Love columnist Kellie Patrick Gates was recently astonished to find herself illustrative of a marriage trend – she got hitched at age 36.
Previously an award-winning news reporter for The Inquirer and other newspapers in Pennsylvania, New York and Florida, she now writes from the Montgomery County home she shares with her husband, two dogs, a cat, and an unfinished wedding scrapbook.
Her advice to brides: Include your wedding date in the subject line of your Love column submission.
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June 21, 2008, in Philadelphia
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Terez, 52, and Tom, 59, met in November 2001 through love@aol.com. "He sent me an e-mail in all lowercase letters with no punctuation and no photo," she said. "I don't usually respond to things like that, but he said he could beat me at Scrabble. That was interesting."
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Married
June 21 at St. David's Golf Club in St. David's. The Rev. Peter McGuinness performed the outdoor ceremony, and a reception for 150 followed.
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Married June 14 at Salem Baptist Church in Jenkintown, with the Rev. Leslie Callahan officiating. A reception for 250 followed at Melrose Country Club.
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Married June 6 at Normandy Farm in Blue Bell, with the Rev. Ronald McHatton officiating. A reception for 150 followed.
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Married May 31 at Arch Street Presbyterian Church, with the Rev. John Sweet officiating. A reception for 120 guests was held at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, in the historic building.
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Married May 30 at Our Mother of Consolation Church in Chestnut Hill, with Father David Devlin officiating. A reception for 100 followed on the 33d floor - the spot with the great city views - at Loews Hotel in Center City.
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They met in November 2005 on a blind date. The couple's first date lasted eight hours, beginning with a cup of coffee, continuing with a 76ers game, and ending with late-night snacks at a Northern Liberties bar.
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Married May 23 in the garden of the Rittenhouse Hotel, with Rabbi Richard Steinbrink officiating. A luncheon for 50 followed in the hotel's Mary Cassatt room.
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Married on April 26, Ashley and Matt had an immediate-family-only ceremony at Sandals Montego Bay, with Rabbi Stephen Henriques officiating. On May 10, a reception for 165 was held at the Four Seasons in Philadelphia.
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Married May 17 at St. James Church in Elkins Park, with the Rev. Raymond Himsworth and the Rev. Joseph Bowen - Kelly's uncle - performing the ceremony together. A reception for 140 followed at the Curtis Hall Arboretum in Wyncote.
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They married May 17 at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Beverly, Burlington County, with Deacon Herman Mosteller officiating. A reception for 175 followed at the Merion in Cinnaminson.
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They married April 19 on the 33d floor of the Loews Hotel, the former PSFS building. District Judge James DeAngelo officiated, and a reception for 150 followed.
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