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Ye & Chuan’s Wedding at the Old Capitol and Vue in downtown Iowa City, IA

When we met Ye at the Iowa Wedding Expo back in January, we knew this was going to be a very cool wedding. She told us that she and her fiance, Chuan, had actually met in elementary school in China, her home country, and she wanted an American wedding to celebrate her love for the…

Brittanie & Blake’s Wedding at Wilson’s Ciderhouse & Venue in Iowa City

Brittanie & Blake are one of our favorite couples this year for many reasons, because first — we cannot stop looking at these gorgeous images by Seneca Epley Photography. She perfectly captured all of the amazing details that we planned for their big day. Speaking of details, we love how Unique Events was able to execute our…

Lindsay & Chad’s Wedding at Ashton Hill in Cedar Rapids, IA

Lindsay and Chad are one of the sweetest couples we’ve had the pleasure of working with. They overflowed with love for one another, and you could physically see their excitement as Lindsay couldn’t stop bouncing for their entire ceremony. They began dating after Chad sent Lindsay a Facebook friend request out of the blue because…

Stephanie & Blake’s Wedding at the Waucoma Event Center near New Hampton, IA

These Chicago-based lovebirds met their freshman year of college at the University of Iowa and they’ve been smitten ever since. During a football tailgating weekend, Blake proposed near their dorm near the tree where they had first laid eyes on each other. After he got down on one knee and she said “Yes!” they walked…

Megan & Tim’s Wedding at Wilson’s Ciderhouse and Venue in Iowa City

The love story for these brainy lovebirds is adorable. Megan is a Pediatric Neurologist and Tim is a Chemical Engineer. They met the way most people do nowadays — online. From their first date of Whitey’s Ice Cream & mini golf to the countless dates of board games and sporting events, this couple realized their…

Cait and Reid’s Wedding at Wilson’s Ciderhouse and Venue in Iowa City

What a perfect way to kick off our 2018 wedding season! We are still reminiscing over Cait and Reid’s wedding at Rapid Creek Cidery in Iowa City on March 31. The happy couple called us to help with Full Planning only about six months out from their wedding date, and we were thrilled! They’re such…

Soiree’s Guide To: Unique Guest Book Ideas

It’s very rare that we see the traditional book anymore with pages and pages of blank lines for guests to write their names in. Instead, most of our couples are choosing to do something more unique and meaningful to document those who attended their wedding day. Many of their “guest books” are not books at…

Soirée’s Guide To: Why You Need a Wedding Planner

As much as we love the image of JLo with her earpiece masterfully executing an enormous wedding, times have changed from the idea of wedding planners only being for the super wealthy. Below we’ve outlined and explained several misconceptions about wedding planners. Take a peek at why we think you absolutely NEED a wedding planner:…

Soirée’s Guide to: Wedding Favors

Wedding favors are one of those fun ways that you can showcase your wedding theme and give a small token to your guests as a thank you for their love and support. However, not all weddings choose to give favors anymore and that’s totally okay! A $1-$5 favor multiplied by the number of people at…

The Wedding Experience March 2018

We had a blast at this year’s The Wedding Experience at Ashton Hill Farm in Cedar Rapids! It was such a fun alternative to your typical bridal show and allowed the guests to experience a fully executed wedding event. We and the other vendors provided our insight into best practices for planning and execution. The…