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A Tennessee woman has been reunited with her wedding dress three months after a tornado wiped out her home and possessions.

Russell Repkie, 61, of Athens, returned the garment that was blown onto his property to Denise Ferguson, 53, on Saturday.

"He was definitely determined, that's for sure," Ferguson, also from Athens, told ABC News. "I'm just very thankful that he was willing to keep pushing to find the owner of the dress. If he hadn't done that, he might have given up or given to Goodwill. I am thankful that he pushed to find me."

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In the early morning hours of Nov. 30, a tornado ripped through McMinn County where both Repkie and Ferguson were living.

Ferguson said she and her husband, Tim, had been sleeping as the storm hit. They suffered no serious injuries, but lost their home and belongings, as well as Ferguson's 18-year-old wedding gown.

The dress had been stored in the attic of her detached garage, which was also taken by the tornado, she said.

"When the whole garage was gone, I just figured [the dress] was gone," Ferguson said. "I loved the dress and I definitely didn't want to get rid of it. I was disappointed, but at least we were OK. I kind of forgot about it and moved on."

Repkie told ABC News that on Feb. 23, he and his wife were searching through debris on their 26 acres of land when they came across a gold box.

"You can imagine, on almost 26 acres, of how much debris I had all over my property," Repkie said. "We were cleaning up and that's when we spotted it. It was in a golden box and the sun was shining over it. I went over and picked it up and said, 'There's something in there.' She [my wife] opened one end and said, 'That's a wedding dress.'"

Repkie said he then posted a photo in a Facebook group on which he was communicating with other tornado victims.

The post eventually reached Ferguson, who sent a picture from her July 24, 1999, wedding -- proving she was the rightful owner of the dress.

Two days later, Repkie returned the gown in person.

Despite the two families living close by, Repkie and Ferguson did not know each other before Saturday, they said.

"We're just happy we can give [it] back," he said. "Something like that, it's sentimental. You can't put a price on it."

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It's one of the hardest decisions couples planning to tie the knot have to make: Who should officiate the ceremony? Some attend church regularly and have faith leaders who for them are an obvious choice. But for many more couples, finding just the right person to join them as one is a challenge.

Finding the right officiant - one who can tailor make a wedding service to remember - isn't as difficult as one might imagine. It really comes down to comparison shopping and taking the time to meet with two or three potential officiants to find the one with whom the couple feels a true connection.

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"Couples who are truly interested in what is being said at their ceremonies should be working with officiants that have that connection with them and that connection only comes from a face-to-face interview," said Stephen Stawicki, an officiant and master bridal consultant who owns The Marriage Connection with his wife Miriam Jerris, a Humanist rabbi. "Couples just don't want to take the time."

Mark Ephraim, a wedding planner for the past 50 years and an officiant since 2012, said that once a couple has chosen an officiant, they should plan on meeting with them multiple times before their big day.

"My method of planning the perfect ceremony consists of meeting with my couple two to three times," Ephraim said. "The purpose is to get to know them well enough to write a personal ceremony that will reflect their lives, love for one another, and their marital values. Sometimes it may take an extra meeting or two based on how forthcoming they are with their story. It usually only takes two. Then I write the ceremony and send to my couples for their approval or edits. It's all about them. The words I choose are based on their thoughts and feelings about their love story and love and marriage in general. Sometimes I will include a poem or reading that I find fitting to them. Sometimes they give me one they would like me to include as well."

Often times, it's helpful to see samples of an officiant's work.

"The couple needs to think about what they want and what they don't want," said Jerris, who has been officiating ceremonies for 30 years. "They should ask questions. And the officiant needs to be clear about what they offer, how they work, and what their ceremonies might look like. I have ceremonies that I share with them and I also have some videos that they can see as well."

Brad Munce, an officiant and life-cycle celebrant who owns Sacred Journeys, also said that the key to selecting the right officiant comes with finding one with whom couples feel a connection.

Couples "really need to look for someone who they have chemistry with, and by that, I mean that they are comfortable and actually like the person," said Munce. "This will make all the difference in the world. If the couple feels intimidated or rushed, or that their needs are not being met, they will be less content with the final result. I bring a lifetime of experience and spend time with my couples, listening carefully to their vision, helping them create the type of personalized and meaningful ceremony they desire.

"My approach is to be there for them, with them, helping them to enjoy their celebration as much as possible with warmth, encouragement and a sense of humor," Munce continued.

"Your officiant should take the time to understand your beliefs, your values and what makes your relationship unique. I will never hand you a ceremony and then ask you to show up. Couples are the co-author of their ceremony."

How They Got Started

It's not difficult to become an officiant these days. But the individuals who spoke to Between The Lines for this article are all experienced and possess a great compassion for people and a love of, well, love.

For Jerris, officiating at wedding ceremonies was a natural extension of her work as a rabbi.

"I first became certified as an officiant as a Humanist Celebrant, reaching out to people of different and multiple cultures," Jerris said. "My first wedding was April 1985. It was in the Boston-Edison section of Detroit in an old mansion. The bride was Asian and not religious; the groom Jewish and identified culturally. They wanted a ceremony about who they were. It was right up my alley. I was so excited."

Munce, a social worker, became an officiant by accident.

"Four years ago I was asked to plan and facilitate a memorial service for a client's family in northern Michigan, where I was serving as an executive director for a nonprofit agency," Munce recalled. "A few months later I was asked by a friend who was already legally married if I would officiate at their beach wedding in Livingston County. From there it sparked an interest to companion couples in one of the happiest moments on their lives together. I have always enjoyed being a part of people's milestones as they navigated through life as an empowering social worker in the mental paradigm. Now it had begun to become full-circle to incorporate my interfaith values of compassion combined with my gift of public speaking to craft personalized love-ceremonies with people of all beliefs and value systems."

After decades of planning wedding ceremonies for couples it was perhaps inevitable that Ephraim would venture into officiating eventually.

"In 2012 I was planning a wedding for a couple my age and we became friends and they asked me to officiate their wedding," Ephraim explained. "Although reluctant at first I found the experience to be the most rewarding of my entire career both emotionally and spiritually. I decided there and then it would be the next phase of my life-long career."

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Join us on the 26th of February for one of our 2017 Wedding Open Days at Salcombe Harbour Hotel & Spa.

Come and take a look at our stunning waterside wedding venue, between 11am – 4pm, with everything you need to coordinate your special day. Pop in for a complimentary cocktail and the chance to view our unique venue at your leisure.

Plus, if you book your wedding on the day, we will give you a complimentary spa day for two! If you can’t make the any of the above date, please do not hesitate to book a private viewing with one of our expert wedding planners.

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If you’re hoping for a magical and romantic wedding in a stylish Devon venue, then look no further than Salcombe Harbour Hotel & Spa!

Recently selected by the Sunday Times as one of the ‘Ultimate 100 British Hotels’ and voted ‘Devon Hotel of the Year’, the hotel is recognised as one of the most desirable waterside hotels in the UK. Just hear what the already happy couples have to say;

’We had THE MOST perfect day at the salcombe harbour hotel for our wedding on 5th November 2016. We introduced all our friends and family to the beautiful hotel which we fell in love with when we visited a few years ago when it first opened. Being neighbours to the Christchurch harbour hotel which we thought was hard to beat, we thought we would try out the newly opened salcombe harbour hotel. Wow, What a special, wonderful place and everyone just loved it just as much as we did and will all be returning with their families. The food was simply wonderful, the staff were attentive and Jess the wedding co ordinator was brilliant, she even arranged the sun to shine for us ! Simply stunning and such fond memories. Can’t wait to return year after year’

‘Salcombe Harbour Hotel was the perfect venue choice for our wedding and the views from the Hotel are absolutely stunning. The staff are amazing and special thanks goes to Jessica, the resident wedding planner, who we could not have done it without - thanks to her, every plan we had made came off far better than imagined and her attention to detail is incredible. In fact, planning our wedding was the easy part, the hard bit was seeing it all come to an end. The food served throughout the day was incredible and our guests kept saying how delicious the food was. We will be forever grateful to Jessica and the team for hosting our wedding and making it so perfect.’

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It was a case of opposites attract for one frugal groom who gave his extravagant bride-to-be free rein over the wedding planning.

While Serena Saunders, 28, from Cambridgeshire, and Adam Jordan, 31, from Stoke, refuse to let the differences in their backgrounds come between them - Adam also issued a caveat ahead of the big day.

The groom - a self-confessed 'simple guy' - reveals on Channel 4's The Wedding Day how he let his wife spend what she liked on their wedding day - but only because she agreed to give him four children in return.

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Channel 4's fly-on-the-wall documentary The Wedding Day looks at the meaning behind marriage in the context of modern relationships.

In the show the happy, level-headed couple are seen preparing to host their wedding at The Sheene Mill, the Cambridgeshire hotel they manage together and that's owned by the bride's mother Sally, 56, and her step-father Ollie Makings, 53.

Adam says of his intended: 'Serena for me is an absolute breath of fresh air. I’m just a simple guy, Serena to a point makes me more interesting than I am.'

While Adam admits to watching every penny, Serena says she gets her extravagance from her restaurateur father Steven Saunders, 55, adding: 'I like to live a bit.'

'Steven knows that I won’t do big flashy things, and it’s not because I can’t afford them or don’t want to do them it’s because they’re not always necessary,' says the groom.

'I’ve done lots of big flashy nice things but at the same time it’s the small things that make me and Serena a strong couple.'

He makes sure to remind his new wife of their deal at the end of their big day after allowing her free rein over the festivities: 'You know the rules, you get the wedding and I get four kids.'

Serena doesn't want to repeat the mistakes her parents made when they divorced, and wants to be as successful as her father, who now lives in Marbella, Spain, with his new wife Michele, 37.

The hotel could make or break their future but Serena is determined: 'This is the path that I am choosing for my life, I need someone to build and develop it with me.'

Adam - who's own parents Alan, 60, and Julie, 62, have been married 42 years - is just as certain and focused on keeping his union on track: 'The business is the one thing that causes us turmoil in our relationship.

'When things were going wrong in the first six months of The Sheene Mill we fell out to the point where we couldn’t get on with each other.

'I had to win her heart back and make sure we were a strong couple again.'

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Four couples will get married this month at the Skydeck of the Willis Tower as part of the second annual "Love on the Edge" contest ahead of Valentine's Day.

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The winning couples were announced Monday:

- Jennifer Can and D'Andre Hamilton, Chicago residents who will marry after six years together

- Betty Rivera and David Castillo, who reside in Brighton Park and who met in high school (Side note: David is afraid of heights)

- Oliver Robinson and Lara Pira from Skokie, who met the first day of high school 16 years ago and fell in love seven years ago

- Kathy and Denis Kendall of Glen Ellyn, who will renew their vows to celebrate their 26 year marriage

The couples will get married Feb. 12. The couples will exchange vows from the ledge's glass-floor balconies that extend 4.3 feet from the building structure.

The Skydeck is the highest observation deck in the U.S., located on the Willis Tower's 103rd floor at 1,353 feet in the sky.

To date, there have been 874 known marriage proposals, 90 weddings, 15 vow renewals on the ledge.

Winners will exchange their vows with eight guests in a private, 15-minute ceremony. After the ceremony, the newlyweds will celebrate with a champagne toast and receive their wedding gifts from Crate & Barrel and each couple will receive a complementary photo taken by Willis Tower's in-house photographer.

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Arizona State University graduates, Austin and Samantha Gardner, love each other “to Tempe and back.”

The couple married on Mar. 26, 2016., and will soon celebrate their one-year anniversary.

Samantha was a student at the Herberger school when she met Austin, a W.P. Carey student, at ASU in 2009.

Both California natives, ASU drew the couple in with all the possibilities it offered. Eight years later and ASU is still very special to the Gardners. So special, in fact, that they made it the theme of their wedding.

Samantha said she first ran into Austin on campus near the Rural Road parking garage. Their first date was at Tempe Marketplace eating Pancheros and watching a double feature of Toy Story and Toy Story 2. The first time Austin held Samantha’s hand was at an ASU football game. They said Sun Devil Stadium is their favorite spot on campus “by far.”

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“We love the energy and we love supporting the Sun Devils,” Samantha said.

The University had always meant a lot to the couple, so Samantha said it just made sense to incorporate it in their wedding.

From their “Fear the Fork” wedding cake to Sparky running into their reception with rowdy rendition of ASU’s fight song — their wedding was practically covered in maroon and gold.

One of the Gardners' friends took one of the old Sparky mascot uniforms and ensured the Sun Devil mascot would make an appearance at the wedding.

Derek Gardner, Austin's twin brother and the best man, said the attendants' reactions when Sparky came out were the some of the best parts of the wedding.

Derek met Samantha the same night his brother did. They were at friend's party when Mary Ford, a friend from high school and a bridesmaid in the wedding, walked in with Samantha.

Derek said he was not surprised at all when he found out they were featuring ASU in their wedding.

“I think ASU is so important to them because they both love football and each have a ton of school spirit,” said Derek. “Both of them were very spirited even back in high school, always super involved. So once they got to ASU, it was just multiplied by the massiveness of the school."

Rebecca Hampton, Samantha’s sister and bridesmaid in the wedding, met Austin for the first time when she was still in high school.

“I didn't really have any doubts that Sammie would end up with him,” Hampton said. “They were so similar and their unconditional love for Tempe, Sparky, and ASU football made their relationship constantly exciting.”

Hampton was also not surprised by all the Arizona State decorations in the Gardner wedding.

“Their greatest love, besides each other, is Arizona State,” Hampton said.

They are back in Austin’s hometown of Orange County, where Austin works for his family’s business and Samantha is teaching at Laguna Beach High School.

Samantha and Austin are both involved with the Orange County Alumni Association, and Samantha is on the board as the Marketing and Communications Director.

“Treasure your time at ASU, and balance your studies with social time. You will miss having all of your friends so close when it's over,” Samantha said.

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