REAL WEDDINGS
Gina Murante & JJ Bartlett Sacred Heart Catholic Church; Happy Hollow Club 08.25.12
THEME Romantic and intimate with lots and lots of flowers. The bride chose romantic, full
blooms in shades of ivory and pink. The arrangements and bouquets featured garden roses, ranunculus and white and pink hydrangea. COLORS Light pink, vanilla and ivory. TIMELESS TRADITIONS Something borrowed and blue: The mother-of-the-bride’s blue topaz ring.
Something old: A crystal brooch from the bride’s late grandmother, pinned to the bridal bouquet. Something new: teardrop Swarovski crystal earrings. SHE GAVE HIM Tag Heuer Carrera watch from Borsheims. HE GAVE HER Cultured pearl and diamond earrings from Tiffany & Co. HOW THEY MET Mutual friends set them up. Their first date was on New Year's Eve in 2010 at the Slowdown. HOW HE PROPOSED It was the weekend of a friend’s wedding in Kansas City. They were walking in Country Club Plaza, when JJ suddenly
Photographs by Janine McClintock Studios
stopped in front of a fountain and surprised her with the ring. He even had arranged for photographers to capture the moment. SPECIAL MEMORY “There were so many amazing moments of the day and evening," Gina says. "The wedding ceremony was absolutely beautiful. All of the songs we chose were unique to the theme and to us. Seeing our parents, families and friends smiling throughout the entire day definitely was special, too.” SWEET ANECDOTE The bride shopped for her dress with her parents. “Seeing their reaction when
I tried on the dress is a memory I'll never forget. It was a very special moment for the three of us.” FAVORS Lemon drops and mini bottles of limoncello. OCCUPATIONS The bride, a graduate of Duchesne Academy and Creighton University, is the marketing manager at Aesthetic Surgical Images. The groom, a Creighton Prep and Texas Christian University grad, is a treasury services officer at First National Bank. The couple lives in Omaha. HONEYMOON Ten nights at the Ritz-Carlton in Kapalua, Maui.
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