Author: Emily McMahon

Julia & Kyle’s Wedding at Bella Sala in Tiffin, Iowa

Medicine Creates Love Julia and Kyle are so sweet together! He looks at her with so much affection and with the cute way she looks back at him – you can feel their electric love for one another. You have to hear how it all started. He was in his medical residency, and she was…

Soiree’s Guide To: Choosing Your Hair & Makeup Team

A topic that we frequently help with is picking your wedding hair and makeup team. Most brides have little idea where to start and have many questions. Don’t fret… we’re here to give you some guidance and best advice using our experience working with some great hair and makeup teams! Here are the questions or…

Danni & Tyler’s Wedding at Ashton Hill Farm in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Since Freshman Year Danni and Tyler are just one of those cute couples that you can really feel their love. They ooze cuddly affection and have googly-eyes for one another. They have been together since they first met their freshman year at college. Their  circle of friends insisted that they start dating. Tyler asked her…

Soirée’s Guide To: Creating Your Guest List & Seating Chart

Putting together a guest list can seem like such a daunting task, and even more, figuring out a seating chart may be overwhelming. But we’re here to remind you that it’s important to take the whole process step-by-step and we’ll break it all down for you! *** 1. Create an initial guest list The first…

Jayme & Alex’s Wedding at Sister Hill in Manchester, Iowa

Making Changes Jayme and Alex had originally planned a two-hundred person wedding in Cedar Falls. When COVID-19 hit, plans had to change. The wedding date was moved up and the guest list went down! And when we say the guest list went down, we mean down to less than 15 people, including the couple! It was…

Liz & Joel’s Wedding at Prairie Patch Farm in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Meant to Be Liz and Joel met when they were both attending the University of Iowa. Mutual friends introduced them, so naturally they ended up being around each other quite a bit. Coincidentally, they figured out that they both grew up in the same city but had never met! A month later, Liz realized that…

Katy & Chris’ Gorgeous Fall Wedding In Her Parent’s Backyard

Kicking Off Planning with Some Assistance The theme of weddings in 2020 seems to be all about change.Planning a wedding is hard. Planning a wedding during a pandemic from across the country is even harder. Katy and Chris live in Seattle, Washington but were planning their wedding venue to be in Iowa City. The two…

Meganne & Drew’s Wedding at Danforth Chapel and the Hilton Garden Inn in Iowa City, Iowa

How it all began Meganne & Drew met when they were coworkers at a Casey’s Gas Station while putting themselves through college. They shared a year-long friendship before taking things to the next level: a Valentine’s day date! As very independent people, they were surprised by how naturally (and deeply) their relationship grew over the…

Emily & Blake’s Wedding at the Millwork Ballroom in Dubuque, Iowa

Where It All Began… With a Swipe Right Both Emily and Blake moved to Chicago after college to begin their careers. She works in real estate and he works for a hospital system. and met through one of the more common ways to meet nowadays: Tinder. Swipe right is the best move! After some time…

Emma & Mido’s Wedding at Bash in Des Moines, Iowa

A Love Worth the Wait (and the drive)! Emma & Mido both attended Drake University during the fall of 2013. He was a year older than she, but they both attended Psych 101 that semester and met in their lecture. During the following three years, they had many mutual friends but not anything more than…