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Cincinnati Magazine
February 9, 2021
Last October, Joe Klare and Andrew Bedinghaus were chatting in a group message about the effects of the pandemic. Mainly, they were expressing their concerns about the impact COVID-19 was having on the hospitality industry. With winter right around the corner, they were growing worried about what would happen to their favorite spots once outdoor dining was no longer a feasible option.
Photo courtesy of Polar Dining Club
“We all love going to restaurants and bars,” Klare says. “We think they’re really important parts of our community.”
They were on a mission to come up with an effective solution: how to support local businesses through the frigid months, and how to do it safely. When someone in the group chat suggested that they could sit out in the snow, that sparked an idea. “I do that every winter when I go skiing, and I have no problem doing it,” Klare says.
Cincinnati Magazine
December 18, 2020
Hannah Smith-Conway and Wesley Hampson’s wedding paid tribute to the city that brought them together by chance and started them on their biggest adventure yet.
Photograph by Amber Dawson Photography
The two met in an English class during their senior year at Xavier University. It wasn’t until Hannah put her number in Wesley’s phone one night at Dana Gardens, “in case he needed help with his final paper,” that he realized they could be more than friends. The couple tied the knot on campus at the Bellarmine Chapel on on May 11, 2019.
Even the party favors, mini waffles from Taste of Belgium, were a Queen City favorite, keeping with the theme of honoring their hometown on their wedding day.