Andi Stabryla, 30, and Robert Stein, 29, married on October 30, 2010. The couple now resides in Gibsonia.
Q: How did you meet?
Bob: We met on October 30, 2004 at a club in the Strip District. Our wedding day was exactly six years later!
Q: Where did you each grow up?
Andi: I grew up in Ellwood City. Bob grew up in Monongahela.
Q: Who proposed? How?
Andi: Bob proposed in NYC at the bar in our favorite hotel. I ordered a Cosmo and, to my surprise, it arrived on a silver tray with an Indian scroll that was inscribed with a sweet note. When I looked up, he was holding a ring. (A replica of this very same scroll was used as our wedding invitation.)
Q: Where were you married? Why did you choose that site?
Bob: We were married at Heinz Chapel. We chose it because I work at Pitt and got my MBA there. It is beautiful!
Q: Where's the reception and honeymoon? Why did you choose those sites?
Bob: Our reception was at Carnegie Museum Music Hall. For our honeymoon, we went to Frankfurt, Germany then to Cairo, Egypt, then Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt and Amman, Jordan and ended up in NYC for a night at our favorite hotel. We thought it would be only right to end there. We both love to travel and neither of us had been to any of those places, so we wanted an adventure!
Q: What was the best part of your honeymoon?
Andi: Everything was perfect. We visited the Sphinx, pyramids, Petra and snorkeled daily in the Red Sea. Egypt and Jordan were beautiful!
Q: Who came the farthest?
Andi: Bob's cousin and our little flower girls travelled from Seattle to share in our day.
What was new, blue, borrowed at your wedding?
Andi: New --Chanel Camellia flower I wore in my hair given to me by our friend Kristen. Borrowed -- My grandfather's rosary which was in my bouquet. Blue -- Christian Louboutin shoes that were purchased at the boutique in NYC as a gift from my husband.
Q: What was the funniest thing that happened?
Bob: Our ring barrier, Lukas, was so shy. He only made it halfway down the aisle and his older (but still young) sister, Katrina, who was handing out programs, had to run and go get him.
Q: Who was your favorite wedding vendor? Why?
Andi: Anthony and the staff at Philip Pelusi in Squirrel Hill did a fabulous job with hair and makeup for the entire bridal party. I couldn't ask for anything more. Also, our florists at Hearts & Flowers Floral, photographers at R. Fritz Photography and Kelli Burns DJ all did a great job. We also had a photobooth from Shutterbooth Pittsburgh which was fun.
Q: What's the most creative wedding present you were given?
Andi: The most creative gift was wine from Bob's best man. He gave us three bottles to enjoy on our first, fifth, and 10th-year anniversaries. The wine, which was totally encased in about 20lbs of mints, was an inside joke between he and Bob. They would always take handfuls of mints from restaurants when they were in high school.
Q: What's the best marriage advice you received?
Andi: A family friend actually gave us this advice, "On your wedding day, hold hands as much as possible." We didn't really understand the importance of it until after the day was over. During our wedding day, we were being pulled in so many different directions, we stuck to that advice and it kept us side-by-side during the whole event.
Q: What is one item of your spouse's that you wish you could throw out?
Andi: His bright white sneakers that he keeps in tip-top shape.
Bob: Andi loves chapstick and she leaves them everywhere. In my opinion, she has too many. I'd throw some of those out.
Other details:
Andi: I have to be the luckiest person on earth to have married such a wonderful man and to get to wake up to him every single day of my life. Marriage is magical!
Bob: It's nice to be married to your best friend. We were also so lucky to have all of our friends and family share in our wedding day with us!
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