EVER AFTER
generations
1970s
Today
Clare and Josh Pasquesi
Dick and Maureen Kizer
The Bride
Her Mother
AGE 25
AGE 20 HE PROPOSED On a dock at Lake Okoboji on Maureen’s birthday
HE PROPOSED By recreating their first date in Chicago
13-MONTH
7-MONTH
engagement
engagement
THEME Hot pink and orange
THEME Yellow floral
CEREMONY SITE St. Leo Catholic Church, Omaha
CEREMONY SITE St. Pius X Catholic Church, Omaha
289 GUESTS SHE WORE White strapless dress with a lace overlay and sash at the waist; cathedral-length veil HE WORE Black tuxedo, white shirt, white tie
300 GUESTS SHE WORE A white floor-length dress with long sleeves and a high neck; cathedral-length veil. Maureen made her dress after seeing a style she liked in a magazine. HE WORE A gray morning coat, pinstripe pants, white shirt and striped ascot
GETAWAY VEHICLE 24-passenger party bus HONEYMOON Kauai, Hawaii
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GETAWAY VEHICLE His dad’s Oldsmobile HONEYMOON Vail, Colorado
1950s
Harry and Helen Jenkins
Her Grandmother AGE 21 HE PROPOSED In Elmwood Park after a movie
11-MONTH engagement THEME Pale blue CEREMONY SITE Corpus Christi Catholic Church, Fort Dodge, Iowa
100 GUESTS SHE WORE A white, floor-length dress with a fitted bodice and full skirt; fingertip-length veil HE WORE White tuxedo coat, black pants, white shirt, black tie
GETAWAY VEHICLE Her dad’s Cadillac HONEYMOON The Broadmoor, Colorado Springs, Colorado