local wedding
Kate-Lyn Edwards
& Skylar Grant
By Arielle Soussan
W
hen Kate-Lyn Edwards chose the Buskirk-Chumley Theater as
her wedding venue, she didn’t know what to expect. Luckily,
she wasn’t alone in the planning process, and describes the
experience as a collaboration: “The Buskirk was awesome in facilitating our
needs.” This included an archway built by Skylar, the groom, on which flowers
were arranged, as well as a chandelier to fit the Kate-Lyn and Skylar’s image of
their fairy tale wedding. The Buskirk was paramount in bringing the fairy tale to life,
evoking “magic, mysticism and beauty” for Kate-Lyn due to her experience as a theater
performer and director on the Buskirk stage, including in a production of Peter Pan.
Kate-Lyn and Skylar first
met at Bloomington South High
School at a jazz dance eight years
ago.She characterizes him as “a life
is a party type of guy” with a penchant
for extravagance and surprises, who
surprised her with an intimate and quiet
proposal at the 3rd st. park fountain
after a long trip across Australia, China
and Thailand. She describes having
the certainty that he was the one “you
see how compatible you are, how you
groove as a team, and that they’re
someone you can build a life with.
Someone who’s your partner through
thick and thin.”
Kate-Lyn was drawn to the
elegance and classical feeling of
the venue. Its large size enabled
the bride and groom to host the
reception and the wedding in
the same space, but the various
sections such as the balcony,
where the bride and groom
were wed, allowed for a certain
intimacy as well. The Buskirk
has always evoked a certain
fondness and sentimentality
WEDDINGS AT THE BCT
enchanting
Historic venue
Personalized service
Versatile elegance
Downtown location
BUSKIRKCHUMLEY.ORG
812-676-3030
HT-776613-1
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