The Beginning - Laura and Mark

I couldn't have asked for a better way to start things out!  Laura and Mark's wedding was elegant simplicity at it's best!  The fact that it was our daughter's and son-in-law's wedding, made it extremely special and perfect!!  We had a perfect day, weather-wise, fabulous family, wonderful vendors, a great venue, and fantastic people to make it all come together!!  Honestly, it couldn't have been better.  


I want to thank our photographers, Kate and Sam Botwinski, for some fabulous photos that I'm going to include in this post.  They were sooooo easy going and great to work with the day of the wedding!  We feel like they are part of the family now (whether they like it or not!  ;)  Please check out Kate's blog and website to see some really really beautiful photos!  http://katebotwinskiblog.com/ and http://katebotwinskiphotography.com/

All of the photos below are photos by Kate Botwinski Photography...

Here are some photos of the bouquets.  We used all hydrangea in purple and ivory for the bouquets.  I loved the way they contrasted with the dresses.  Laura made a great decision in choosing simple bouquets and letting the dresses shine..

We did some light pink kissing balls for the flower girls with light pink ribbon.  These were made with mini-carnations.

Here is the groom's boutonniere.  I used a picasso mini-calla with some purple wax flower and green pittosporum.

For the ceremony, we kept it really simple with some ivory hydrangea hanging from purple ribbon on the pews, and then just filled some cylinder vases with clear stones and light green hydrangea with a little purple ribbon wrapped around the vase (on the sides of the altar)

The reception was held at Royal Cliff in Eagan.  Memory Makers Decor did a beautiful job on the linens - adding purple sheer table runners, chair covers and sashes, beautiful ceiling drapery and backdrop behind the head table.  The bride made some beautiful table number luminaries and we added varying height cylinder vases with hydrangea and purple ribbon on mirrors with votive candles to keep with the simple, elegant theme.

Shanna, the Maid of Honor, made the fabulous cake!  We just added some hydrangea and votives to help complete the look.

We added some touches of purple lisianthus in bud vases throughout the venue, just to add a pop of color.  The head table also had some white rose petals added among the votives and girls' bouquets.  A quick mention to thank the fabulous Maria of Ispiri Events!  She was Laura's Day of Coordinator and helped with everything from a broken bustle to keeping people on time to helping set up and take down decor.  She was invaluable!!

This was just a personal favorite of mine of the wedding party.

This is my favorite photo of the bride and groom.

I truly want to thank all of our vendors SO much!!!  They were the BEST!! I would highly recommend each and every one of them!  Please consider them for your special events!


Church:  St. John The Baptist, Savage, MN - http://stjohns-savage.org/ - Thanks to Father Mike Tix for a wonderful service and to Tina for a great job coordinating everything!


Reception Venue:  Royal Cliff, Eagan, MN - http://royalcliffineagan.com/royal_cliff.html (best chicken parmesan ever!)


Photographer:  Kate Botwinski Photography - http://katebotwinskiblog.com/ and http://katebotwinskiphotography.com/


Linens and fantastic Photo Guestbook:  Memory Makers Decor - Corinne Egly - http://memorymakersdecor.com/


Day of Coordinator - Wedding Planner:  Maria at Ispiri Events - http://ispirievents.com/


Wedding Cake:  Shanna Reed, Maid of Honor


DJ:  Dave at Neon Express


Attire:  David's Bridal and Men's Warehouse.  Macy's for the flower girls.


Make-Up:  Lisa Reinhardt (did a great job with making everyone look beautiful, yet natural!)


Hair:  Heather Grack (fabulous job on everyone!!)


Transportation:  Nite Trane (party bus)


Thanks everyone!


lisa