Classic wedding uses Pinterest ideas
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Classic wedding uses Pinterest ideas
||| BOUQUETCATCHER.COM Classic wedding uses Pinterest ideas Melissa Giese and Reid Kehoe BY CAITLIN MULLEN Contributing writer O ne of Reid Kehoe’s favorite parts of his wedding day to Melissa Giese was cocktail hour on patio of Biltmore Country Club in North Barrington. They were newly married, the weather was perfect, a five-piece Irish band was playing and they had the whole night ahead of them. “That, to me, was just one of the most enjoyable parts of it,” Reid said. Melissa, from Palatine, and Reid, of Wheaton, currently live in La Crosse, Wis., where she is a counselor for at-risk adolescents and he is a neuropsychologist. The two dated on and off after meeting in spring 2004 at Purdue University and kept in touch through graduate school. About five years ago, they started dating more seriously. Reid proposed in June 2012. After a wrench was thrown in his elaborate plan, he kept things simple with flowers and candles during a romantic night at home. “It kind of worked out perfectly,” Melissa said. They chose to have the ceremony at St. Paul United Church of Christ in Barrington because they wanted Reid’s cousin’s husband Britton Smith to take part in officiating by delivering the sermon, and the church welcomed the involvement. They gave guests noisemakers to use as they exited the church, and Melissa loved hearing the cacophony as they prepared to walk out together. Melissa’s dad, James, is a member of the Biltmore Country Club in North Barrington, which Melissa and Reid loved for its elegant atmosphere and the ability to have cocktail hour and the reception in separate rooms during their Sept. 14 wedding. “We looked at a couple different places, always knowing that that was our frontrunner the whole time,” Melissa said. They turned to Pinterest for wedding decor ideas, such as adding brooches to her bouquet and having guests sign quilt squares in place of a traditional guestbook. Melissa’s mom, Mary, handled most of the work on their centerpieces, which were a mix of black hurricane vases filled with starburst lilies and hydrangeas, and upside-down wine glasses serving as candle holders with flowers underneath — another Pinterest idea. Melissa said she wanted the day to be “elegant, simple and classic.” Most of the songs played during dinner were from mix CDs Reid made for Melissa while they dated long-distance. Joshua Radin’s “I’d Rather Be With You” — on the first CD he made for her — played as they danced together for the first time as husband and wife. PHOTOS PROVIDED BY SUSAN RYAN PHOTOGRAPHY Photographer: Susan Ryan Photography, Chicago Videographer: Studio One Photography and Video, Naperville Ceremony venue: St. Paul United Church of Christ, Barrington Reception venue: Biltmore Country Club, North Barrington Floral arrangements: Garvin Gardens, South Elgin Dress: A L’Amour, Barrington Disc jockey: Music By Design, Chicago area Cake: Jarosch Bakery, Elk Grove Village Bridesmaids’ dresses: House of Brides, multiple area locations Men’s attire: Jos. A. Bank, multiple area locations Transportation: W-Limo, Des Plaines Hair: L’Auberge A. Golden Day Spa & Salon, Barrington Favors: Bottles of maple syrup, Sugarbush Farm, Woodstock, Vt. Contact Renee Lee at [email protected] or 312-651-6613 to share your wedding story. ❦ Facebook.com/BouquetCatcher ❦ Twitter @BouquetCatcher ❦ Pinterest.com/BouquetCatcher