An IU Love Story
by LINDA MARGISON
photography by KAE MARIE PHOTOGRAPHY
Tori Sauer had decided she didn’t want a boyfriend during her freshman year at Indiana University in 2012, but that changed quickly when a friend introduced her to Greg Price.
“He changed my mind,” she says. “As soon as we met, we went from being complete strangers to hanging out every day.”
Within two months, Tori and Greg became a couple. Greg says they already felt like they were dating by the time they had their first real date at Malibu Grill. “I knew we were serious after being apart for spring break,” he says. “We missed each other so much.”
“He changed my mind,” she says. “As soon as we met, we went from being complete strangers to hanging out every day.”
Within two months, Tori and Greg became a couple. Greg says they already felt like they were dating by the time they had their first real date at Malibu Grill. “I knew we were serious after being apart for spring break,” he says. “We missed each other so much.”
The two were inseparable throughout their years at IU, but all of that changed after graduation when Tori left Bloomington to attend graduate school in Minnesota and Greg took a job in Wisconsin. Every few weeks, they would drive four hours to be together. But change was on the horizon.
In January 2018, Greg planned a grand proposal at the Como Park Zoo & Conservatory in Minneapolis. After telling Tori he wasn’t visiting that weekend, Greg conspired with her friend, Kelsey Pierce, to deliver Tori to the zoo’s Sunken Garden. Kelsey convinced Tori to paint her nails, and Tori sent Greg a picture of her them along with a message prodding him: “My fingernails are painted. Too bad you aren’t here to propose.”
Tori soon found out that was exactly what Greg had planned when he surprised her with a proposal at the zoo. Immediately after their special moment, their parents, family members, and close friends poured out from hiding spots to celebrate.
The proposal wasn’t Tori’s only surprise that weekend. Her sister, Hannah Sauer, had scheduled an appointment at Flutter Bridal Co., and Tori found her dream dress just one day after getting engaged.
Since Tori and Greg met at IU, they chose Sycamore Farm in Bloomington as their venue to accommodate the 225 guests on their list. “We thought getting married in Bloomington would be an awesome celebration of going back where it started,” Tori says. “Like a huge college reunion.”
Despite their November 3, 2018, wedding date, the weather was 73 degrees and sunny, with leaves gently floating down as Tori’s father, Jim Sauer, walked her down the aisle. Dan Evans, a pastor at Traders Point Christian Church in Indianapolis, served communion and united the bride and groom in marriage. They stood with 20 of their closest friends and siblings underneath a copper arch created by Greg Langhorst.
After the ceremony, the wedding party rode a bus to Kilroy’s on Kirkwood for a celebratory drink. Tori and Greg suddenly realized they had not practiced their first dance, so they held each other close and danced to a raucous beat. Once back at the reception, among flowers created by Bloomin’ Tons Floral Co., guests feasted on Italian pastas and salad served family-style by Chef Suzanne of Indianapolis. Tori’s mother, Becky Sauer, baked the wedding cake.
Bridal Beatz provided plenty of music, and guests binged on Pizza X breadsticks and Baked! of Bloomington cookies late into the night.
Because she forgot to pack something to change into, the next day, Tori donned her wedding dress and walked outside to the cheers of passersby. The couple enjoyed brunch with her parents and his, Mike and Marilyn Price, before driving to their new home in Pittsburgh where Tori is an occupational therapist and Greg works for Marathon Petroleum. A week later, the two honeymooned in St. Lucia.
See below for more photos from Tori and Greg’s wedding.
