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    Chicagoans Judith Markowitz (in red) and Susan Franz celebrated their 31st anniversary with a civil union, Oct. 31 in Illinois. Judge Sheryl Pethers officiated. Photos courtesy of Judith Markowitz
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    Chicagoans Judith Markowitz (in red) and Susan Franz celebrated their 31st anniversary with a civil union, Oct. 31 in Illinois. Judge Sheryl Pethers officiated. Photos courtesy of Judith Markowitz
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    Chicagoans Judith Markowitz (in red) and Susan Franz celebrated their 31st anniversary with a civil union, Oct. 31 in Illinois. Judge Sheryl Pethers officiated. Photos courtesy of Judith Markowitz
Judith Colletta Plathe and Eleanor Ann Guzzio were married Sat., Sept. 10, at the Community Church of Wilmette before a large gathering of family and friends. The couple had previously wed in June at the Mandolin Inn in Dubuque, Iowa. The honorable John Nemmers, Magistrate, 1st District Court of Iowa, performed the ceremony.

“Celebrate…with a grateful heart” was the theme for the church wedding in Wilmette. The couple, who have been together 35 years, wanted their ceremony to be inclusive, and to be as much about their shared past as about their hoped-for future. They also wanted to honor and celebrate their family and friends who had been so much a part of their life journey. Both brides spoke at the wedding, to their friends, and to their families respectively.

A jubilant reception was held at the Woman’s Club of Wilmette after the ceremony.

Photo courtesy of Guzzio

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