Sophie & Doug in Birmingham, MI

It wasn't a balloon-wielding clown that drew the biggest crowd of smiling people at the Birmingham Fair. Nor was it the dunking booth or the fortune-teller. The biggest surprise at the fair that day was a parade of young men in tuxedos and young women in gowns -- including a bride in full, all-white bridal splendor. The Bride Sophie Mitchell The Groom Doug Szilagyi The Date June 1 When Sophie and Doug booked the Townsend Hotel for their wedding reception, they were told that the Birmingham Fair would be in full swing that day. I could not have been more excited, Sophie says. My dad is a local business owner and as a kid I never missed the fair in Birmingham. She wasn't about to miss it on her wedding day, either.