ obviously,” as he placed a teal
sapphire ring from Montana on her finger.
As their wedding planning got under-
way, that summer they visited and fell in
love with Branch No. 3, a former library
turned wedding venue on Light Street in
Federal Hill. “Our 2018 was going to be
incredibly busy,” says Rigney. They had
seven weddings to attend, and Cymbor
had a week-long hunting trip planned with
his dad. The wedding would have to be in
May or sometime after November. Before
going out of town for their Lake George
vacation, they put down a deposit to hold
May 27th as their wedding date.
A month later, in late September, that
all came crashing down when Branch No.
3, along with partner Church & Company,
went out of business, abruptly ceasing all
communication. Dozens of other couples
also found themselves without a wed-UNVEILEDJUSTIN JOHNSON