skirt, and a lightly beaded chapel train. She carried a tight bouquet of white lilies, purple hydrangea, and light purple roses tied together with brown and purple ribbon accented with rhinestones. Inside her gown, she tied a small bonnet Brendan had worn at his christening which was given to her by his mother. Kim decided on chocolate brown dresses for the bridesmaids, accented with lilac, her favorite color since childhood. The attendants carried a mix of purple hydrangea, gerbera daisies, light purple roses, and dark brown berries. The two tiny flower girls were dressed in ivory and chocolate brown dresses and carried a flower princess wand
which the florist devised from one large purple hydrangea wrapped with long draping purple ribbon and accented with glitter and a little butterfly. The couple decided to go for a unique look for Brendan and the groomsmen, opting for Calvin Klein tuxedos in chocolate brown with an “ever-so-slight ivory pinstripe,” accented with an ivory shirt, lilac vest, and lilac pocket scarf. Brendan wore a small ivory hydrangea with a light purple rose, and his groomsmen wore small purple hydrangea. The couple put little brown and lilac cards on each table at the reception that read: NEPA Wedding Day • Autumn 08 • 19