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JULY
3, 2014N
ow this is the pursuit of happiness. Elizabeth Lee and A
aron Fujino — both born and raised in H
awaii —
have been best friends for 13 years. A
nd from their engagem
ent on July 4, 2013, to their marriage a year later, Independence
Day has becom
e their own declaration of love. But these patriotic nuptials alm
ost didn’t happen. “It seemed so silly
to spend hard-earned money on one day,” Liz says. “But after w
eeks of deliberation, we asked ourselves, ‘If w
e don’t celebrate our m
arriage, what w
ill we celebrate in life?’ W
e knew it w
as once in a lifetime.” W
ith the wedding on the
calendar, the couple developed a brand — rich, rustic A
mericana. A
nd after touring hotels, resorts and ranches in both H
awaii, Santa Barbara and U
tah, the choice was clear. “O
ur wedding’s signature detail w
as Utah —
life elevated,” says Liz, w
ho earned both her undergraduate degree and MBA
at BYU. “W
e wanted to share this place that w
e love with the
people we love.” A
nd share they did. The wedding spread over four days and included a barbecue and w
ater rafting. “It w
as important to us to disconnect from
our busy lives and create an experience for our beloved family and friends.”
“I have never felt this kind of peace in m
y life. M
ore than anything, I just felt a deep sense of gratitude and hum
ility.”
1. LET’S DISH
Culinary Crafts plated the sophisti-cated Am
erican barbecue to perfection. “We w
anted the m
enu to reflect comfort cooking, but to take it
up a notch,” Liz says. “It was delicious. O
ur guests w
ent back for seconds!”
2. POP GO
ES THE CAK
E This creative confection of cake pops w
as Aaron’s idea — and it’s m
odern country charm
at its finest.
3. AMERICAN
COM
FORT Considering their
history, the Americana them
e was an easy choice.
To give the wedding a m
ore luxurious feel, they softened the hues to blush, ivory, navy blue and touches of gold.
4. TALK O
F THE TABLE As a destination w
edding —
with m
ost guests flying in from H
awaii and
California — an intim
ate, plated dinner was the
perfect way to celebrate the joyful union.
5. LITTLE TOU
CHES Liz w
as blown aw
ay by every detail of her w
edding — from
her family
walking dow
n the mountain aisle to her custom
w
edding gown to Alixann Loosle’s m
agical pho-tography that captured it all. “I truly believe our vendors are the best in the business,” Liz says. “O
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edding was an am
azing experience because they w
ere able to take our vision and execute it with
professionalism and craftm
anship. And the venue w
as more beautiful than I even im
agined. As soon as M
ary Crafts gave me a tour of Aspen M
eadows,
the choice was easy.”
6. SAVE TH
E STATE Liz and Aaron’s save the date cards took quite the shape —
Utah. The sim
ple and clean design w
as cut out of wood w
ith letterpress on 220-lb Crane paper. And they addressed the en-velopes using gold heat transfer foil. “It set the tone for our entire w
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OElizabeth Lee
married her best
friend, Aaron Fu-jino, am
idst lush greens and aspen
trees. “I wanted
to get married
in the middle of
nature,” Liz says. “It w
as magical.”
Aaron adds: “It w
as life-chang-ing. The w
hole day w
as one short, am
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Mod
ern Rom
anceA
lpine’s Hannah M
aines first crossed paths with K
ip Hacking in the elevator of their apartm
ent complex the day she
moved in. H
e offered to help her with the m
ove and she politely declined. “I had to play it cool, of course,” Hannah
says. They went on their first date to Slab Pizza and started dating. Eventually, K
ip proposed at a Midw
ay cabin with
rose petals, a roaring fireplace and dozens of photos hung on a clothesline. “He got dow
n on one knee and the rest is a blur because I w
as so ecstatic!” Hannah says. W
hen it came tim
e to plan the wedding, H
annah went w
ith her instincts —
and they proved to be as elegant as ever. “If I didn’t absolutely love it, I wouldn’t choose it,” H
annah says. “I wanted
every detail of the wedding to be authentic to us as a couple. I rem
inded myself that the actual w
edding was the m
ost im
portant part of the day, and everything else would fall into place.”
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“My w
edding day was a
whirlw
ind! I wanted the
actual ceremony to last at
least 30 more m
inutes so I could soak it all in.”
1. INSPIRATIO
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annah’s florals em
bodied her overall wedding vibe —
modern
romance. She looked to Pinterest and bridal m
aga-zines for ideas. “I adore U
tah Valley Bride and got
a lot of my inspiration from
past issues.”
2. SCENE-STEALIN
G SEAMS “The signature
detail of my w
edding was m
y dress,” says Hannah,
who got her gow
n from The Perfect D
ress. “There w
as a slight ombré effect w
ith ivory lace at the top that transitioned into gold lace at the bottom
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3.TIMELESS TO
NES A soft color palette of cham
-pagne, blush pink and gold decorated the reception venue oh-so-elegantly.
4. MAILED
IT Can we talk about this flow
-er-adorned invitation suite? Force of nature, indeed!
5. SHO
WSTO
PPING SPARK
LE Gold glitter place cards directed guests w
ith style.
6. SECON
D TIM
E’S THE CH
ARM “I didn’t w
ear the gow
n I had originally planned to wear because
I found another one somew
hat last minute,” H
an-nah says. “The sw
itch was stressful, but I knew
I w
ould be so upset if I wasn’t com
pletely in love with
my w
edding dress.”
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Marvellous Catering creat-
ed these charming m
ini creme brulees for w
edding guests to savor (and dream
about later).
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ip gazes at his beautiful bride-to-be during the
couple’s Provo bridal session.
Kip says, “W
hen I m
et Hannah, I
thought she was
gorgeous and I didn’t think there
was any chance
in the world she
would ever call
me back!”
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1. GREENER PASTU
RES Kelly and Jeff’s out-of-this-w
orld compatibility is seen in this touching m
oment
outside the Salt Lake LDS Tem
ple, captured by photog-rapher Sherry W
ard.
2. LUX
E LOCALE N
annette York from Sleepy Ridge,
along with Kelly’s m
om, helped Kelly create the
sophisticated setting of her beautiful wedding.
3. STUN
NIN
G STEMS “I love 19th century French art
and was inspired by still life paintings from
that time
period for my florals,” Kelly says.
4. CAKE W
ALK In addition to Kelly’s European flair,
she also has a thing for “southern comfort, country
music and hospitality.” She played this up w
ith a naked carrot spice w
edding cake.
5. SAY CHEESE D
elicious food was an integral part
of the wedding celebration, w
ith fine cheese to boot!
6. FRAGRANT FAVO
RS Guests were treated to a pot-
pourri bar with three different scents as a parting gift.
7. GOO
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IGHT TO
ALL This blue vintage car was
revved with charm
. European UnionKelly M
adsen and Jeff Shaw m
et at church. She w
as in charge of welcom
ing new m
embers to
their LDS w
ard — and theirs w
as the warm
est of w
elcomes. The couple had an endless num
ber of things in com
mon, including a love of travel, ad-
venture, biology, Russian literature, post-modern
art, Krispy K
reme donuts and D
iet Coke. Can you say a m
atch made in heaven? A
nd the proposal couldn’t have been m
ore picture perfect: in the m
iddle of a divine meal in a beautiful restau-
rant in Paris. They continued the relationship’s European them
e in their wedding as Kelly drew
inspiration from
her days as an art history major
at BYU. Instead of a traditional fall palette, she
opted for an elegant combo of navy, gold, coral
and fig. “The day was beautiful,” Kelly says.
“Jeff and I were beam
ing from ear to ear.”
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Love StruckYou can’t hurry love —
and this dreamy destination w
edding took its sweet tim
e. Stacy Klein and TJ Bittel didn’t go on
their first date until five years after they met. A
fter bumping into each other at a local coffee shop, the N
ew York resi-
dents went out for dim
sum, shared a kiss on the Brooklyn Bridge and w
ent to see a movie —
and cupid quickly struck. “The date w
as eight hours long, and neither of us wanted the night to end!” Stacy says. A
s their romance grew
into m
arriage plans, TJ went all out on the proposal. H
e took her back to that mom
entous Brooklyn Bridge and asked Stacy to be his w
ife while a photographer captured the m
oment nearby. Later that night, he gave Stacy a padlock engraved
with their initials, a guidebook and a flight itinerary for a trip to Paris. Just ... oui. Stacy then team
ed up with M
ichelle Leo Events to create a w
oodsy wedding w
onder at Sundance Resort. “Our w
edding day was truly m
agical,” Stacy says, “but the absolute highlight w
as having all of our loved ones from all over the country together to share the occasion.”
“We knew
early on that w
e wanted an intim
ate destination w
edding in U
tah during the summ
er —
everything else fell into place.”
1. LOV
E LETTERS This striking paper suite traveled across the country announcing the couple’s divinely detailed destination w
edding.
2. GOO
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-ING TJ is all sm
iles as he prepares to tie the knot.
3. IN H
ER SHO
ES Stacy loved the way photogra-
pher Rebekah Westover captured all the details of
the big day, including this shot of her oh-so-elegant shoes.
4. SMILES FO
R MILES Stacy, originally from
California, and TJ, orginally from
Ohio, w
ere able to bring together all of the people w
ho mattered
most at their July 4th w
eekend wedding.
5. GOO
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“To play up the venue’s rustic nature and tribal feel, w
e used arrows in the paper
products, our monogram
and as escort cards,” Stacy says.
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Stacy and TJ wrote their ow
n vow
s and recited them in front of the beautiful
backdrop of Sundance Resort. The couple shared their first cam
ping trip at Mount Tim
panogos a year prior and found the nearby venue to be the perfect m
ix of luxury and nature.
7. PICTURE PERFECT Bistro lighting and votives
for days? Please and thank you. “I was blow
n away
when I saw
the reception room. The room
, center-pieces and décor w
ere even more beautiful than I
had imagined they w
ould be!” Stacy says. PH
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e wanted ev-
ery element of the
weekend to reflect
us as a couple, w
hich meant bal-
ancing TJ’s love for the outdoors
and rustic aes-thetics w
ith some
glamour,” Stacy
says. The bride and groom
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chair decor is a perfect m
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Easy Elegance
The courtship of Mandalee Ficklin and M
ark Rosell w
as love at first light. Their first date w
as to the Festival of Lights in Spanish Fork, and they quickly becam
e a couple. When M
ark asked M
andalee to marry him
, it was sw
eet, striking and sim
ple — and solo. “H
e knew I
would die if there w
as an audience,” says Man-
dalee, who’s from
Orem
. So with a beautiful
halo ring and Provo Canyon as the backdrop, M
ark asked Mandalee to be his M
rs. “I was so
excited I almost forgot to say yes!” she says. But
once she did, her life became a flurry of to-dos
leading up to the May “I do.” Q
uite fittingly, her w
edding was touched by light, bright shades. A
sunny yellow
dazzled her reception — all w
hile keeping that sw
eet, understated elegance.
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wedding’s fresh floral concept created by florist and
wedding planner Kelly Jackstein.
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alley’s gorgeous natural land-scapes m
ake for beautiful bridal photos — like this
tender shot taken at the American Fork Am
phitheater.
3. RIGHT PLACE, RIGH
T TIME “W
e spent hours looking for the right venue and nothing felt right,”
Mandalee says. “After w
eeks of searching we checked
out Riverside Country Club and loved it. It was the
perfect size, location and set up.”
4. THRILLIN
G THEM
SOFTLY The color palette?
Grey, gold, cream and yellow
. Revel in the refinement.
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DETAILS Photographer
Brooke Bakken captured every element of the couple’s
wedding w
ith style and grace.
6. GET THE PICTU
RE Mandalee and M
ark relish in their photo booth photo-op.
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Power Couple
Marissa Pow
ell and Kyle Van Noy are no strangers to big days. She’s a form
er Miss U
tah USA
. He’s a form
er BYU
football star —
and current NFL linebacker. They know
fame. They know
pressure. They know spotlights. But this big day? A
ll their ow
n. Kyle proposed to Marissa after a victorious BY
U gam
e in his hometow
n of Reno. The couple went back to his parents’
house for what M
arissa thought was a dinner celebration of the w
inning game. Instead, she w
as led to rose petals, candles, and close friends and fam
ily looking on as Kyle popped the question. “It was a m
agical night,” Marissa says. “W
e got the win
and the ring!” Marissa’s m
om is a w
edding planner and took charge to help her create the perfect big day. With an elegant
palette of duck-egg blue, antique gold, ivory and blush — along w
ith a swoon-w
orthy custom designed gow
n from A
lta M
oda Bridal — M
arissa and Kyle married in the Salt Lake LD
S Temple. “The w
hole day played out perfectly,” Marissa says.
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“The look on Kyle’s face w
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y dress is one of my
most prized m
oments. It
was adorable.”
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Because Marissa is a m
odel and served as M
iss Utah U
SA 2013, picking the right gow
n was especially im
portant to her. “I wanted
something different than the rest of the gow
ns I’ve w
orn,” she says. “I wanted it to be soft and rom
an-tic w
ith a little bit of bling to fit my taste.”
2. ICE, ICE BABY Marissa gave a nod to Kyle’s N
FL career w
ith this Detroit Lions ice sculpture.
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cCune Mansion’s vin-
tage vibe set the scene for the table setting and lush florals beautifully.
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ESMAID
S Marissa w
as fortu-nate enough to have 11 bridesm
aids by her side on her big day, all of w
hom she has been friends w
ith since sixth grade.
5. SOM
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G BLUE This elaborate six-tier
stunner was created by O
ne Sweet Slice and incor-
porated the wedding color palette of duck-egg blue,
antique gold, ivory and a splash of blush.
6. MAK
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Friends and family gave the
newlyw
eds personalized wedding w
ishes on this charm
ing sign-in tree.
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Just like Maris-
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arissa held their reception
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as so unbelievably special to share the biggest day
of my life in the
same venue m
y parents did,”
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French FairytaleTim
pview high school grads Kendis Roney and Austin Saguibo first m
et on LDS m
issions in Paris, France. When the
couple returned to Provo and started dating, they decided to visit Kendis’ parents, Nancy and Blake Roney (know
n to m
any as the founder of Provo’s Nu Skin), w
ho were serving as LD
S mission presidents in Lyon, France. O
n the trip, Austin proposed to Kendis and it took her by com
plete surprise. First she said, “What?” A
nd then she said yes, of course. They w
ent into Paris and found the perfect ring that was sized on the spot. “I loved the w
ay it all happened,” Kendis says. Austin and Kendis w
ere sealed in the LDS Sw
itzerland temple so her parents could attend. Follow
ing their international travels, they celebrated w
ith friends and family at a reception in Kendis’ parents’ Provo backyard. Inspired by their
French connections, the event had a French market them
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just an hour long. I thought he w
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as so short —
good thing I was w
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ne of the couple’s favorite things about being sealed in the Sw
itzerland LDS tem
ple w
as being able to take in the mom
ent without the
stress of a reception that night.
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anted our reception to resemble
a French market,” says Kendis. “I didn’t know
how
to get around having a wedding line so I thought I
might as w
ell make it a fun line.”
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arket included piles of fruit, a variety of bread and potted herbs. A picturesque pergola com
pleted the scene.
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ITH BLO
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S The signature touch of Kendis and Austin’s w
edding was all
things French. “We didn’t have French poodles,
Eiffel towers or berets, so w
e didn’t go completely
overboard,” Kendis jokes. Guests were treated to
fresh floral favors. Talk about a sweet goodbye, or
should we say, a sw
eet au revoir!
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ITZERLAND
“One thing that seem
ed less than perfect at first w
as that the Switzerland
temple had scaffolding on it,” Kendis says. “But it
became sym
bolic for us.”
6. BON
VOYAGE After the couple shared a w
edding cerem
ony in France, a sealing in Switzerland and
a Provo celebration, they took off on this charming
getaway ride.
7. BERRY WELL Som
e newlyw
eds choose to play nice w
hen cutting the cake, but Austin and Kendis had fun sm
earing this beautifully crafted cake on each other’s faces.
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eak-ins captured this lovely look of love.
2. THE SCEN
E Kim
i turned to her parents’ backyard for her reception. W
ith darling Diam
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ing centerpieces in staggered heights, there’s no doubt it’s the m
arrying kind.
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Tasty avocado-topped tacos by Culinary Crafts catered to reception guests deliciously and beautifully.
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married a m
onth before Kim
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imi’s dress before her. “W
hen she tried it on, she said she had a feeling it w
as going to be mine,” K
imi says.
“Later, I randomly picked that exact dress!”
5. LET’S DAN
CE Kim
i danced the night away, in-
cluding a choreographed dance with her bridal party.
Kim
i settled on purple as one of her wedding colors
after seeing these fun frocks. Her parents also planted
purple flowers all over their yard.
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edding, Nate’s m
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and marry her son. Six years later, her sugges-
tion became a reality w
hen they met at BY
U and
fell head over heels. Kim
i and her sister, Britney, w
ere proposed to together on a family cruise. “It
happened right as we w
ere leaving St. Thomas
in the sunset,” Kim
i says. “It was perfect. They
had a professional videographer film the w
hole thing!” The brides-to-be planned their w
eddings side by side and m
arried within a m
onth of each other. K
imi’s favorite w
edding day mom
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the Salt Lake Temple cerem
ony. “It was the best
feeling to know that I w
as going to spend the rest of m
y life with the kindest and m
ost selfless m
an,” she says.
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their photos in a fitting and fun tree trunk fashion.
2. COTTO
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The couple thanked their guests for com
ing with splendidly sugary favors.
3. GAL PALS Kristin’s w
edding dress pops with her
crisp color palette. And the peplum is positively perfect.
“I chose it because of its uniqueness and simplicity,”
Kristin says.
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stroll through the Mount Tim
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edding ceremony.
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sweet and sim
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teamed up together w
hile playing a game
with friends. Then N
ick invited Kristin over to
roast marshm
allows, and the tw
o bonded over backyard badm
intion (as you do). Nick’s Provo
backyard eventually became the scene of his
proposal after a photo scavenger hunt around tow
n. When it cam
e to wedding planning,
Kristin turned to the best. “M
y amazing m
other basically planned the entire thing w
hile I was
busy being in love and spending every second w
ith my groom
-to-be,” Kristin says. Venue? The
backyard where it all started, of course. Them
e? Vintage glam
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edding,” she says. The big day? “N
on-stop fun and excitement,”
Kristin says. “It w
as stress free, allowing us to
focus on celebrating and enjoying the day.”
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performance of La Vie En Rose transpired the day-of
(trumpets and percussions included) thanks to Jor-
dan’s sister and other family m
embers. “It m
elted my
heart,” Jordan says.
2. PICTURE TH
IS The McCune M
ansion was the
perfect backdrop for Jordan’s roaring reception. “The m
arble ballroom took m
y breath away.”
3. ALL THAT GLITTERS The 1920s sparkled —
and so did Jordan’s shoes.
4. HEAD
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ere blush, ivory and cham
pagne tones — w
ith a twist. “M
y wedding
was late sum
mer, so I decided to add a deep w
ine col-or. I w
anted my colors to com
plement —
not distract.”
5. SEAMLESS CH
OICE As her first w
edding pur-chase, Jordan’s gow
n served as all things inspiration.
6. PICTURE TH
IS As a photographer herself, Jordan searched the w
orld wide w
ed far and wide for the
perfect artist. “I wanted a photographer w
ho could capture the beauty of the day in a rom
antic way.
Luckily, I found Megan Robinson.” A
ll that Jazz Jordan K
inghorn and Andrew
Zobrist were like
coeds passing in the night. But after four years at BY
U socializing from
afar, the couple finally clicked, connected and rock clim
bed their way
to a Rock Canyon engagement. Their w
edding, on the other hand, found im
mediate direction.
On a w
him, Jordan bought her Jenny Packham
gow
n at Alta M
oda Bridal’s annual sample sale
— and she planned her entire w
edding around it. “It w
as beautifully beaded, lightweight and
airy, with a subtle 1920s influence to it. It w
as perfect,” Jordan says. “I’ve seen several w
eddings go overboard w
ith this theme, but I w
anted my
‘20s vibe to be classic and romantic —
to come
naturally.” Much like their courtship.
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The Dream
Ticket Stephanie Teal m
et Ben Hathaw
ay when she sold him
concert tickets through KSL. She still w
anted to go to the con-cert, but she had strong feeling she should sell the tickets. “It’s a good thing I did, because listening to that instruction
led me to m
eet the man of m
y dreams,” Stephanie says. W
hen they met up for the exchange, they hit it off im
mediately.
“We instantly had a connection and couldn’t stop talking, w
hich is rare because Ben and I are both shy. After w
e parted w
ays I said to my friend, ‘I could m
arry him,’” Stephanie says. A
nd marry him
she did. After m
onths of dating, Ben proposed on a spring break cruise. Then cam
e the wedding planning. The gow
n? Already chosen after spotting it in
Utah Valley Bride a few
years prior. The vibe? Great G
atsby glam w
ith a color palette of purple and pops of pink. Best m
oment of the day? G
etting married in the Salt Lake LD
S Temple surrounded by fam
ily and friends.
“The instant I saw m
y gow
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as already m
ine!”
1. SWEPT O
FF HER FEET Stephanie and Ben w
ere positively engaging at La Caille. “O
n your wedding
day it feels like you and your groom are stars of
your own m
ovie because you are being filmed and
photographed all day!” Stephanie says.
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as decked with glam
our, from the
elegant chair coverings to the purple draping to the plated dinner.
3. NEU
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ill at Layers Cake created these gorgeous tiers of heaven.
4. SAY YES TO TH
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oment Steph-
anie laid eyes on her gorgeous gown from
Avenía Bridal, she knew
it was the one before she even tried
it on. Stephanie worked w
ith their lead designer, N
ancy Barrus, to turn her Badgley Mischka
ballgown into her dream
seams.
5. RING TRU
E Ben’s Tiffany & Co. ring was sent
all the way to N
ew York to be engraved w
ith their nam
es. What a sw
eet touch.
6. GLOW
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favorite details of the day was the couple’s
glowstick send off.
7. POLARO
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tional photo booth, Stephanie opted for Polaroid cam
eras — and the w
edding party snapped up a storm
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alouf and Jared Franson’s sundrenched summ
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ilies merging —
the Franson Fusion, as Rebecca calls it. It w
as a second marriage for both. They m
et when Jared contacted Rebecca
through LDSPlanet.com
the day before her subscription expired. Fate? We’d say so. Before Jared m
et Rebecca, she went
to dinner with his tw
o sisters who live in U
tah Valley. They gave Rebecca two enthusiastic thum
bs up. Then Jared flew
in from out of tow
n to meet Rebecca, w
ho was living in Logan. They clicked just as w
ell in real life as they had online. W
hen it came tim
e to propose, Jared enlisted the help of his four children. “They helped pick out the ring and plan the proposal, w
hich was really sw
eet,” Rebecca says. When the big day finally cam
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catering, chairs, audio and sparklers.”
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een them and they w
ere a major reason
why the couple didn’t sim
ply elope or head to the courthouse. “W
e wanted our fam
ilies to have a chance to celebrate and get to know
each other,” Rebecca says.
2. UN
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MS Lori Tolbert of L
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ith these suspended stems.
3. RING ARO
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y favorite m
oment from
our wedding day w
as when the kids
spontaneously danced around us,” Rebecca says.
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E Jared’s place card says it all. The couple chose to keep their nuptials intim
ate by inviting only im
mediate fam
ily.
5. WITH
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program rings sw
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family.
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ith chandeliers hanging from above,”
Rebecca says. “It was right out of m
y Pinterest dream
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day beautifully w
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her — w
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hy she picked aw
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Nichole V.
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ho did all of m
y invites, as well as an aw
esome draw
ing of the tw
o of us on the RSVP,” W
hitney says.
2. THEM
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“My overall ‘look’ w
as all over the place as I started planning. Eventually, I changed m
y w
hole theme because I w
anted Brett in a classic black tux instead of a trendy blue suit,” W
hitney says.
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ood light-ing? Glow
baby, glow! Fun fact: The bride and groom
carried vintage cam
eras to snap sweet shots from
their perspective.
4. FRESH FLO
RALS Flowers added pops of color in
Whitney’s w
edding colors: ivory and coral pinks with
touches of black and berries.
5. A+ AMBIAN
CE Striped linens + lush greenery + chandelier trio = a table scene that can’t be topped.
6. GOW
N GLO
RY Photographer Jessie Alexis captured W
hitney’s wedding day —
including her classic dress —
with her expert eye. “I chose Jessie because her
images are beautiful and tim
eless,” Whitney says.
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hitney Kofford and Brett Brailsford owe their
happily ever after to a Facebook blunder. They m
et when Brett m
essaged her trying to contact a different W
hitney. At the time, W
hitney was
living in L.A. w
orking as a photographer but happened to be hom
e for Thanksgiving in Utah.
They met up and the rest is history. A
fter seven m
onths of long-distance dating, Brett proposed in H
eber followed by a rom
antic dinner at Sun-dance Resort w
here Brett worked. H
er favorite w
edding day mom
ent? “The temple,” W
hitney says. “It’s such a special feeling that can’t be
replaced or recreated.” She also loved playing a joke on Brett by playing “Total Eclipse of the
Heart” instead of their pre-arranged first dance
song. “I could not stop laughing, and Brett’s face w
as priceless,” Whitney says.
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Kendyl Bell and Brandon Madsen’s w
inter nuptials were, to put it lightly, a glam
our-filled affair for the ages. And how
could it not be? A
former M
iss Utah U
SA, Kendyl know
s a thing or two about glitz. The couple m
et through work and Kendyl caught
Brandon’s eye at a charity golf tournament. H
e asked her out and she found his charm off the charts. H
is proposal is proof. Brandon asked Kendyl to drop him
off at the airport. Later that day, he called and asked her to bring a package inside from his
doorstep. She found three boxes. The first had rainboots with Christian Louboutins tucked inside. The next w
as a pair of Burberry flats for the couple’s upcom
ing trip to Mexico. The third had a pair of gold Valentino heels w
ith a note that read, ‘The m
ost important shoes you’ll ever have are the ones you w
ear on your wedding day.’ Then he jum
ped out, surprised her and asked Kendyl to be M
rs. Madsen right then and there. She said yes and got to w
ork planning her dream w
edding filled w
ith gold accents and old Hollyw
ood flare.
“When I m
et Brandon I could not believe the
amount of depth he had.
And he planned the m
ost incredible dates!”
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N Kendyl w
ore her love of sparkle on her sleeve. “After years of w
earing custom pageant
gowns, I w
anted to top them all,” she says. She
turned to Alta Moda to create a custom
gown.
Mission accom
plished.
2. HEAD
OV
ER HEELS A pair of shoes can change
a girl’s life — just ask Cinderella. And Kendyl.
Brandon spotted these gold Valentinos on Kendyl’s
Pinterest board and used them for the proposal.
3. ALL THAT GLITTERS Kendyl had tw
o sets of bridesm
aids — a group of friends w
ho wore these
shimm
ering skirts, and a group of sisters who w
ore m
ajestic magenta (left) and black-and-w
hite striped skirts.
4. COU
TURE CAK
E Kendyl’s cake had a gold leaf glam
exterior and free-spirited funfetti interior. Antler accents w
ere used throughout the reception as a nod to Brandon’s love of the outdoors.
5. HIS & H
ER SIGNATU
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iet Coke for her and classic Coke for him.
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ne of the best mom
ents of the day w
as when m
y mom
was helping m
e get ready the m
orning of the ceremony,” Kendyl says.
“We both got choked up. W
e had waited for this day
for so long.”
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