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When we got to Costco, I beelined for the case
and the ring was gone! Someone had bought my ring!
I began to cry inconsolably and I ran out of the store
to the car.
In between sobs, I complained how the perfect
ring slipped away, how I’m supposed to get engaged
in Paris and this isn’t the way it was supposed to go.
It was a breakdown worthy of daytime television.
Finally, I calmed down a bit. I looked like a
wreck. My eyes were pu;y, my hair was all over the
place and my nose was bright red.
;en, Je; looked over at me and said, “Well, Lan,
since you wanted it that badly ...” He popped open his
center console and pulled out a ring box. ;en he
;ipped it open and said, “Will you marry me?”
It’s the ring! My mind was racing and I was in
utter disbelief. I was in shock. ;en ;nally I said,
“Je; Peterson, I hate you! I can’t believe you had
the ring this whole time!” ;en I said yes.
So each time we tell our engagement story or I
look down at my ring, we think of Costco.
—Lana (Ong) Peterson, Irvine, California
WHEN WE NEEDED to inform our families,
friends and guests of our upcoming nuptials, I
shopped around searching for the best price, options
and quality. We agreed that Costco was the way to go.
We ordered wonderful save-the-date magnets
from Costco.com, and we were delighted with them!
;e overall product (including envelopes), to the
quickness in shipping, just couldn’t be beat. So when
it came time to order invitations, Costco.com once
again pulled through. Beautiful colors, magni;cent
designs, great paper quality and several options to
choose from! We couldn’t have been happier with our
selection because the graphics were unique to us, and
the colors were perfection and ;t our springtime
wedding to a tee!
We have our invitation framed, and I still look
at it and get a smile on my face when I think of our
celebration on our special day!
—Julie J. Davy, Vinings, Georgia
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WE HOSTED THE REHEARSAL dinner for my
son’s wedding in Dallas, Texas. Although we had the
dinner at a local restaurant, we featured Costco’s
wonderful All-American chocolate layer cake as the
centerpiece of the dessert table. It was displayed
on an antique crystal pedestal and topped with
beautiful, fresh strawberries that were pur-
chased at Costco also. Everyone loved the
cake and thought it had been done by a
COSTCO COURTSHIP WE HAD A “Costco wedding,” but first we had a Costco courtship! Our initial visit to Costco was shortly after a typical date or
two when the restaurant check escalated
while we gazed at each other rather than
price. We both enjoy good food and
wine, so Frank introduced me to Costco.
We chose wine from Costco’s wide selection along with entrées that proved every
bit as good as dining in a fine restaurant.
Costco soon became the prelude to most
evenings together. We were often complimented on being a “nice couple” as we
shared samples while shopping. Their
observation was correct.
So, after two years of Costco dating,
what would be more logical and eco-
nomical than a wedding à la Costco?
Decorative plants and Rainforest
Alliance roses graced our place as well
as being stunning in both bouquet and
boutonniere. Food was a variety of fruits
and vegetables, paired with finger food
that went perfectly with champagne, all
purchased at Costco. We also discov-
ered that there is no such thing as
leftover Costco wedding cheesecake!
Costco made our special day a;ord-
able with no loss of elegance and
enough money to manage pictures and
an announcement yet to come. The
addition of wedding gifts from Costco
to our home brings us full circle.
Thank you for fostering our court-
ship and making our wedding so joyful
and complete!—Bonita Eiden and Frank
J. Morganti, Plantation, Florida
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evenings together. We were often compli-
boutonniere. Food was a variety of fruits
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specialty bakery. Well, of course, it was a specialty
bakery—our local Costco!
;e ;owers for the rehearsal dinner were also
purchased from Costco. ;e ;ower delivery was
made the day before the wedding rehearsal and
we were allowed to take our pick from the entire
delivery to ;nd the perfect lavender roses to complement the color scheme for the event. ;en the
;owers were tagged and kept in a cooler until we
stopped by the store the next day to pick them up on
our way to decorate for the dinner.—Kim and Kevin
Melton, Maypearl, Texas, parents of Clint Melton
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