Dressner and Wolberg married amid the redwood trees at Old Mill Park in Marin County, California. (Hellena Cede\u00f1o Photography)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Once they planned to wed, they decided it would mostly fall on Wolberg to plan the wedding, while Dressner would plan the proposal. Back in New York, on Dec. 23, 2021, Dressner\u2019s itinerary took them from a light show at the Brooklyn Botanical Garden to sipping warm cider on a rooftop bar to dinner at a kosher steakhouse. They also exchanged rings.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe started the day by walking around Morningside Heights and recalling special memories together: dates, places we\u2019d lived, etc.\u201d Wolberg said. \u201cI wasn\u2019t surprised that we were getting engaged that day, but the whole day\u2019s plan was a surprise.\u201d<\/p>\n
Their wedding similarly packed a lot into a short time. After heading to Calfornia from New York, they had a five-day window in which to marry before leaving for Israel. They set their sights on Sunday, June 12, but their preferred venue could accommodate them only on June 10, the Friday before.<\/p>\n
The pair married amid the redwood trees at Old Mill Park in Marin County, holding a daytime reception that reflected a slew of their passions: Mediterranean food, progressive politics (informational posters about same-sex marriage and gun control) and Tevas, the outdoor sandals that both nature enthusiasts have long favored.<\/p>\n
Then the couple headed to Kabbalat Shabbat services at San Francisco\u2019s Congregation Emanu-El. (Beth Singer, Emanu-El\u2019s rabbi, had performed their wedding ceremony after another rabbi and cantor had to cancel.) A catered dinner followed, at which their grandparents and siblings recited the sheva brachot, the blessings said during the first week of a marriage. They went back Saturday morning for services, then headed to Wolberg\u2019s parents\u2019 house for a family lunch. That night, they held a party for their friends.<\/p>\n
The couple said they appreciated that Shabbat services became a continuation of their celebration. They also said that one feature of the wedding stood out: the bouncy house.<\/p>\n
That was Dressner\u2019s idea. Given their ages, she said, she thought, \u201cWhy not?\u201d<\/p>\n
But although some of their parents were initially skeptical about it, most of the guests partook. And one could also see the massive inflatable slide that the couple zoomed down together as a metaphor for their relationship.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m much more reserved personality-wise, and sometimes I need to be pushed out of my comfort zone,\u201d Dressner said. \u201cI learn a lot from the wonderful way Margeaux approaches the world so differently.\u201d<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Wolberg said that among the traits she loves most about her partner is that she has long considered herself a bit of an eccentric (her love of Renaissance music was part of what endeared her to Dressner), and thought it might be difficult to find someone who would put up with her many quirks.<\/p>\n
\u201cZoe wholeheartedly accepts me,\u201d she said. \u201cMy quirks are the things she loves the most. She\u2019s not just putting up with me, but really loves all of me for exactly who I am.\u201d<\/p>\n
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