Vol II • 2013 published by seveneightfive
IN THIS ISSUE
Letter from the editor
editor-in-chief
Maggie Thompson-Doll
publisher
make your special day unique
M
y wedding day was the best day ever. I know, that’s what everyone says. But it really was my best day ever. It wasn’t because everything went perfectly - it didn’t - it was because I was surrounded by an incredible group of friends and family and I was marrying the most wonderful person (he really is). It was also because our wedding day was filled with things we wanted, not things that everyone else told us we had to have.
In many ways our wedding was very traditional, but in other ways it wasn’t at all. While we were married by a minister, we didn’t get married in a church. And, while our wedding party did wear the traditional tuxes and bridesmaid’s dresses, my husband and I shared our “first look” at Schlotzsky’s on Kansas Ave. where we met, and our wedding party danced back down the aisle to Stevie Wonder’s “Signed, Sealed, Delivered.” The bottom line; we did what we wanted and what made the day special to us, and that’s what is most important. My challenge to you, brides and grooms-to-be – make your day what you want. Have fun, be creative and create your own best day ever. This issue of seveneightfive {I Do} is filled with ideas and resources to start you down the path to planning your big day. Take what we’ve given you and put your unique twist on it to create your own special day. Topeka is filled with an amazing group of talented wedding professionals ready to help you, so take advantage of all this community has to offer. Many thanks to the couples who shared their stories to make this magazine possible and to the talented group of writers and photographers who helped to share those stories. Congratulations and happy planning!
Kerrice Mapes
writers
Whitney Baker Rio Cervantes-Reed Dennis Etzel, Jr. Diana Friend Jill Lira Jesyca Rodenberg Maggie Thompson-Doll Erin Wynkoop
photography
Keith Czechanski Keith Czechanski Photography Ken Doll Ken Doll Photography Amber O’Dell AO Productions Megan Rogers Red Barn Wedding Photography Dave Strydom 2become1studio
creative
Lori Jo Bridges Kerrice Mapes Maggie Thompson-Doll
research / matrix list Rio Cervantes-Reed Maggie Thompson-Doll
copy editing
Melissa Thomson
advertising
Rio Cervantes-Reed Kerrice Mapes Ni’Col Revell Maggie Thompson-Doll
business
Elizabeth Bell