Wedding Wednesday: Our Wedding Day Details

We're Married!!

Wow - it's been a long time since I wrote a Wedding Wednesday post.  I guess since we're married now, there really isn't much more to write about.  However, I thought I would share one last post with the details of our wedding day. The details include vendors I worked with and a few memories of the day...

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All of these pictures are courtesy of our photographer, Andrea, from Adorn Photography.  If you are from Nebraska, you should hire her.  You wont be disappointed with her work. :)

THE CHURCH

We joined Holy Spirit in the midst of going through our wedding preparations.  We wanted to do it as a "couple" and found our church home here.  Fr. Tim, who married us, gave us the best marriage experience anyone could have asked for. 

THE DRESS & ACCESSORIES

My dress was an Alfred Angelo dress.  It was the very last one I tried on during the first dress (and only) appointment.  I tried on a dress that was 2x the size I needed but still loved it. I added the sash which I found on etsy.

My sister's sister-in-law (got that?) made my veil for me.  She is so sweet. She had me look online at what I liked and put it together for me in a matter of a few days. I loved it. 

I love gold and new I wanted accents to be gold rather than silver.  I found these great shoes at ALDO.  The bracelet was from Banana Republic (with coupons, I only paid $1!) The earrings were from Francesca's and the garter was from this shop on etsy.  The garter came with a throw garter too!

HAIR & MAKEUP

My hair and makeup was done by Lore from Lore's Hair Salon. She made me feel like a million bucks!

FLOWERS

My flowers were designed by Design's By Bernie in Carroll, Iowa.  This lady is 100% fantastic! She had me come to look at my bridal bouquet 3 times before the day of the wedding to make sure it was perfect.  The bridesmaids bouquets were solid white hydrangeas.  They are hard to keep alive so Bernie was kind enough to make us an extra bridesmaids bouquet "just in case." 

BRIDESMAIDS

I asked each of my bridesmaids to pick out their own pink or coral dress.  I didn't have any say in the matter - they coordinated this perfectly on their own! OMG! I did this for a couple of reasons; First, I wanted everyone to be able to pick a dress that they could rock.  If you look good, you have a lot more fun! Second, I wanted them to purchase a dress within their price range.  They were not meant to "go broke" for our wedding.  We already asked a lot of them!

GROOM + GROOMSMEN

My husband and the groomsmen are not "tux" guys.  My husband made that clear before we were even engaged. Instead, we went to a nice men's store where Adam picked out a nice pair of dress pants and nice white shirt that they were able to purchase.  They were 100 times more comfortable.  Adam and I gave them these ties from Ties.com.

PROGRAMS & GUESTBOOK

For our guestbook, I created an album on Shutterfly which was a reflection of our dating life and engagement. I wanted it to be something we opened again from time to time. I designed the programs myself (with a little help from a friend) and had them professionally printed. I knew exactly what I wanted and brought the vision to life!

CAKE & DECORATIONS

I had our wedding cake made locally by Sweet Things.  It was meant to be simple and it was. I love what she did with the frosting. 

I kept the decorations simple too. I made these glitter vases and filled them with fake peonys I found at Walmart. We borrowed the mirrors and added tea lights.

SOME OF MY FAVORITES FROM THE DAY

I will always remember this moment when I met Adam in the church before pictures started.  It was the most perfect, honest, and true moment I have ever experienced.

 

We had to most fun wedding party anyone could have asked for! We brought together two completely different groups of friends that meshed perfectly. It was so fun to spend a whole entire day with our best friends!

Since we got married in a small Iowa town it was only necessary to go to another small town down the road to kick off our celebration after the ceremony.  Little did these ladies know what they were in for...

(I love this picture!)

This bar's name may be the "Angry Beaver" but we know it as the "Animal Bar." Yes, those animals were once alive and have been in this bar for years... If you are ever traveling in western, Iowa on highway 30, stop in at the Angry Beaver in Maple River Junction, Iowa. It's an experience!

The reception was super fun.  Our DJ was outstanding so I credit some of the fun had that night to him. Confetti and all! The floor was packed all night long, until about 1:00am!

Well friends, our wedding journey was really fun. Thanks for letting me share it with you.  If you are interested in the rest of my Wedding Wednesday posts that include planning tips visit my wedding page.

I can't wait for what's to come next!