Kerri & Brett c Est. April 21, 2007 dAmway Grand Plaza, Grand Rapids, MI
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Getting the dress out, mimosa in hand!
I love our little assembly line. My mom, me, and my sister all helping each other out.
A quick photo before I get dressed. The three amigos.
Let the dressing process begin. It took a long time to get me laced up into my dress.
The girls working hard.
Almost done now!
Checking out the dress. I must mention the love affair I had with it. :)
Putting on the veil. It's my mom's veil from my parents' wedding.
Finishing touches...
Seeing my dad for the first time.
My sister-in-law adding bustles to all of the bridesmaid dresses for after the ceremony.
Meanwhile, over in the guys' room...
A little help from one of the groomsmen.
A cool mirror shot.
Brett's Kenneth Cole cufflinks.
Leave it to a guy to finish up his vows the day of the wedding!
Looking good!
The anticipation!
Finally!
I'll never forget this moment or trade it for anything!
Pretty maids all in a row.
The dudes.
Abbey Road.
The guys doing their rendition of Reservoir Dogs.
What good sports the bikers were for letting us grab a quick shot.
Stud Central.
Practicing my vows one last time.
The Imperial Ballroom, Amway Grand Plaza Hotel.
Dad's last minute words of wisdom.
My beautiful mom.
Steady as we go. Stairs plus the dress made me a little nervous!
The B-I-G kiss!
The happy couple.
We did it!!
Group hug.
My sister and I...maid of honor...best friend.
Smooch-a-roo.
The best man's toast.
My sister's toast had the guests in stitches. This was the part of the speech where she told everyone how in grade school I said I was going to marry Jon Bon Jovi and that she could have Ritchie Sambora. I don't know how she remembers that stuff!
The end of her toast was touching.
Yummo!
And our first dance as husband and wife!
I could post 35 pictures from our first dance. We were so into the moment, just embracing each other, enjoying every second of it!
I love this shot. The Pantlind Ballroom and all it's splendor.
Dancing with my dad. We're having so much fun.
And here come the tears.
Brett dancing with his fabulous mom.
We danced until our feet were raw!
My bridal bouquet. I love how the intial charms turned out!
The bridesmaid bouquets.
I had the bridesmaid bouquets in vases on the placecard table for the reception. It was a nice touch!
Brett's boutonniere.
The groomsmen bouts.
The centerpieces for cocktail hour.
Aisle decor for the ceremony
Our unity candle.
I had two arrangements like this on the alter.
The reception centerpieces - love the calla lillies.
The very bottom of my dress.
I absolutely LOVED my bustle!
The Amway Grand has beautiful decor!
The gorgeous Imperial Ballroom.
My ceremony programs.
The Unity Candle.
My Cardbox.
The placecards each had a Swarvoski crystal on them.
The head table's placecards were votive candles with Swarvoski crystals.
And my placecard, the new Mrs. B!
The table numbers.
The favors were a wedding tradition...Jordan Almonds.
All photos taken by Jen Kroll Photography.
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I've been featured! The Weddingbee website featured my wedding the week starting July 11, 2007. Wow, what an honor!
My ceremony montage. My reception montage. Videos produced by Coastline Productions.
For additional information, including vendors, feel free to visit my planning bio, KerCo.
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