January 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 25

elegant and festive atmosphere, parks
come naturally equipped with all of
those accoutrements.
" We wanted something natural. I hate
banquet halls because they feel like prom
circa 1998 and it's just phony to me, " says
Liz Gallik, who is planning a park wedding
in Center Junction, Iowa. " Also, it's gorgeous, outdoors, and right on the water. "

Reception as Playground
Many couples see the choice of a park
as a wedding site as a bow to childhood
innocence and freedom. Lenore Tucker-McLeod, whose wedding took place
atop the climbing apparatus at Pioneer
Park in Lewiston, Idaho, says, " My husband and I decided to get married at a
park because we're both kids at heart.

Whether the bride and
groom are offbeat or more
traditional, public parks
offer great possibilities for
incorporating creativity and
whimsy into the special day.
We felt like a park wedding really encompassed that idea. " And, if the reception is
a playground celebration, then the guests
are the playmates. The guests at TuckerMcLeod's wedding tooted and drummed
on toy instruments to play the bride and
groom up to the jungle-gym altar.

And, as with every playground, the
general public can be expected to show
up as well as the invited guests. Most
who choose to exchange vows in public parks embrace the idea of passersby joining in the fun. Some even provide
passing children with sidewalk chalk to
help adorn rocks and pavilion posts. Eileen Orzoff-Baranyk reminisces of her
wedding at a Chicago riverside park,
" Boaters on the river yelled, 'Don't do
it!' as my husband was about to read his
vows. " Adds Lisa Pavia-Higel of her Missouri wedding beside a bike trail, " Who
else gets to meet sweet-natured Labradors, people test-driving a new kind of
bicycle, and adorable training-wheeled
toddlers on their wedding day? "  
-Maureen Hannan

Circle 10 on product information form on PAGE 87

	

www.NRPA .ORG

JANUARY 2011

Parks & Recreation	 23



January 2011 - Parks & Recreation

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of January 2011 - Parks & Recreation

January 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 1
January 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 2
January 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 3
January 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 4
January 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 5
January 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 6
January 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 7
January 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 8
January 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 9
January 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 10
January 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 11
January 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 12
January 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 13
January 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 14
January 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 15
January 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 16
January 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 17
January 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 18
January 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 19
January 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 20
January 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 21
January 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 22
January 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 23
January 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 24
January 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 25
January 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 26
January 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 27
January 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 28
January 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 29
January 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 30
January 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 31
January 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 32
January 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 33
January 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 34
January 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 35
January 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 36
January 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 37
January 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 38
January 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 39
January 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 40
January 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 41
January 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 42
January 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 43
January 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 44
January 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 45
January 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 46
January 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 47
January 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 48
January 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 49
January 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 50
January 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 51
January 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 52
January 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 53
January 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 54
January 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 55
January 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 56
January 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 57
January 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 58
January 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 59
January 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 60
January 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 61
January 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 62
January 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 63
January 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 64
January 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 65
January 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 66
January 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 67
January 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 68
January 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 69
January 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 70
January 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 71
January 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 72
January 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 73
January 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 74
January 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 75
January 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 76
January 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 77
January 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 78
January 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 79
January 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 80
January 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 81
January 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 82
January 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 83
January 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 84
January 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 85
January 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 86
January 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 87
January 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 88
January 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 89
January 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 90
January 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 91
January 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 92
January 2011 - Parks & Recreation - 93
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/february-2021
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/january-2021
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/december-2020
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/november-2020
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/october-2020
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/september-2020
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/august-2020
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/july-2020
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/june-2020
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/may-2020
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/april-2020
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/march-2020
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/february-2020
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/january-2020
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/december-2019
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/november-2019
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/october-2019
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/september-2019
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/august-2019
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/july-2019
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/june-2019
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/may-2019
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/april-2019
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/march-2019
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/february-2019
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/january-2019
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/december-2018
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/november-2018
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/october-2018
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/september-2018
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/august-2018
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/july-2018
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/june-2018
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/may-2018
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/april-2018
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/march-2018
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/february-2018
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/january-2018
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/december-2017
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/november-2017
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/october-2017
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/september-2017
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/august-2017
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/july-2017
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/june-2017
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/may-2017
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/april-2017
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/march-2017
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/february-2017
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/january-2017
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/december-2016
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/november-2016
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/october-2016
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/august-2016
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/july-2016
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/june-2016
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/may-2016
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/april-2016
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/march-2016
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/february-2016
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/january-2016
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/december-2015
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/november-2015
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/october-2015
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/september-2015
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/august-2015
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/july-2015
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/june-2015
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/may-2015
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/april-2015
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/march-2015
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/february-2015
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/january-2015
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/december-2014
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/november-2014
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/october-2014
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/september-2014
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/august-2014
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/july-2014
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/june-2014
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/may-2014
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/april-2014
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/march-2014
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/february-2014
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/january-2014
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/december-2013
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/november-2013
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/october-2013
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/september-2013
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/august-2013
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/july-2013
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/june-2013
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/may-2013
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/april-2013
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/march-2013
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/february-2013
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/january-2013
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/december-2012
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/november-2012
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/october-2012
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/september-2012
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/august-2012
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/july-2012
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/june-2012
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/may-2012
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/april-2012
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/march-2012
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/february-2012
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/january-2012
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/december-2011
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/november-2011
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/october-2011
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/september-2011
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/august-2011
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/july-2011
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/june-2011
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/may-2011
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/april-2011
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/march-2011
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/february-2011
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/january-2011
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/december-2010
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/november-2010
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/october-2010
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/september-2010
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/august-2010
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/july-2010
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/june-2010
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/may-2010
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/april-2010
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/march-2010
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/february-2010
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/january-2010
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/december-2009
https://www.nxtbook.com/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/november-2009
https://www.nxtbookmedia.com