Heartland Wedding Ideas — Spring Issue 2016

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a letter from our

Hello Lovely Brides,

Editors

Wedding season is finally upon us! Some of you may be putting the final touches on your dream day, while others may just be getting started. No worries, Heartland Wedding Ideas is here to help you! In the Spring Issue, you will find inspiration from top vendors right here in Central Iowa, the latest in this season’s trends, ideas to honor your mom on your big day, along with a DIY project you won’t want to miss! From bunting banners, to blush gowns and mouthwatering desserts, we have it all right in this issue.

Our shop launched and we couldn’t be more excited to present our line of wedding and lifestyle tees, perfect for any occasion! Dress them up for date night or keep it casual for a Saturday at the Farmer’s Market. These hand-lettered tees are ultra-soft and will be your new favorite go-to. To purchase items, email us today at info@ heartlandweddingideas.com. And stay tuned as we continue to add more treasures to the HWI Shop!

Looking for the perfect wedding pro to help make your dreams come true, or an idea for your guest book?

Visit us online! We have vendors listed for you to contact, as well as, all the content from our previous issues. You can find past It’s My Big Day articles, our features from each magazine, and of course what HWI is obsessing about.

So, if you missed an issue, head on over to www.heartlandweddingideas.com and check us out!

As always, we love weddings and we want to hear from you!

If your wedding was a fabulous Kate Spade inspired affair, a casual celebration under the stars, or a rustic chic event in a unique venue — please submit it to us online to be featured in the next issue. We want to show all of the heartland what you did to plan your perfect day!

Cheers!

XOXO, Jenna and Liz COVER PHOTO

// Everlasting Love Photography

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With spring comes new trends for the upcoming year. What are we loving?

Take a look.

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Floral prints are making a big appearance this Spring and nothing in your wedding is off-limits. Incorporate it into your stationary, bridesmaid dresses, and groom’s fashion. A floral pocket square is a simple way to make big impact.

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This vintage-inspired rose gold engagement ring is on-trend in both style and color. Taking the wedding industry by storm, this beautiful pink hue is the number one alternative to white and yellow gold this season‌and we love it!

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The symbol of a happy marriage, good health, & prosperity, Peonies are considered the ‘it’ flower of the wedding world. Why do we love them so much? Peonies, and Roses, come in a variety of colors and add volume and romance to any arrangement.

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In a sea of white and ivory, this hot new trend is a subtle, yet colorful alternative.

It’s flirty, feminine, and looks great on a variety of skin tones.

Don’t love pink?

Look for options in shades of blue, peach, or gray.

Design, White Willow Events Iowa Florist, Boesen The Florist

Location, Waterworks Park

Gown, Jillian Fellers

Calligraphy, Kenna & Louise

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Sure we love cake, but isn't dessert even better when you can have 2 or 3? We thought so. Serving an assortment of mini-desserts allows you to customize the menu and personalize every detail.

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Crepe paper is a fun, inexpensive way to carry your color palette throughout your wedding and reception. Create a large display, or work it into the details ‌ How cute is this crepe paper cake topper?!

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Create the ultimate experience for your guests with a personalized wedding theme. Gone are the days of a simple color scheme ‌ most people are choosing to have a theme and meaning behind their decor.

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Custom chargers and vintage china add texture and vibrance to an already gorgeous tablescape.

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Decorations don't have to be your usual vases and floral. If you're doing a vintage theme, shop the thrift stores and see what interesting treasures you can uncover.

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Substitute real flowers with crepe paper for a pretty, inexpensive display at your ceremony or reception.

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Watch out centerpieces ... lush, table garland runners are a new dramatic twist on the tradition.

Full floral not in your budget?

Substitute with beautiful greens and smaller clusters of flowers.

Gold flatware Trade in your silver flatware for gold. This simple change has a dramatic impact and adds a ton of glam to your tablescape.

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Vintage china

Create a unique table setting with vintage china.

This is a fun DIY project that gives you an excuse to call grandma or go thrifting for the perfect pieces. To achieve an eclectic feel, mix and match different patterns.

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We can’t get enough of this fun new trend. Incorporate it into your details or go all out with a watercolor theme.

Perfect for decor, wedding day fashion, cake design, and stationary!

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Make Your Garter Whether you are planning on DIYing everything in your

wedding or hiring vendors to do it all, this simple DIY project is a great way to get exactly the look you want for your garter.

You can use any style of stretch lace, brooch, or ribbon to make it your own. Also, did we mention we assembled both examples in under 10 minutes? Yes, you too can DIY!

You'll need:

Crystal appliquĂŠ:

Scissors

Brooch Or rhinestone button

Accent Ribbon Rosette

embellishments

Felt square

Stretch lace

(white or ivory)

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Photography // Sarah Rooney Photography Garter // Handmade by Heartland Wedding Ideas

Hot glue gun & glue sticks

Measure your leg,

4" – 5" above your knee, snug. Add an additional inch and cut your stretch lace.

Glue the lace ends

together by overlapping each end by 1/2". Make sure to line up the pattern.

Arrange your appliqués

(rosettes, brooches, bows) on the table so you know how you want them glued down.

Measure the length and width

of your embellishment cluster.

Using these measurements, cut an approximate oval shape from your felt square to glue to your garter.

It will go in this order: stretch lace, felt, embellishments.

Glue THE felt down to the lace.

Glue the appliqués.

You will add and glue your embellishments on top of this area, one at a time, to hide the seams and to create a seamless garter.

AND … TA-DA!!!

That's it! You've created your unique, handmade garter for your special day. Glue guns are amazing.

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We heart seeing the mom's of our heartland brides and grooms and how they made them a part of their most special day. Here are our top 10 favorites we've seen over the years.

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Wear her wedding dress. Have it repurposed into your

dream gown, or use a piece of it to wrap your bouquet for your walk down the aisle. Already have a dress?

Wear her veil!

Work with her on a DIY

project for your wedding day, like the groomsmen

boutonnières or a backdrop

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for your photo booth.

Incorporate family traditions she taught you into the

celebration. This is a fun way to join families and

bring generations together,

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both young and old.

Share one of her famous

recipes. Work with your caterer to add one of your childhood

favorites to the menu, so your guests can enjoy it too.

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Use a piece of mom's wedding dress to wrap your bouquet

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Treat her like a celebrity. Of

Schedule a First Look with

Borrow something from her

course your wedding day is

her. Use it as a fun time for

closet. Now is your chance

about you, but let her know

mother-daughter pictures.

to wear her favorite piece

how special she is to you by

Candid shots are always our

of jewelry or a precious

giving her the ultimate spa

favorite!

family heirloom. This may be

treatment complete with

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the only time she’ll let you

hair, makeup, and nails!

Have her walk you down the

Ask her to be your Matron

for dad, but we say it is for

Thank her! Write her a special

of Honor. There are no

whoever makes you happy —

note, give her personalized

rules when it comes to your

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mom or dad, or both! What’s

keepsake, toast her at the

wedding, and if your mom

most important is that you

wedding. Take the time to

is your best friend you’ll

feel loved and supported by

thank her privately, as well as

want her standing next to

whomever you choose, family

publicly. After all, you wouldn’t

you on your big day. So go

member or friend.

be here if it weren’t for her!

ahead, include her in the wedding party!

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“borrow” it.

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not so secretly

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?

Find us on Pinterest.com/HeartlandWed

Nomadic Newlyweds

Swooning and we mean swooning over these two lovebirds. Travel experts and international photographers, Brooke and Wilhelm, travel all over the world to luxurious vacation spots and photograph amazing wanderlusters. They believe being a “Newlywed” is a state of mind, instead of a frame of time. They can usually be found with a glass of champagne in one hand and their camera in the other. We are definitely obsessed, and maybe even a tad bit jealous.

You can follow them and their spectacular adventures at nomadicnewlyweds.com.

Billie Balls These are our favorite accents of the season and we can’t get enough! They are a bright pop of color, and add a wonderful dimension of texture and shape to any arrangement or display. Not a fan of yellow? Dye them a red, orange or green hue to fit your color scheme!

Video Booths

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We love photo booths and yes, we’ve been caught in them one too many times, but the new thing is video booths. And if you haven’t seen one or been to an event with one, you are missing out! You get to record a 4 – 10 second video and share it on social media right from the event, and you even still get a printed photo strip. It’s amazing and can we say … completely genius.

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IT’S MY

BIGDAY

Submit your wedding day photos for a chance to be in an upcoming issue at www.heartlandweddingideas.com

Big or small. Boho or rustic chic. Small budget or unlimited. And everything in between. We know you poured your heart and soul into it.

You submit. We publish.

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IT’S MY

BIG

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JESSICA + MARK

Jessica and Mark have an amazing love story that began on eHarmony. Jessica never would have dreamed that her first and last date on the popular dating website would be with the same man who would one day propose to her.

The two clicked right away and started dating. When the time came for the proposal, Mark first went to Jessica’s parents and sister for their blessing.

Of course they said yes, and he whisked Jessica off to the Omaha Zoo for a little weekend away. No only did she come back with a ring, but she came back with an absolutely perfect fiancé, and of course the surprise of the proposal she wasn’t expecting.

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Thinking of blush and soft colors for their outdoor May wedding, the couple started the hunt for the right venue and vendors using recommendations from friends and a little research online. They chose to get married at Sticks, giving them the woodsy surrounding they wanted for their outdoor ceremony, as well as the big beautiful windows and rawness of the inside of the building for the reception. To ensure everything was flawless, they enlisted the help of wedding planner, Anthony Marinaro, who kept track of all the details, and wedding decorator, Bella Flora, who “took one look at my Pinterest page

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Bella Flora!

and made my dreams a reality (within reason, of course)!”.

Walking down the aisle with her dad and being serenaded by her groom at the reception are a few of Jessica’s highlights from the night. “He got up with the band and sang, “Fly Me to the Moon” by Frank Sinatra. It was amazing. How many other brides can say their husbands serenaded them on their wedding day?! It is a moment I will never forget”. For Mark, spending the day with his groomsmen, many who live out of state, was very special to him. He grew up in Florida and California and appreciated the opportunity to get ready with his best friends. The couple’s biggest piece of advice is, “Include your family and close friends in the wedding planning.

It will make the process so much more enjoyable.”

VENDOR LUST Photography // Amanda Basteen Photography | Bridal Attire // Bridal Elegance & David's Bridal Cake // Glorious Desserts | Event Planning // Anthony Marinaro of Out of Box Event Productions Ceremony Venue // Sticks | Florals // Bella Flora | Reception Venue // Palmer House Stables Officiant // Jaime Paca | Hair // Cortney Adams, Level 7 Salon | Tuxes // Skeffington's Formal Wear Live Music // Michael Walters Orchestra | Videography // Estuary Motion Studios | Catering // Taste! To Go Invitations // Wedding Paper Divas | Rings // Christopher’s Fine Jewelry | Transportation // NPI Limo Service

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SAMANTHA + KAYNE HWI: How did you two meet?

SAMANTHA: We met in high school (Newton, IA) through my brother, Dustin. Kayne was a Senior and I was a Sophomore. Kayne asked me to be his date for his Senior Prom, and the rest is history!

HWI: Was the proposal a surprise? Tell us about it!

SAMANTHA: We were living in Chicago at the time and planned an extended weekend vacation over Thanksgiving weekend (2014) in Lake Geneva, WI. Kayne booked our stay at an amazing, roaring 20’s style bed and breakfast called the Baker House. He proposed to me on Friday night during dinner, which was served next to a fireplace in a private study at the Baker House. I was very surprised when the proposal happened, and celebrated soon after by sharing drinks and live music, with dedicated songs, in the Baker House’s piano lounge.

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HWI: What was your inspiration or the theme you were going for your wedding?

SAMANTHA: We always planned on a small intimate wedding. It was about creating a night of things we like with all people close to us in our lives. We focused on a mixture of the style and things that we really liked. We didn’t specifically go for a single, defined style. Instead, we found a mixture of fun furniture, decorations and even our custom built bar.

HWI: How did you pick your vendors?

SAMANTHA: The two vendors we hired were for food (Catered by Charlotte) and photography (Jessica Dean Photography). Everything else was put together by us personally, or friends and family.

We hired Jessica Dean Photography not only because she, Kayne and I were friends in High School, but specifically because of her unique style of photography that truly captures the entire look, feel and experience of each and every wedding she shoots.

Originally we wanted a food truck for catering, but since the wedding was the same weekend as the Iowa State Fair and Knoxville racing, every food truck we could find was booked. So we created our own version! We turned the shed window into a walk up food window. We chose Catering by Charlotte because she was so easy to work with and when I explained my vision she understood right away and

VENDOR LUST Photography // Jessica Dean Photography Catering // Catered by Charlotte

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KELLIE + NATHAN Kellie and Nathan grew up in the same town and went to high school together, but their love story didn’t begin until long after graduation. They had known each other for quite sometime when they were asked to go on a double date with one of Nathan’s friends, and although Kellie and Nathan were not supposed to be the one’s to fall in love that night, fate had other plans. The couple still credits their double date friends, whom were married a year before, for their happy ending.

Nathan proposed to Kellie on her birthday, giving her a surprise she will never forget. Every week, the couple and a few of their long time friends get together for a weekly dinner with their families. For special occasions, they go out to one of their favorite restaurants and celebrate.

Not only was it Kellie’s special birthday dinner, it would be the night she said yes to Nathan forever. When she got to the restaurant, she walked in and her friends were standing up holding up a sign that said, “Will you marry?” and when she turned around, Nathan was down on one knee, ring in hand, and said, “Me?” Shocked, in the best way possible, Kellie was happy to say yes alongside her close group of friends.

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Photographer // Shana Drake Photography

pearl to inspire her entire wedding. She turned to Pinterest, The Knot, and Local Wedding Magazines to find the exact look she was going for. For selecting the perfect vendors she attended bridal shows, scoured the internet, and took recommendations from other brides.

Her favorite part of the planning process was coming up with the look of the reception and focusing on the attire, flowers, and food for her guests. Her favorite memories from that day were having her first looks with her two favorite guys, Nathan and her dad. Kellie’s biggest advice is to “take a moment on your wedding day, just the two of you, to take everything in and enjoy the moment. The day goes by so fast.”

Wedding Gown // Pure Bridal Groomsmen attire // The Backroom (Beaverdale) Ceremony // Iowa State Central Campus Reception // Sheman Building Iowa State

Iowa State has many spots and services on campus to make any Cyclone fan's wedding day dreams come true.

Catering and Cake // Iowa State Videographer // Essential Video Midwest Day of Coordinator // Make It Happen Events Florist // English Rose Hair and Make up // Salon West (Ames Iowa) DJ // Tys Tunes Rentals // Celebrations Bus // VIP Party Bus

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