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VENDORS<br />
CATERING: HY-VEE<br />
CAKE AND CUPCAKES: SWEET ANNA’S BAKERY<br />
MUSIC: DJ NATE<br />
PHOTOGRAPHY: C STARR PHOTOGRAPHY,<br />
CHELSI STARR<br />
FLOWERS: TINA EDWARDS, ELEMENTS<br />
WEDDING DRESS: GRAND BRIDAL, SPENCER<br />
“ W e a r e b o t h<br />
Catholic, so keeping<br />
the wedding very<br />
centered around God<br />
and holy matrimony<br />
as a sacrament was<br />
incredibly important<br />
to us. We wanted an<br />
authentically Catholic<br />
ceremony filled<br />
with all the traditional<br />
elements. We also<br />
wanted our guests<br />
to feel how beautiful<br />
the gift of marriage<br />
is,” Allison said. “The<br />
second main element<br />
Seth and I wanted<br />
was to make sure the<br />
reception was fun for<br />
everyone and that our<br />
guests could dance,<br />
celebrate, and get to<br />
know each other.”<br />
They were married<br />
in the church that Allison grew up attending —<br />
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church and they were<br />
wed on Aug. 4. They made sure to make it special<br />
for Seth as well by including someone from<br />
his past.<br />
“I had gone to church at St. Joseph’s<br />
throughout my childhood, and then we had one<br />
of Seth’s family friends, Father<br />
Joshua Bennett, who<br />
came from Indiana to celebrate<br />
the ceremony for us,”<br />
Allison said. “It was really<br />
sweet that we had something<br />
special from both<br />
sides there.”<br />
The traditions of a Catholic<br />
wedding ceremony were important<br />
to the couple.<br />
“The songs and readings<br />
always impact the arrangement<br />
of a Catholic wedding.<br />
A highlight for us was the<br />
homily from Father Bennett<br />
which emphasized how<br />
much of a blessing marriage<br />
is”,” Allison said. ““We<br />
chose the traditional Catholic<br />
vows because they have been the same<br />
ones used for a long time and that was really<br />
special to us.”<br />
Another traditional thing that took place during<br />
the ceremony was the first look.<br />
“We didn’t see each other before the ceremony<br />
and did the traditional first look when<br />
I was walking down the aisle,” Allison said. “It<br />
was so emotional, but it was really good. I’m really<br />
happy that we ended up doing it like that. It<br />
was special.”<br />
Allison wore an A-line crepe gown while the<br />
groom and his eight groomsmen wore black<br />
suits and black ties. The bridesmaids kept it<br />
classic with floor length black dresses.<br />
“We wanted to keep it classy and also very<br />
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