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Loughlin wedding comes after decade in making
A perfect day
`Citizen' Editor Shawn Loughlin wed his long-time girlfriend Jessica Mann on Oct. 21, 2017.
They were one of the first five couples to tie the knot at Blyth Cowbell Brewing Company. Over
100 friends and family members were on hand to share in their special day with them. (Photo
courtesy of Heather Dietz Photography of Blyth)
By Shawn Loughlin
The Citizen
After 10 months of engaged bliss,
I married my long-time girlfriend
Jessica Mann on Oct. 21, 2017.
At the time of my Christmas Eve,
2016 popping of the question, Jess
and I had been dating for just over
10 years. As they say, good things
come to those who wait.
We were lucky to be one of the
first couples to tie the knot at Blyth
Cowbell Brewing Company's farm,
which will, no doubt, serve as a
wedding venue to hundreds in the
years to come.
At the time, however, the brewery
had yet to be constructed. It was in
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its "big blue building" phase, when
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there was a tremendous amount of
trust involved.
In true rural Ontario fashion,
however, I was able to make some
early wedding arrangements by
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groundwork that would land us our
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New Year's Levee, I spoke with a
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Things certainly felt like they nail down a date and we asked local
were coming together quite easily. pastor and friend Mark Royall if he
Soon enough, Jess and I would Continued on page 15
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