Crossroads Regional Chamber of Commerce Finds the 2016 Marriage Mill Couple

Crossroads Regional Chamber of Commerce Finds the 2016 Marriage Mill Couple
By: Contributor Last Updated: March 8, 2016

After a long search for the perfect 2016 Marriage Mill Couple, they have been found!

Amy Pohlman and Michael Martin will be married on Friday, June 17 at 6:00 p.m. Amy and Michael will be part of Crown Point history as they embark on a one-of-a-kind wedding ceremony! The casual ceremony will be held at the bottom of the stairs in front of the Old Crown Point Courthouse. The guests stand lining the walkway during the fabulous Food & Arts Festival.

After the ceremony, the couple will be celebrating their nuptials in the Historic Maki Ballroom of the Old Crown Point Courthouse. Amy and Michael will enjoy sound and music during the ceremony donated by Five Star DJ and Karaoke, a one night stay at the Radisson Hotel at Star Plaza and delicious wedding cake from Strack & VanTil of Crown Point.

A little about the couple:

The bride is Amy Pohlman born in Tinley Park, IL who has purchased a home with her fiancé Michael, in Crown Point where her family lives.

Amy is a senior at the University of Illinois in Chicago. She will be graduating this year with a major in criminal justice and major in sociology. Amy aspires to be a police officer and is currently employed with Levy Restaurants & Sportservice where she has been able to work with the Chicago White Sox, Cubs, Bulls and Blackhawks.

The groom Michael Martin is employed at Fire Services in St. John as a collision and refurbish technician. His parents own an automotive repair facility in Hammond which is where he found his interest in automotive repair. In a previous job, Michael met Robert Pohlman, Amy’s father. They became the best of friends while traveling due to a common interest in racing. Michael knew Robert had a daughter, but she was away at college and they never met. Robert showed Michael a photo of Amy. Michael thought she was absolutely gorgeous. Now he feels he is the luckiest man in the world to be able to call Amy his fiancé and soon his wife!

Did you know in 1915 to 1940, Crown Point was well-known across the country as the place to tie the knot? Nearly 175,000 couples traveled to the city to say “I do”! As many as six Justices of the Peace performed marriages at all hours seven days a week. Wedding parties arrived by the busload and local jewelers kept a very large stock of wedding rings on hand. The Marriage Mill is an annual event to commemorate this historic event!