Kara Wexler and Eli Gruber arrived at Camp Barney Medintz in the summer of 2013 as complete strangers on the camp staff.
Eli stated, “Despite us both growing up attending Camp Barney Medintz each summer, our paths never crossed as we attended different sessions. During staff training, a mutual friend introduced us to one another, proclaiming we would be best friends in the process – lucky for us, she was right!”
The proposal on Washington Square
Following a few days of camp flirtations, the couple stayed up the whole night talking, and sharing a first kiss just in time for the sunrise.
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Fast forward to the end of the summer. Eli left home to start college at the University of Georgia, where Kara was already in school. After a few magical years of date nights and Saturdays in Athens, Kara graduated and left for the “Big Apple.” Their long-distance relationship included two years of flights between New York and Atlanta, one year of Megabus rides between New York and Philadelphia, and concluded when Eli moved into a 3BR/1BA apartment with Kara and two other girls in New York City.
Kara added, “Following a couple great years together in the ‘City That Never Sleeps,’ our story came full circle when we moved back to Atlanta for Eli to start medical school. We feel so fortunate to have made our first home back in Atlanta, and we were so excited to share the life we’ve built in our hometown.”
Kara’s bridesmaids were told to wear colorful gowns. Kara had one groomsman and Eli had one groomsman, both joking over the bouquet.
The culmination of this long courtship came to full blossom on Sunday, Sept. 3, at Summerour Studio where they “grounded themselves” and celebrated their 10-years-in-the-making love story, bringing the whole mishpocha and friends together for a fun night of dancing and reunions, honoring their Jewish heritage and ancestry, and being…
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