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From wedding bells to cowbells: Local couple looks back on 2009 Tropicana Field reception

Katherine Langford
Editor-in-Chief · Friday, October 23, 2026 at 9:30 PM · 1 min read
From wedding bells to cowbells: Local couple looks back on 2009 Tropicana Field reception — FOX 13 Tampa Bay, Tarpon Springs Arts news
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As the Tampa Bay Rays chase a championship, a Winter Haven couple is looking back at their own big day at the ballpark – when they hosted their wedding reception at Tropicana Field in 2009.Their love storyAaron Doll, a lifelong fan who grew up in Seminole, introduced Kathleen to the Rays when they started dating.Kathleen quickly fell in love with the franchise. And in 2008, she was studying at USF St. Petersburg during the team's first World Series run.  "She had a front row view down there, and we went to all the watch parties," Aaron told FOX 13. "And we were at the airport when the Rays flew back the night they clinched."So when it came time to plan their wedding in 2009, they decided a traditional, sit-down reception just didn’t seem right."We wanted something that reflected our fun nature and something that was important to us," Kathleen said. "And so we decided to share that with all of our friends and family."And just like that: Their wedding reception was going to be at the Tro

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