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WEDDING DRESSES • CAKES • HAIR & MAKEUP • MUSIC A special supplement to The Newport and Gem State Miner Newspapers
e l l i e r O d n e P Wedding Planner
PUBLISHED: February 2019 PUBLISHER: Michelle Nedved WRITERS & EDITORS: Brad Thew, Caneel Johnson, Sophia Aldous and Don Gronning ADVERTISING: Micki Brass, Lindsey Guscott and Cindy Boober DESIGN BY: Brad Thew
Pend Oreille Wedding Planner is published annually as a supplement to The Newport Miner and Gem State Miner, 421 S. Spokane, Newport WA 99156. TELEPHONE: 509-447-2433 E-MAIL: minernews@povn.com FAX: 509-447-9222 Reproduction of articles & photographs is prohibited without permission of the publisher. See all issues at The Miner Online: www.pendoreillerivervalley.com
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How sweet it is: Picking your wedding confection By Sophia Aldous Of The Miner
fit, a groomsman lost his
Of course, there’s a lot
wedding, the ring bearer
to consider when planning
is a nervous four-year-old
a wedding, and as we all
that bursts into tears at the
know, the best-made plans
prospect of walking down
can sometimes be waylaid.
the aisle, mom and dad
Maybe the dress doesn’t
are putting pressure on you
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to invite that third cousin
daughter make the wed-
you’ve only met twice in
ding cake for Dugger’s
your life – pick a stress test.
son’s wedding several years
However, picking your
ago. It was small wedding
wedding cake should not
ceremony that took place
be one of them. Food
in the Dugger’s backyard.
brings people together in
Dugger discovered that
celebration, and what is the she enjoyed the process of time-honored wedding cake making a wedding cake. if not a delicious symbol of
She began to take classes
that?
at Carolyn’s Cake & Candy
Whether it’s cake or an
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doughnuts, there are plenty
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of options.
year.
“Cake tastings should be
“There’s just so many
fun and relaxing,” says
things you can do,” Dugger
Eileen Dugger, owner of
says of the cake’s taste and
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design. “You can do gum
based in Newport. “I have
paste flowers, you can do
met so many nice people
real, edible flowers, you
over the years, and that’s a
can make each tier a dif-
fun part of it. You’re help-
ferent flavor, you can have
ing them create something
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and taste great.” For those looking for something different for their big day, there’s always pie. Heather Gross, owner of Pie Hut in Sandpoint, says the trend in this untraditional use for a traditionally beloved pastry began about six years ago. “That’s when I started to notice it, anyway,” Gross says. “We began to get more orders for weddings.” Like cakes, the flavor
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couples can pick their fa-
Crème Brulee pie is also in
vorite flavors. Dugger hosts
high demand. Preparation
free cake tastings for a
is fairly uncomplicated as
maximum of four people in
well, Gross says, as long as
order to help them decide
she has two weeks notice
what kind of cake they are
before the event.
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“What I hear most often is, “My fiancé doesn’t like
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“Depending on whether
for what you want your
sion of tall, straight tiers,
cake to look like.”
plastic, or even crafting
your budget, how many
you’re having it inside or
people are on the guest list,
outside, you might need
and consider the tempera-
refrigeration,” Dugger says.
helps to remember that the
look glossy. Plus, if that
ture for the time of year the
“It also doesn’t hurt to show
photos you pull from your
doesn’t work, there is al-
wedding is going to take
up to your tasting with some Pinterest board are usu-
place.
pictures of ideas you have
On that note though, it
sheen to make pastry crust
ways Photoshop.
ally from magazines and
“It’s great when people
websites that have editors
have ideas and inspira-
and food stylists (yes, there
tion, but don’t expect it to
is such a thing), whose job
look exactly like it does in
it is to keep the cakes and
Martha Stewart magazine,”
pastries looking “model”
Gross says. “It’s a good
ready. That means using
idea to come into this with
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a sense of fun.”
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From dress to dress: You’ll know it when you see it
By Caneel Johnson Of The Miner Almost all women have dreamt of what they will wear when all eyes are on them as they walk down the aisle on their wedding day. For many it starts when you are just a little girl dreaming of being a princess. The beautiful white gown with sparkles, long trains, tiaras and embroidered veils mesmerizes us in a way that is almost universal across the species. We dream of the most extravagant dresses, but when the day comes to pick it out it can all change. For many women the dress marks the moment
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when it becomes real, be-
I tried on the dresses that
down the aisle. Some beau- Nedved said. “I never waiv-
fore the stress of the plan-
I had always dreamed of
tiful sparkly white shoes,
ning and the endless worry
with sparkles, long trains
fingerless silk gloves and
Nedved’s mother made
over what will go wrong
and ball gown skirts that
pearl earrings and neck-
her own wedding dress,
next kicks in, when the
weighed 50 pounds. I
lace set completed the
Nedved and her sister
excitement breaks through
found that I did not want
vision.
Diane’s prom dresses, and
and they feel the pure en-
any of them. As the day
joyment of the event.
loomed closer my anxiety
Picking the dress is an
over finding the prefect
Everyone’s experience is different. Michelle Nedved was 10
ered.”
Diane’s wedding dress. So, when it came time for Nedved to get married all
event that usually includes
dress grew. My mother and
years old when she saw the they had to do was pick the
lunch and champagne. A
sister took me to David’s
dress she would be mar-
day where the mother of
Bridal in Massachusetts
ried in. “I was at my best
the bride and the bridal
and we looked through a
friend’s house and saw
materials. The additions of pockets, a removable jacket bodice
party take the bride around number of dresses again.
Grace Kelly in her wedding and train were the only
and dote on her to make
Then the attendant brought
dress in People magazine,”
sure the day is special
over a dress that she said
instead of stressful. The
was more for a confirma-
choices are endless and
tion or prom, but I knew as
it can be overwhelming
soon as I put it on it was
deciding which style, price
the one. It even fit perfectly.
range, and accessories to
It was silk from the torso
choose from, but they say
down and the bodice was
that when you put it on you
sheer tulle with a beautiful
will just know.
embroidered and beaded
I know it was that way for
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in love and knew I would
the course of months just
look like the princess I had
to see what was out there.
dreamed of as I walked
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differences between Kelly’s
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Nedved wanted dupioni
beadwork that had to be
return to the store three to
both had high collars and
silk, but it was very expen-
done by hand,” Nedved
five times to have her dress
long sleeves (which were
sive. Instead she got poly-
said. “A couple of aunts
altered. A tiara, sparkly
made as a removable
ester that had the same dull
helped finish it “
earrings, and necklace ac-
jacket on Nedved’s), a long
silk sheen that the dupioni
Nedved had found her
train and beautiful lace and
had. Nedved’s mother took
shoes long before the wed-
beadwork.
her measurements and used ding day while shopping
“We had a hard time find- a dress form to do most of
with her mother. “My shoes were $1 at
cented the dress. “The hardest part was getting the shoes,” Zadorozny said. “There is not a big
ing the lace,” Nedved said.
the work, but she still had
selection of white shoes at
“The fabric stores in Spo-
to try it on every time she
Liquidation World,” Nedved the stores in Spokane.”
kane don’t have a very big
came to her mother’s. She
said. Nedved’s mother had
She originally purchased
selection. We got lucky and was fitted for the dress at
the shoes embroidered with
a handmade pair off the
found exactly what I was
her name in them just like
internet, but they had not ar-
Kelly’s shoes.
rived after a month and so
least six times.
looking for in a fabric store on Garland.”
“The most time consuming part of the dress was the
A cathedral length veil, Swarovski crystal watch
eventually found a pair for
and a tiara completed the
$70 at the DSW at North-
ensemble.
town Mall in Spokane.
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Dresses can be found on
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clearance on line at David’s
lections in Spokane. Her
Bridal for as low as $24.99,
mother lives in Las Vegas,
depending on the time of
so just her sister and a
year, to millions of dollars.
member of the bridal party (me) accompanied her. “I knew,” Zadorozny said.
I paid $150 for mine. Nedved’s mother did not keep track of how much
“No other dress compared.” the dress cost in materials. She had straps added to the dress and had to
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Zadorozny got her dress for $800 on sale, down from
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$1,500. She paid $240 for
presents for children on
of shoes that are comfort-
gaining to find what you
the alterations and fittings.
ebay for a decent amount
able, affordable and cute.
want for the price you are
Accessories can get ex-
around $20. Zadorozny
Getting into the cost of
willing to pay for it. That
pensive. Veils can cost as
bought her earrings, and
shoes is a story unto itself.
can make the difference
much as the dress. Cathe-
necklace set on Amazon
Accessories can be as ex-
between being just a wom-
dral length veils at Bridal
for $25. Nedved bought
pensive or as inexpensive
an in a beautiful dress to a
Collections in Spokane
her tiara at a bridal bou-
as desired. It just takes a
princess all decked out for
can cost up to $500. They
tique for $150.
little searching and bar-
the big day.
have a birdcage veil for
Most women are shoe
$60. Nedved’s mother
crazy; even if we don’t
made her veil. Costume
wear the fancy heels in
jewelry can cost as much
extravagant styles we love
as real jewelry. I have
the way they look. All
had luck buying tiaras as
women know how hard
birthday and Christmas
it is to find a good pair
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Michelle and Chris Nedved on their wedding day. Michelle is wearing a dress her mother made in the same style as a dress Grace Kelly wore on the cover of People Magazine.
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Who really knows how to run this thing? By Brad Thew Of The Miner
So, you are getting all of
participate in the celebra-
tionary.com will give you
that planning done, but who tion? Well, an emcee of
quirky alternatives such as
will make sure your night
course. Officially know as
Microphone Controller, Mi-
Venue, check. Catering and
runs smoothly and your
the Master of Ceremonies,
crophone Coordinator, and
cake, double-check. Whoa,
guests don’t get that lost
abbreviated to MC, then
my new official title - Mic
don’t forget the bartender
look that a deer gets in your flipped and reversed (A
and DJ!
headlights when it is time to
Photographer, check.
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quick lookup on UrbanDic-
Chief). The Master of Ceremonies
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has a very crucial role in
Smashing a handful of
the wedding celebrations.
cake into the bride’s face
finish and probably
How is everyone supposed
and ruining the very expen-
practiced every
to know when to jump on
sive makeup application
scripted line
the dance floor and catch
that took a long time to
50,000 times.
the bouquet or garter? The
make the bride look like a
MC is the host of the recep-
princess is a great way to
reason for
tion. The MC controls every-
ensure the first fight as new-
why this
thing from announcing and
lyweds.
role is
reintroducing the bride and
out the night from start to
There is a
The emcee role is a crucial so im-
groom back into the hall or
one to fill. Whoever it is,
por-
directing the groom on how
the MC sets the mood for
tant:
NOT to handle the cake cut- the night. A professional
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knows what they are doing
of the reception, and re-
hall directing wedding party making little announcements
at weddings? You may go
ally the MC, is to encour-
and guests through the “for-
throughout the night and
to a few a year, but as an
age and congratulate the
malities” of the reception.
keeping the energy high on
engaged couple, do you
newlyweds on making an
In general, your DJ will
the dance floor, the DJ/MC
really know the order of
incredible commitment. From also be an MC. They can
events that would flow the
introductions to send-off, the
cost somewhere between
Just having a DJ can work
smoothest? We have all
newlyweds should always
about $750 and $3,000,
for some, but the true magic
been to a wedding before
feel like the center of the
less than 10 percent of your
comes when you have an
where no one had any idea
party. A great host will not
total cost of the wedding,
incredible Master of Cer-
what was going on at any
only focus on the bride and
which averages around
emonies that is personable,
point in time. Or the Mas-
groom, but will have all the
$35,000. From organiz-
inclusive and willing to go
ter of Ceremonies sounded
guests in mind.
ing the order of events and
the extra mile to make sure
coordinating with other
the bride, groom and guests
like one of the new mumble
If there’s a band, the MC
keeps the party flowing.
rap artists (yes, this is a real
will encourage the guests
wedding professionals,
are fully aware of the night’s
genre of music) the tweens
to dance. If there’s a photo
announcing the formalities,
events.
enjoy so very much. A good booth, guests will be enMC will take away all those
couraged to get in front
worries and celebrate your
of the camera. If there’s
night with you and your
a guestbook, donut bar,
guests as if they were fam-
games area, whatever it is,
ily.
it’s the job of the Master of
Not all emcees are equal:
Ceremonies to remind and
it takes a cool, even tone
encourage everyone to par-
that is inviting yet exciting. It
ticipate and have fun.
takes a commanding voice
You will find the Master of
to pull the guests’ attention
Ceremonies meandering be-
away from their conversa-
hind the DJ booth, or more
tions to listen. The purpose
likely, center of the reception
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Baby’s breath is a big trend right now in wedding hair.
Trends for tendrils By Michelle Nedved Of The Miner
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Bride’s are opting for a more romantic, less controlled hairstyle.
In the world of wedding
waterfall, Dutch, long pencil
hair, braids have replaced
braids, says Tami Hirst, also
barrel rolls. Baby’s breath
of Salon Sotto Terra.
has replaced tiaras. Accord-
“A lot of people are just
ing to local hair stylists, the
curling their hair and call-
whimsy, romantic, almost
ing it good,” says Katelyne
controlled chaos is what
Stephenson, of Salon Marci-
brides are asking for.
ahna in Priest River.
“Flowers. Flowers every-
Not so long ago, every-
where,” says Layne New-
one wore a tiara when they
bauer of Salon Sotto Terra
walked down the isle. The
in Priest River.
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Now, brides are wearing
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headbands, flower wreathes
“Someone brings in a
around their heads, and in
picture, and maybe it looks
some cases hair extensions
good in the picture,” but it
in order to create large,
doesn’t look good on the
long braids. Think Rapun-
individual, Hirst says. Then
zel in Tangled taking over
they know ahead of time
Cinderella.
they should come up with a
Tiahna Johnson, co-owner of Salon Marciahna has
different plan. Bridesmaids’ hair is also
been doing hair for 20
usually done at the same
years. She hasn’t used a
time as the bride’s. Wed-
tiara is probably six years,
ding party packages are
she said. “There’s a lot more available, where the bride’s braiding happening these
hair has one price point,
days. It’s different from any-
about $75 depending on
thing I’ve seen in the last 20
where you go, and each
years.”
bridesmaid’s hair is a bit
Hair and makeup is probably a close second to the
If a bride wants flowers in
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Most hair stylists go on lo-
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cation to the site of the wed-
season. There’s usually a
ding to do hair on the big
consultation and trial run,
day. Newbauer and Ste-
where the hairstyle is done
phenson both said they’re
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COURTESYPHOTO|KATELYNE STEPHENSON
Braids of all sorts are very popular for brides today.
willing to travel about an
makeup, using an airbrush
hour, or 50 miles to a wed-
as foundation. She said
ding site.
while brides are opting for
Johnson says she doesn’t
simpler hair, their glamming
go on location anymore;
up their makeup with lots of
it’s easier if the bridal party
dramatic eyeliner.
comes to her. She did hair
Hirst said she’d love to do
for a bridal party of eight
a retro glam hairstyle on
once. “It was chaos,” she
a bride, while Stephenson
said. But everyone looked
and Johnson have a differ-
good.
ent aspiration: a faux-hawk,
Stephenson also does
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Renewing vows serves purpose By Don Gronning Of The Miner
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Renewing one’s wedding
times it commemorates a
newal ceremony maybe
anniversary,” he says. “The
vows – reaffirming one’s
milestone, like a 10 or 25
every year or two, he says.
big one is the fiftieth (anni-
marriage – is a way many
year anniversary,” he says.
He once did a ceremony
versary). The sixtieth is big,
couples have of celebrating
He and his wife marked
for two brothers who had
too.”
their marriages. “There are a number of
their 10-year anniversary with a ceremony at Post
married two sisters. Father Vic Blazovich of St.
Wedding recommitments are important for more than
reasons why people do it,”
Falls in the same place they Anthony’s Catholic Church
says Pastor Jared Horton of
were married. They used
in Newport says he per-
Real Life Ministries in New-
the same ring bearer pil-
forms vow renewals, both
community to see someone
port. He has presided over
low that they used in their
individual and occasion-
who stays committed that
a number of vow renewals
wedding. “It was more
ally with several couples at
long,” Fr. Vic says.
and he and his wife Lisa re- sentimental,” he says of his
once. They are part of his
newed their own wedding
Sunday Mass, he says.
vows 10 years ago. “Some-
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ceremony. He performs a vow re-
“Most are for a significant
the couple. “It’s significant for the
Megan Bush and William Aldous eloped to get married, so when her parents
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from Australia were visiting
commitment. He said it was
the U.S., she thought it was
meaningful.
“Some people see wed-
80s,” she says, “but it isn’t
ding vow renewals as a
something everyone does.
kiss of death,” says Bush.
For many, it is a way to
lies together for a big party “Values change when you
“My own parents renewed
celebrate the relationship
to celebrate the marriage.
their vows and two years
after a struggle together or
later were divorced.”
a milestone anniversary.”
a good time to get the fami-
She and William renewed their vows two years ago,
“Life is different,” he says. are married.” Bush says she is glad they held the ceremony.
after they had been mar-
“I’m so glad we did it,”
ried five and a half years. William says it came
So Bush and Aldous didn’t
Leininger says in 20
call it a wedding vow re-
years, she’s done 54 wed-
she says. William’s father
newal. The did renew their
dings, but never a renewal.
had already passed away,
vows privately.
about because they eloped
so she didn’t want any
and the families didn’t get
other family members to
each other the night be-
she does have is stories
a chance to celebrate their
miss out.
fore,” she says.
about second and third
marriage, but it turned out to be a renewal of their
But she didn’t want to call it a wedding vow renewal.
, t i e n i g a You im it happen. e k a m e w
“We read our vows to
So she doesn’t have any
They had a public cer-
vow renewal stories. What
marriages, not exactly
emony the next day before
related to wedding vow re-
the start of their party at-
newals, but stories too juicy
tended by about 120.
to leave out.
“Sophia (Aldous) was our officiant,” Bush said. “She
She says most of her weddings are done outdoors.
wrote something that she
That means hay bales, a
read that was beautiful.”
covered carriage, flowers,
The tradition of renewing
dance floors in barns, and
vows isn’t exactly new, says lots of dresses, decoration
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Church of Christ in Meta-
had a pet bobcat wearing
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“I remember reading about them in the 70s and
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MeganBushandWilliamAldousrenewtheirvowsinfrontoffamily.ThecouplehadelopedtoHawaiiandwantedtorenewstheirvowsforthefamily.Theywrotetheirown vow renewal that they read privately and William’s sister, Sophia, wrote public vows that she read. The shindig was concluded with a 120 person party.
down the carpeted aisle
event can be amazingly
here in the church, trying
stressful,” she says. She en-
to dig in its claws or lay on
courages people to simplify
its back getting rug-burns,”
the ceremony to keep the
Leininger says. “It was
stress down. “Don’t make
finally taken outside when
it a movie production, but
it started clawing at the
something meaningful and
groom’s leg.”
joyful.”
In some ways Leininger’s advice about second wed-
Bush would agree. “Keep it really simple,”
dings could apply to vow
she says. “It’s not about
renewals as well.
anyone else but you and
“Getting ready for the big
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