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THEIR STORY
When they were dating,
Terese Petratis (32 and
a marketing manager)
and Matt Spicer (32 and
a retirement consultant)
went to a Michael Franti
concert and heard a song,
“Life is Better With You,”
that would later inspire
their wedding. “We wanted
to share that sentiment on
our wedding day: that life is
better with each other and
all our loved ones,” Terese
says. At Revel Motor Row,
they created a joyful sense
of togetherness through
music, including guitarists
at the entrance to the
venue, a ceremony string
quartet and an electric
violinist/DJ at the raucous
after-party. —RD
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