October 5, 2013
Crista is a wedding planning guru. From the moment I met
Crista and Tim, I knew she had the wedding planning thing down to a science. I love girls like this, I can totally relate. After Tim popped the question, they got right down to business with planning a perfect day. And that's exactly what they got. Though the weather was threatening all day, we managed to get outdoors and take lots of photos. All the little details (most of which Crista and her mom, Amy, did a fabulous job on) were right in order and these two were able to relax and have a great 'best day of their lives'.
The day began in a quaint little section of Holland called Graafschap. The day was a little dreary so the colors were muted, but it went perfectly with Tim and Crista's color scheme anyway. Kristin and I did our pre-wedding detail shots and then got the portraits done before it decided to start raining again (it never did, yay!), and then it was time for the ceremony. Both of these two had such huge grins on the whole time, it was so great to see. And they LITERALLY skipped down the aisle afterwards. Love it.
Their group of friends were very lively and fun to work with. I did have to talk a little louder than usual to 'keep them in line' (haha!) but it was a blast. They really had a great time at the reception too, and it was a pleasure to work with everyone. What a great wedding! It's a long post, so check out all the greatness!
Bridal Gown Designer:
Mori Lee
Bridal Shop:
Caela Scott Bridal, Holland, MI
Bridesmaid dresses:
David's Bridal
Tuxes:
Men's Warehouse
Flowers:
Picket Fence Floral, Holland, MI
Broach bouquet: Amy Woods (Crista's talented mom)
Church:
Graafschap Church, Holland, MI
Party bus:
Uptown Limo and Party Bus, Grand Rapids, MI
Reception:
Macatawa Legends, Holland, MI
Event Planner: Lacey at Macatawa Legends
Catering:
Boatwerks Catering and Restaurants, Holland, MI
Cake: Joann Shang, Douglas, MI
DJ: Eric from
Studio D2D, Rockford, MI
Details: Amy and Crista
Other special thanks to: Nate and Sarah
(Master and Mistress of Ceremonies), Jay and Pat Meiste (rang the bells as the couple exited the church), and Karen VanMeetern (church clean-up after the wedding)
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| ^Across the street from the church. |
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| ^I love hydrangeas! |
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| ^I'm also a fan of mums :) |
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| ^Crista and her awesome, crafty mom, Amy. |
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| ^Loving this homemade, handmade broach bouquet! Very pretty! |
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| ^Crista is GORGEOUS! |
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| ^One of my favorites of Crista. |
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| ^Love the bridesmaid dresses. Champagne is such a classy color! |
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| ^Hands in... |
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| ^ Go Tim & Crista... :) |
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| ^Our handsome groom, Tim. |
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| ^Made Tim laugh somehow here, I forget how though! |
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| ^We did :-) |
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| ^A great first kiss! |
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| ^Love this shot! |
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| ^Thumbs up to being married! |
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| ^Holding on for dear life! I don't know how many times I almost got squished in the turns ;) |
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| ^Recreating another shot from their engagement session... find it here! |
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| ^Our highly entertaining bridal party. |
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| ^Another favorite of mine! |
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| ^We made it to the golf club, time to hit the links (for photos anyway!) |
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| ^Woo hoo, you're married! |
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| ^Boys will be boys ;) |
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| ^So cute! |
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| ^This photo represents Tim's two loves... Crista... and golf! :) |
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| ^A gorgeous place for a reception! |
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| ^I love it when I catch the light from my assistant's flash! |
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| ^Too cute. |
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| ^Such a fun shot, captured by Kristin! |
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| ^That's one way to toss the garter! |
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| ^They were trying to do this on the bus (however a packed party bus is not an easy place to do "The Wobble") |
