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Patrick & Katja swan lake resort S E P T E M B E R 19T H, 2015 They say chemistry is important in a relationship…so when Patrick and Katja became chemistry lab partners at Purdue University, their chemical reaction resulted in a marriage [seven years later]. With their shared passion and career in chemical engineering, the couple decided to showcase their unity during their intimate outdoor ceremony with a personal, unique twist. As the Bride and Groom put on their lab coats and goggles, the newlyweds partook in a ‘chemical union’ by individually pouring their chemical into the same beaker together. You may have heard of couples partaking in a unity sand or candle ceremony to display their unification, however; Katja and Patrick took a different route (which their audience seemed to LOVE by the laughter and smiles throughout the rows). 20 #THEWEDDINGMAG l THEWEDDINGMAG.COM