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WEDDING WOR DS : MEGA N E LGI N P H OTOG R A P H Y : A B BY A N D E R S O N
Kelly + Devin JANUA RY 9 , 202 1 A winter wedding in Minnesota might not be every couple’s first choice, but it’s always been Kelly’s dream. She grew up attending Mass on Christmas Eve at Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. For her, the church elaborately decorated with beautiful poinsettias seemed the perfect setting for a romantic wedding ceremony. “Ever since I can remember, I said I would get married in that church during the Christmas season,” she says. These high school sweethearts stayed together through two years of long-distance dating before they both ended up in Moorhead for college. Kelly studied nutrition and dietetics while playing softball at Concordia College and Devin studied exercise science and played football at MSUM. In January of 2019, the couple celebrated the holidays in California with Devin’s family and took a day trip to Disneyland. Sleeping Beauty’s castle decorated in red and gold Christmas decorations made for the perfect photo backdrop, and surprise proposal spot. Devin dropped to one knee and Kelly happily said “yes!”
CEREMONY: Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Detroit Lakes RECEPTION & FOOD: Spitfire, Detroit Lakes CAKE & CUPCAKE FAVORS: Amanda Boutain, Little Cakes Cupcakery, Glenwood VIDEOGRAPHER: Complete Weddings and Events Fargo DRESS & VEIL: Bridal Gallery of Sioux Falls SUITS: Tip Top Tux BRIDESMAID DRESSES: David’s Bridal
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:: areawomanmagazine.com
A Disneyland proposal and Kelly’s dream of a church dressed in red poinsettias gave them the perfect theme — classic Christmas meets Beauty and the Beast. They started planning an early January wedding with a red and gold color scheme featuring their favorite colors. Of course, changing rules due to COVID-19 meant the couple had to continually adapt their plans right up until the wedding day. “With the help and creativity of family and friends, we tried to find ways to incorporate what we felt were the most important aspects of the wedding into our day,” Kelly says.