2 - Wedding Showcase 2010
Local couple finds love
ALEX MCCUAIG high emotions in Shayne’s life.
amccuaig@medicinehatnews.com
“It wasn’t too bad though,” said Shayne.
A
couple’s wedding day is not an
“When Anita was over there we were still
endeavour which one should enter
talking and I said to her, ‘I got to see you.’”
into planning without the intention of
seeing it through to its sometimes frantic end. Shayne moved to Washington State, playing
for the Everett Silvertips, “but I knew this is a
However, the love involved in a man and
place I wanted to live after hockey,” he said.
woman’s union can have an alleviating effect on
those dozens of family members making sure “We made it through a season of hockey and
the celebration is carried out to the fullest. I’m glad the way it turned out.”
While they might not have been high school And the business of getting married is pretty
sweethearts to begin with, it is where Anita much what Anita said her job is about these
Brinks and Shayne Brown met. days working at Medicine Hat-based company
After asking an increasingly frustrated Anita
Weddingstar.
The two first laid eyes upon each other during
for an ever changing choice of beverage, “I
classes at Medicine Hat High School where “We’re having his family coming in from
said, ‘that’s it,’ and I turned the corner and he
Shayne had transferred to when he started Quebec as well as my family from Denmark
was down on one knee.”
playing hockey with the WHL’s Tigers. which will make it a big family reunion,” said
And it took Shayne a minute to get the right
Anita of her July, orchid-themed wedding at
Though not necessarily a fan of hockey
words out, added Anita.
St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Chruch.
players, Medicine Hat native Anita said she
Asked why marriage is so important, Shayne
was friendly with Shayne when they first met. “That’s one of the things I’m most excited
responded, “it’s the commitment. I want to
about.”
“I moved to Denmark for a year but we still
show her I’m committed and want to be there,
kept in touch.” Versions of the proposal where a little different
be supportive and make her happy.”
before Anita explained exactly how it happened
The Tigers 2007 run to the Memorial Cup
Shayne Brown and Anita Brink will be married
while the couple were renovating their South
final and Anita’s return from Europe led to
on July 31.
West Hill home.
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