Briley & Drew’s Wedding At The Gathering Barn In Williamsburg, IA
Riding With Your Soulmate Briley and Drew were best friends all through elementary and high school, but it wasn’t until the sophomore year of college that their relationship blossomed beyond friendship. One night they were driving around, while they were both visiting their hometown, when something just clicked(!) that they were riding with their forever…
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Soirée’s Guide to Toasts and Speeches
Tips On How To Plan Your Wedding Reception’s Toasts & Speeches – A Guide For Couples The Good and the Bad Toasts We’ve been in the wedding planning industry for a decade and a half, so we’ve witnessed some beautiful tributes to the couple during the toasts & speeches. They are always a highlight…
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Kate & Zaid’s Wedding At The Heights Rooftop In Iowa City, IA
The Heights Rooftop Wedding | Iowa City, IA Love At First Type Busy with their careers, like many other couples, they turned to online sources to meet someone, and ended up meeting “the one”! Kate and Zaid first met online through Bumble. Their chatting went so well that it wasn’t long before their first date…
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Hannah & Brandon’s Wedding At Eagle Point Lodge in Clinton, IA
Eagle Point Lodge Wedding On The Mississippi River | Clinton, Iowa Finding “The One” Hannah and Brandon are one of those couples that you meet and think “they were meant to be together.” When this accountant and animal caretaker were introduced by mutual friends and everything just clicked! When did they know they had found…
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Megan & Issac’s Wedding at Celebration Farm in Iowa City, IA
Finding Love In Your Neighborhood Sometimes it takes a dating site to discover your soulmate is living right down the street from you! That’s exactly how this high school teacher and car salesman found their true love. Megan and Issac knew within the first 6 months that things were going very well. In fact, things…
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Ellie & Jeff’s Wedding At HotelVetro In Iowa City, Iowa
“You guys made my wedding day a breeze. Anytime I started to feel like things were spiraling Emily or Bella would step in and get them right back on track! …Your help makes me almost want to do it all again!” -Ellie Planning A Wedding Ellie & Jeff first contacted us 4 months prior to…
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Lia & Hugh’s Wedding At Celebration Farm In Iowa City, IA
From High School To Forever Lia and Hugh are one of those lucky couples who get to meet “The One” early on. He took her to prom for their junior year of high school in 2012 and they’ve been together ever since! Beautiful Backyard Proposal The couple always scheduled in a monthly date and planned…
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Mackenzie & Keaton’s Wedding at Family’s Farm in Mount Pleasant, Iowa
Right Question, Wrong Time Mackenzie and Keaton were lab partners in their Texas 8th grade science class when Keaton first asked her out. But, in typical awkward middle schooler fashion, Mackenzie responded with “this is weird” and he thought he struck out. However, little did he know, he just had to wait for the right…
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Christine & Davy’s Wedding at Bash Events in Des Moines, Iowa
RAGBRAI Romance “Growing up, I never thought about what kind of wedding I wanted. I always thought about the guy I would end up getting married to and how he would be amazing in every way and that we would fit together perfectly!” Christine’s wedding dreams came true when she met Davy while on RAGBRAI…
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Ask the Experts: Mom’s Dress Shopping Tips
What should my mom wear to my wedding? What should my partner’s mom wear to our wedding? At Soirée, we are asked this question, frequently. We sat down with Jocelyn & Deb, a mom and daughter business owner team! They are the proud owners of the successful shop: Jocelyn Taylor Bridal & Prom. They shared their…
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