Soirée’s Guide to: Wedding Dress Shopping in Iowa
Calling all brides! Congrats on the engagement! We are so happy you have found your perfect mate. But, as you all know, it does not stop there. Finding the perfect dress is just as important (only kidding), but it is what makes the you feel amazing and beautiful on your wedding day. Sometimes shopping can…
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Mazel Tov! Naomi & Derek’s Intimate Cedar Rapids Wedding
We’re in love with these photos by Brian Davis Photography from Naomi & Derek’s wedding last November in Cedar Rapids, IA. The bride and groom are some of the sweetest and most in-love couples we have ever worked with, and we couldn’t have been more excited to coordinate their perfect weekend. It started on Friday evening…
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Naomi & Derek’s Wedding Video
Soirée coordinated this amazing wedding for love birds Naomi & Derek. It was so much fun to help them with all their wedding plans, and I really love watching this video reliving all the memories. Video credit to Josh at Diamond Label Films. He is amazing! Other Vendor Credits: Ceremony & Cocktail Hour: DoubleTree by…
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Glam Veterans Memorial Coliseum Wedding in Cedar Rapids Iowa
Jackie & Rob’s wedding was held at Veteran’s Memorial Coliseum in Cedar Rapids, Iowa and all we can say is WOW! The couple was incredibly detailed with all of their wedding plans, putting their personality and thoughtful touches behind every decision. Everything had a story and a reason, making it a unique and unforgettable event. It was an honor…
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A Picnic in the Park
Gina and Justin are an amazing couple, and I had the pleasure of helping to plan and coordinate their wedding this past September. Although they both are from the Dubuque, IA area and met each other at various times in their younger years; they managed to go to different grade schools, high schools, and colleges. While living…
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Blake & Lily’s Farm Wedding
Back in June of 2015, I coordinated at Blake & Lily’s beautiful wedding on her family’s farm north of Marion, Iowa. The weather couldn’t have been better, and never has there been a family so sweet to work with — and so hands-on with the decorating! There were aunts, cousins, uncles, dads, moms, brothers, sisters, and…
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Modern Boho Styled Wedding Photos
Barb Danielson messaged me earlier this summer and asked if I would be interested in organizing a Modern Boho Wedding styled shoot with her. I instantly was on board and excited for the opportunity to showcase my ideas and collaborate with other wedding professionals. Over lunch, we came up with ideas like dreamcatchers, macrame, gorgeous saturated burgundy…
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Josh’s video of our styled shoot is so beautiful! Thank you again to everyone who participated! Love you all. xoxo. Planning and Styling | Soirée Weddings and Event Planning | FB | IG Photography and Planning | Danielson Photography | FB | IG Venue, Table and Chairs | Rapid Creek Cidery and Wilson’s Orchard…
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Iowa NYE Winter Wonderland Wedding
We had the privilege of working on Noelle and Robbie for their big NYE wedding for nearly a year prior to the wedding date, and let me tell you – it was a fun one to work on! Noelle is a dreamer who had a beautiful vision of her holiday nuptials, so it was a blast to…
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2016 Iowa Wedding Expo
As a former Catering Sales Manager for full service hotels, I have done my share of wedding shows. But the 2016 Iowa Wedding Expo was the first wedding show that I had done for Soirée, my own wedding & event planning business. I was super excited to design my booth and here are some of…
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