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candace and skyler aka the lovies had a beautiful wedding at one of our favorites venues, spanish hills country club. they incorporated touches of mario brothers with the most creative wedding cake i have ever seen, mario yellow star cufflinks and a special mario venus flytrap birthday cake for candace’s aunt! candace and skyler are always laughing, their friends are a riot! the bridal party could not stop laughing and when fred came out to give his speech with a whole notepad we knew we were in for one long but fantastic toast! these two are just the perfect pair, they compliment each other so well, have so much love for one another and are surrounded by amazing family and friends. candace and skyler, thank you for having us be a part of your wedding day, we had an amazing time!

location: spanish hills country club
coordinator: hallie pierce
flowers: oak brook florist
cake: pastries by vreeke
catering: spanish hills catering
dj: wedding music djs

andrea and david are adorable people, they are charming together and we feel lucky to know them. we are lucky people, we have wonderful clients who are in love and are excited. this is the best job ever! andrea and david’s wedding was amazing, the colors, the crowd…everything was perfection. there were so many little personal touches throughout the day; andrea’s family are from argentina and david (who does not speak spanish) had vows written for andrea in spanish! everyone was laughing and crying. he got a huge round of cheers after he finished. everyone enjoyed a beautiful slideshow/video, and the final surprise of the night, flamenco dancers! we had such a wonderful time working with andrea and david throughout the year, and all the steps along the way, to plan this fantastic day :)

location: spanish hills country club
flowers: flora by fauna
cake: a sweet design

kendall and jacob envisioned a wedding surrounded by the people they loved. they made their wedding their own with personalized touches; beautiful individual vows, a jointly-written letter to all the guests about how they had met, a ceremony they designed themselves and an incorporation of kendall’s favorite colors; eggplant purple for the bridesmaid dresses, violets and shades of lavender for the flowers with a punch of raspberry. right after the ceremony we made a special trip to the stunning gardens that surrounded kendall’s parents home for some special bride/groom photos and of course a few featuring their ever so cute dog luna!

location: spanish hills country club
flowers: k-bella designs
cake: the bread basket