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Flowers and Day-Of Coordination by Petals Galore
Heather and Jeremy
November 6, 2004
St. Louis, Missouri
ABOUT THE BRIDE: Heather is the Senior Print Buyer for
Express Scripts, Inc. She grew up on a large farm in Clarksville,
Missouri and moved to St. Louis after graduating from Truman State
University to work and attend graduate school at UMSL. Where she
proceeded to date every jerk she met.
ABOUT THE GROOM: Jeremy is owner/operator of an auto repair
shop, Azar Automotive. He grew up in Chesterfield, Missouri - where he
dated a parade of nutcases.
HOW WE MET: On the night I (Heather) was celebrating the
purchase of my first house, we were introduced by a mutual friend --
and we took very little notice of one another. On that same night, I
met Jeremy's younger brother, Jonas -- and we grew to be very close
friends. After six months of friendship, I started dating his older
brother. And the jerks and nutcases of St. Louis collectively shrugged
their shoulders and moved on.
ENGAGEMENT: After dating for about three years, we were in
the midst of a summer filled with weddings. While discussing all the
weddings going on around us, conversation turned to what our wedding
should be like. After three hours of wedding talk, we figured that
since we'd decided what our wedding would be like, maybe we should
decide when our wedding would be. So we did. A few months later Jeremy
asked my father for his blessing and we were good to go!
PLANNING: I am a serious control freak, so I did all of the
planning myself -- with the help of my mom, of course! Jeremy really
wanted to get married at United Hebrew (where his grandfather attends
services), so that was an easy decision - and that's where the easy
decisions ended.
ATTIRE: I wore a beautiful ivory two piece strapless corset
wedding dress. The corseted top was encrusted with beading and
crystals, and the skirt was a gorgeous heavy silk with box pleats. As
a woman who had been in many, many weddings and had a closet full of
bridesmaid dresses, I wanted to go easy on my girls. They were from
all over the country (from Denver to Boca Raton and everywhere in
between). So I told each of them to wear a full length formal classic
black dress of their choosing (no frills, lace, beading or sequins) --
if they already had one that was fine, if they wanted a new expensive
one that was fine, or if they found an inexpensive dress, that was fine as
well. And it looked beautiful -- all the dresses coordinated perfectly
and looked like they'd been planned together. Danielle Erb did the
hair and makeup for the ladies and did an amazing job -- I've seriously
never looked so pretty in all my life. Jeremy chose classic black
tuxedos for himself and the men of the wedding party with ivory
shirts.
THE CEREMONY: Originally, we'd planned on a ceremony
representing both of our religions. Then I attended my first Jewish
wedding and found it so spiritual and moving that I decided we'd have
a Jewish wedding. The ceremony was a traditional Jewish ceremony at
United Hebrew in Chesterfield, Missouri under a chuppah created for us
by my parents. Walking down that aisle on my father's arm will forever
be one of the best memories of my life.
THE RECEPTION: The best part! The reception was at the
Norman K. Probstein Golf Club in Forest Park. The venue is absolutely
beautiful. The decor was amazing, thanks to Sandra Meyer of
Petals Galore. The tables each had one
of two beautiful centerpieces feauturing deep red roses. The head
table (which was huge to accommodate our gigantic wedding party) was
lined from left to right with hundreds of tiny white votive candles
and then with the beautiful bouquets the bridesmaids and I
carried. Music was extremely important to us -- this was a party after
all! We were lucky enough to have St. Louis Social Club featuring Kim
Massie play for us through the cocktail hour and the sit-down
dinner. Then they really cranked it up for the dancing. After all the
toasts and dancing were over, we spent the night at Chase Park
Plaza. A beautiful end to an amazing day.
VENDORS WE USED:
Florist: Petals Galore
Day-Of Coordinator: Petals Galore
Photographer: Artisan Photography
Videographer: Canyon Studios
Wedding Cake: Truffes Fine Pastries
Reception Venue: Norman K. Probstein Golf Club
Temple: United Hebrew Congregation
Tuxedoes: Formal America
Hair and Makeup: Danielle Erb
Hotels: Chase Park Plaza
If you have questions or comments for Heather and Jeremy please e-mail them at
hguyott@cablemo.net.
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