Weddings

Emmett’s Ale House in Downers Grove| Suburban Wedding | Kristine and Rob

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Kristine & Rob had the wedding they wanted, not what some magazine or website dictates 😉  So what if the their favorite restaurant never hosted a wedding before…how could they say no to such a sweet couple 🙂

I usually use whatever prop I find around the house, in this case Mr. Shark with a sombrero was nice enough to help me out with the bracelet.

Rob surprised Kristine with this incredible stunning necklace. [High-five Rob!]

We had about 5 minutes for portraits, but I made it work… I had a pretty model how could I go wrong?

These two ring bearers were so cute!

The flower girl  did her job perfectly while being adorable.

Despite the rain the bridal party were troopers…

…and fun!

Favorite!

Got my color fix at this cute little candy store.

Favorite 2!

The photo ops were endless with these characters.

The food, OH the foooood!!!! Bruschetta with real garlic, yum!

There were many different kinds of pan pizza, beef, sausage and fries…and now I have to stop writing about the food because I’m going to start chewing on my keyboard.

And thanks to the Downers Grove Fire Department, I got my red fix as well 🙂

From Kristine…

Favorite Wedding Moments:So many to choose from, but here is a couple:

  • Hilda taking beautiful pictures on the small peninsula next to the river while it was drizzling.
  • Standing on the alter after lighting the Unity Candle and waiting awkwardly for the song to finish.  We looked at each other , smiled , and then laughed and that made our friends and family laugh as well.
  • Two words: Party Bus!
  • Eating deep dish pizza and French fries for dinner.
  • First Dance and Father-Daughter Dance.
  • Seeing all of our Friends and Family having a great time!

Something we would have done differently:

I would have started the day much early than I did so that we wouldn’t have been rushing around before going to the church.  Also we would have made sure that we had some appetizers because that’s the one food item that we didn’t get to try!

Best Wedding Related Purchase:

#1  The morning of our wedding, Rob (via my sister) surprised me with a beautiful necklace to wear that day!

#2  Purchasing Emmett’s pint glasses as wedding favors and having them put our wedding logo on the one side.

List of Vendors:

Photography: Angel Eyes of course!  http://www.angeleyesphotography.com/ When we met Hilda, we knew that she was a perfect match for us.

Reception: Emmett’s Ale House in Downers Grove     www.emmettsalehouse.com (We couldn’t have picked a more suitable place for our reception.)

Dresses & Tuxes:  Royal Bridal & Tuxedo    www.royal-bridal.com (Vera did a wonderful job with my dress and my bridesmaids dresses!)

Cake: Busy Bee Bakery in Downers Grove   www.ingramsbusybee.com (The cake was phenomenal.)

Flowers:  Groveside Flowers in Downers Grove   www.grovesideflowers.com (The bouquets and boutonnieres were perfect.)

Dj:  DJ Teebot   www.djteebot.com (Torbin kept everyone on the dance floor.  Even my Aunt from New York (she is in her 70s) couldn’t get enough of the music).

Hair:  Our friend Al did a wonderful job. Thanks Al!!!

Makeup:  One of my bridesmaids and friend since high school, Ida did a fabulous job on me, my sister, my mom and my aunt.  Thanks again Ida!

Overall:

We both had a great time at our wedding and remember every bit of it.  The food was great, the music kept people dancing, and the overall atmosphere of Emmett’s was exactly what we were looking for. We are so glad that all of our family and friends could come and celebrate this day with us.  Thanks everyone for making it an amazing day!  Special thanks to Emmett’s for creating our custom menu and for letting us rent out the entire restaurant for a Saturday night!

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