Northshore magazine showcases the best that the North Shore of Boston, MA has to offer.
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12 | JANUARY + FEBRUARY 2015 nshoremag.com While putting this wedding and travel issue together, I had a good chuckle over a story relayed by Richard Berberian of Elyse Fine Jewelers in Read- ing about a fiancée who had the inside of her groom's ring engraved with the words "If you're reading this, you're in big trouble." This tongue-in- cheek inscription is playful and light and gives me the sense that this couple will most likely stick together because of their jovial nature right from the start of their matrimony. In this issue of Northshore, we celebrate love and marriage in in - spired ways to help make your wedding day pure bliss. Floral designer Amy Reed creates winter, spring, summer, and fall bouquets that are a fresh take on the traditional. Boston Ballet dancer Mazarine Rossert is perfectly poised in gorgeous gowns and dazzling diamonds from some of the top bridal and jewelry shops in the region. Photographer Eric Roth captured this magical scene at Endicott College's Misselwood Estate on a sunny fall afternoon. Managing editor Kiley Jacques visits with Melita Fiore, who creates divine wedding cakes in her French pâtisserie in Salem, while writer Jeff Harder visits with three local jewelers to get the lowdown on what to look for when buying a diamond. Writer Elizabeth Napolitano visits the Danvers Arthur Murray dance studio and reports on learning the right moves for your first twirl around the dance floor as a married couple. We also feature three five-star honeymoon destinations that can be found right here in New England. And on a final note, you'll notice a new look for our pages. Our crea - tive director, Ryan Jolley, has been busy redesigning the magazine and giving it a fresh new look. We've also organized our stories by catego- ry—Dine, Shop, Places, Faces, and Live—to make your reading experi- ence easier and more enjoyable. Although we've made some changes, we've kept the same stunning photography and great prose that have always been featured in Northshore. Let us know what you think! E- mail us at editor@nshoremag.com. Cheers, Say I Do Jeff Harder is a freelance writer who has written for Triathlete Magazine, The Boston Globe Magazine, Cape Cod Life, New Old House, HowStuffWorks. com, and many other publications. He lives in Massachusetts. Kacie Corbell is a Boston–based makeup artist and hair stylist represented by Ennis, Inc. Her passion is creating art, using the human face as her canvas. She has been featured in Self, Cosmopolitan, The Knot, Boston magazine, and Improper Bostonian. A freelance writer and co-founder of "WhatsTheSoup," the food industry's premier soup site, Cathcart is a consummate foodie with a background in hospitality. She once brewed coffee in Seattle, test fl w kites in Boulder, and operated inns on Nantucket. Currently, she serves as a PR advisor for budding entrepreneurs. Fashion illustrator Holly Nichols, of H. Nichols Illustration, earned a Bachelors of Fine Arts degree from Endicott College. Upon graduating, she pursued fashion illustration and has made it her full-time occupation. She has been praised by top bloggers, celebrities, and the fashion industry. She resides in Quincy and sketches from her studio in Abington. HOLLY NICHOLS Illustrator Guest Gifts page 66 HEATHER CATHCART Writer Culinary Q & A page 26 KACIE CORBELL Makeup Artist/ Hair Stylsit True Romance page 150 JEFF HARDER Writer The Right Rock page 122 editor's letter contributors photograph by Elise Donoghue (Melita Fiore) Melita Fiore's Salem Pâttiserie