Heartland Wedding Ideas – Early Spring 2016

EARLY SPRING 2016

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Congratulations on your engagement! With warmer weather on the horizon we are ready to trade in our fur and sequins for pretty pastels and peonies. In this issue, you will find endless amounts of inspiration brought to you by local vendors and brides just like yourself.

Get lost in a sea of Spring colors and see how you can incorporate Pantone’s Top 10 into your big day. Meet this issue’s cover bride, Ali, her handsome groom, Damon, and our first ever ‘cover dog’, Lucy. Sparks flew at their heartwarming send-off, ending their wedding with the ultimate bang.

Wanting more Heartland Wedding Ideas in your life? Visit us at our brand new website, www.heartlandweddingideas.com! We have been revamping it over the last few months and it is going to be fabulous. We are giving you more access to the brides, the vendors, and all things HWI. Don't miss our HWI shop! Turn the pages to see all of the cute and comfy tees available now. Wear them while getting ready or girls night out on the town and share that your big day is coming soon!

As always, we want to hear from you, so whether you had a destination wedding, unique theme, or got married in your backyard, we know your wedding was special and we would love to show it off on our pages! Submit your wedding to HWI to be featured in the next issue, and inspire other brides on their big day.

XOXO, Jenna and Liz

COVER PHOTO // ZTS PHOTOGRAPHY PROFILE SHOTS // KATIE MCDONALD PHOTOGRAPHY MAGAZINE DESIGN // TANDEMHART

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4-7 LOVE'S GREATEST HIT: ALI & DAMON

13-17 PANTONE® TOP 10 SPRING COLORS

30-37 IT’S MY BIG DAY! 32/ KATIE & VICTOR 34/ STEPHANIE & GABE 36/ LIZ & MICHAEL

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Ali & Damon LOV E ' S

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Ali and Damon met at a tailgate at Iowa State long before they started dating. That day, Damon, a songwriter and musician, started writing a song he called “Ali, Ali, Ali”, though it had no ending. Even throughout their four years of dating, the song was never finished. One night, on their way to what Ali thought was her brother’s annual holiday party, Damon surprised her with a movie-style proposal.

The moment that Ali will never forget began with an empty house, romantic lighting and champagne. Ali knew what was about to happen when Damon serenaded her with the song he had started so many years before. With their puppy in her lap and tears in his eyes,

Damon finished his song and asked her to marry him. Ali was “over the moon to say ‘Absolutely!”

Ali and Damon were lucky to work with great Iowa Wedding Vendors. They spent many nights sorting through vendors on the Internet to find the ones that would best suit their big day. In the end, word of mouth and personal recommendations became the way they selected a majority of their vendors. Ali’s recollection of the process of choosing vendors was that, “things seemed to ‘happen for a reason.’

Something wouldn’t work out, then a new vendor we hadn’t heard of would come along and it couldn’t have been a better fit.”

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During the planning process Damon and Ali wanted to make sure their wedding reflected both of them, as well their family and friends. They wanted everyone to feel as though they were “floating,” similar to how they had felt since they first met each other so many years ago. One of the most endearing parts of the beginning of their lives together was that Ali, Damon, and their parents planted a beautiful tree to pay tribute to the passing of their grandparents. “We really tried to cultivate a sense of romantic magical bliss from everything from our ceremony all the way through the reception.”

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Colors Rose Quartz Photo credit // Brooke Pavel Photography

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Yellow is a popular accent color for wedding days. This particular shade looks great in bridesmaid dresses, linens, and an array of florals. We love the ombre effect these bridesmaids are pulling off!

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Photo Credit // Justin Salem Meyer

Every bride needs a little something blue on her wedding day! Try it on your nails, shoes or a fab headpiece… this color is sure to put a little extra twist on your “something blue.”

Photo credit // Brooke Pavel Photography

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Snorkel Blue Snorkel Blue: Liven up your day with this vibrant take on the typical navy.

Photo credit // Justin Salem Meyer

serenity

Serenity is the perfect Spring color to pair with your daytime or evening wedding. Varying shades of this color can be used for flower girl dresses, groom’s vest and tie, bridesmaid dresses or accents to floral arrangements.

Photo Credit // Brooke Pavel Photography

The name says it all... This bold hue is for the couple who isn’t afraid to stand out and show off. Leave an impact with a Fiesta Red getaway car your guests won’t forget, or add a splash of color to liven up your wedding stationary.

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This pretty neutral tone works with an array of color pallets from yellow, to navy, peach, and pink, but our favorite is in combination with light blues and shades of soft purple.

Photo Credit // Laura Wills Photography

LILAC GRAY Easily combined with any color on this list, Iced Coffee is definitely the most versatile.

It’s a strong neutral that can be used to tie together any theme or color pallet this Spring. Work it into your wedding day fashion or any details at your reception for a seamless transition.

Photo credit // Raelyn Ramey

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PEACH EChO A spin on traditional pink, peach echo is big a favorite this season. What was typically an accent color seen in weddings before, will take main stage this Spring.

Whether it’s used in details, or everything is peach echo, you are sure to be right on trend this season.

Photo credit // Katie McDonald Photography

What says Springtime more than green flash?

Add accents of this color to your wedding cake or floral arrangement to make it pop.

Photo credit // Everlasting Love Photography

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Obsessed It’s that new trend, that pin worthy thing we just can’t stop thinking about. See what we’re obsessed about in this issue. Want more?

Flower Crowns Peach Polka Dot: Flower crowns are one of our biggest obsessions, and we’re excited to find a local vendor, right here in Des Moines, who creates real (or fake!) flower crowns for your wedding day. Megan Staker, a lover of floral since she was young, is the owner and artist at Peach Polka Dot. Check her shop out on Etsy to purchase a custom crown to wear on your wedding day, or any special occasion! Photography: Raelyn Ramey

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IT’S MY

BIGDAY

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IT’S MY

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KATIE & VICTOR Katie met Victor through a mutual friend after he had transferred to Iowa State University. After being friends for a little over a year, they began dating. Victor definitely caught Katie off guard when he proposed. It was December 4th, which to most is probably just another day, but to these two it is the night before shotgun deer season starts. They decided to have an early dinner and a quiet night in, so Victor could be ready for his big hunting day. As soon as they came home, Victor asked Katie to be his wife. She was very surprised and of course said yes.

They decided to be engaged for just 6 months. Katie enlisted the help of White Willow Events to help plan her special day. Although she used Pinterest for a little inspiration, Taylor Boesen (White Willow Events) helped hand pick vendors to really pull her dream day off.

While reflecting on her wedding day, Katie couldn’t just pick one memorable moment. “The whole day was perfect so it’s hard to pick one memorable moment,” she said. Victor had never been told exactly what to do during cake cutting, so he began eating his portion of the cake before realizing he was suppose to share with Katie. They sharing dancing, laughs, and fun with all their guests and it surely did make their day absolutely perfect!

Katie’s biggest piece of advice to anyone planning a wedding is to really enjoy being engaged. The time goes fast and it is “magical.”

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VENDOR LUST Photography // Jessica Dean, My gift is to make the intangible, tangible. jessicadeanphotography.com

Florist // Bosens, has a long history of providing exceptional floral design and superior service to our customers bosen.com Wedding Planner // White Willow Events, is one of the leading event consulting companies in the Des Moines area. whitewilloweventsia.com

Custom cakes made by Emma K Cakes, emmakcakes.com

Hair // Lindsay Mollenhaur, believes that hair is art.

Her approach is minimal. elevencherry.com Makeup // Ivy Boyd, specializes in airbrush and HD makeup applications. ivyboyd.com Catering // Top Shelf Grilling & Catering, features exceptional barbeque. 515.827.5923 Dress // Schaffer’s, prides ourselves on creating a memorable experience for every customer we meet. schaffers.com

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STEPHANIE + GABE After two years of carrying on secret crushes on each other at work, Stephanie and Gabe decided it was “now or never” and went on their first date. Right away they realized they were soul mates, or as they like to call it “brain-mates.”

With no particular theme in mind, the couple wanted their big day to be special and showcase how much their family and friends helped shape them and their relationship into who they are and what their relationship is today.

When picking vendors for their wedding, it was important for them to be able to joke with them and have them feel as if they were as much a part of their day as everyone else on their guest list.

Stephanie used Pinterest to help curate the look she was going for on their wedding day. She wanted it to reflect both her and Gabe’s personalities and the things they loved. “We’re both kind of hipster, bohemian, nerdy, hippies and therefore inevitably

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we’d be inspired by those trends and items. But we believed that cohesion would come naturally and didn’t limit ourselves to one created avenue. For example, our table numbers were booked that played important roles in our understanding of life and love; we had family pictures as our decorations and stacks of twined wrapped books, because both represent major influences in our life...It was important to us to show appreciation to the people that helped us make it to that moment. Because without the before, there definitely cannot be a happily ever after.”

When focusing on what was important to them during their wedding, they tried not to think about what would or could go wrong, but instead, if at the end of the night all their family and friends were having a great time and dancing the night away then the evening was a success. Stephanie and Gabe chose to have his father marry the two of them, and what stands out the most in her mind from their special day was, “his steady gaze that was full of overwhelming love and emotion is the highlight for me.”

VENDOR LUST Day-of coordinator and Event Design // Jenn Pochobradsky of Harper Hadley Events | Seating Chart, Table Placards, Hanging Florals, and Programs // Andrea Wersyn Parent of Partoflife Partofyou | Mason Jar Candles // Evelyn Thomason | Florals // Maja Hunt of Every Bloomin' Thing of Iowa City | Dress // Blush by Hayley Paige, specific dress is Willow | Photography // Erica Cameron Turner of Turner Creative Photography Vintage Rentals // Borrow My Vintage | Cupcakes // Scratch Cupcakery | Catering // Bread Garden Market & Bakery | Venue // Palmer House Stables | Jewelry // Kaitlyn Gibbons of Manakin Jewelry

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LIZ + MICHAEL Ready to start the next chapter of their lives together, Michael proposed to Liz by recreating their very first date.

He took her to different spots that meant something to them, and stopped to pop the question on a romantic bridge that Liz loved. They met at a fall retreat four years earlier, and after two years of friendship, followed by 2 years of dating, she was ready to spend the rest of her life with him.

When Liz and Michael began planning their wedding, she enlisted the help of Pinterest to inspire items and ideas she could put her own spin on. Putting a rustic touch on her travel inspired theme, she got right to work. The couple chose to have their ceremony at a nature preserve,

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and although her wedding planning

most monumental moment of their

was very budget-focused, Liz used her

wedding day. The downpour stopped a

craftiness to create beautiful items that

half hour before their ceremony began,

not only showcased her talents, but the

creating a beautiful misty setting. They

theme and direction of the wedding.

felt blessed to have all their family and

With the help of her mom, she made two

friends stand by their sides on one of the

barn doors, hundreds of paper flowers, a

best days of their life. With groomsmen

world map name chart, and her very own

and bridesmaids flying to and from

wedding cake.

Africa, Asia, and the Middle East, they

The rain that ensued all day, right up until the ceremony, was Liz and Michael’s

were so honored to have everyone right here in the heartland for their big day.

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