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BOB^&^DAWN^DAVIS^PHOTOGRAPHY^(TENT,PORTRAIT);^GETTY^IMAGES(MIDDLETONWEDDING);SPLASH^NEWS^(TENT)The high and low charm
of a Wisconsin weddingweekend. BY LEENA KIM
“ I
t’s cheesy to say you’ve dreamed of your
wedding since you were a little girl,”
says Brittany Wagner, but in her case it’s
true. When she and Dan Scalia got engaged,
in March 2017 after 18 months of dating,
there was no doubt that the Chicago-based
couple—she does marketing for her fami-
ly’s company, Johnsonville Sausage; he’s in
sports media—would have their wedding at
Riverbend, a private club in Kohler, Wiscon-
sin, near Brittany’s hometown.
Over Labor Day weekend last year, 400
guests got a taste of Wisconsin life. For the
welcome party, the American Club, also in
Kohler, was transformed into a food hall
showcasing the best of the state—bratwurst,The ceremony was
held at Riverbend,
in Kohler, WI.
Below: Brittany, in
Berta, and Dan, in
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cheese, and beer—along with staples from
Boston, where Dan is from, such as lobster
rolls, oysters, and clam cakes.
On the wedding day, beef tenderloin and
scallops were served, but, Brittany says, “we
cared more about the late night food”—
grilled cheese and PB&J sandwiches, fries, and
sliders. The immersion weekend ended with a
typical Wisconsin “Sunday Funday” on Elkhart
Lake, a casual afternoon of BBQ, volleyball,
and cornhole. “Wisconsin left a good mark
on everyone’s hearts,” Brittany says.The case for investing in a
glass tent—or two.In 2017, paparazzi went wild over the
giant glass orangery being erected
for Pippa Middleton and James
Matthews’s wedding reception on
her parents’ Bucklebury estate. It
was shipped in from Belgium and
reportedly cost six figures. The
couple featured on this page had a
similar idea. Where to get your own?
We consulted event planner Bronson
van Wyck: He recommends Starr
Te n t (FROM $25,000, STARRTENT.COM) and
PBI (FROM $6,500, PBI.BE).Cold Beer
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