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Jess and Rod's September 2008 Wedding
Rod and I have been friends since fall of 2005 and started dating in January of 2006. Our relationship has been fairly short
in comparison to most, but we figure when you've found your other half why not go ahead and start your new life together!
Rod and I got engaged on St. Patrick's Day 2007! We got up fairly early that Saturday and he made breakfast before we headed over to the observation deck of the Soldiers and Sailors Monument in downtown Indy. Rod proposed at the top and I promptly said yes! We made a day out of it with lunch at Palomino and watched the Butler game. A perfect day!
If you've never been and you're in the area I'd highly recommend it! You can see how tiny our downtown is and see quite far!
I'd recommend going on a chilly day as it gets quite warm up there with the sun streaming in.
As with all Knottie bios, if you see anything in these pictures that is yours please let me know and I'll credit you. Thanks!
Jess and Rod's September 2008 Wedding
Planning Photos
DIY Cards to ask Bridesmaids
Engagement Pictures
Our Ceremony and Reception Venue
Flower Ideas
Bridal Attire
Save The Date Cards
Invtiations
Assorted Paper Goods
Bridesmaid Dresses
More Planning Photos
The Groomsmen
Cincinnati Bridal Shower
Pictures of the Happy Couple
Our Furbaby Caroline
Our House
Vendor Info
Planning Photos
DIY Cards to ask Bridesmaids
Engagement Pictures
Our Ceremony and Reception Venue
Flower Ideas
Bridal Attire
Save The Date Cards
Invtiations
Assorted Paper Goods
Bridesmaid Dresses
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Rod and I after getting Engaged
The Bling! I love my engagement ring, it's so me and so classic! It's a Scott Kay design.
The stock photo of my engagement ring.
My wedding band, also by Scott Kay.
Rod's Wedding Band, also by Scott Kay.
DIY Cards to ask Bridesmaids
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Cards to ask my bridesmaids
The other two cards to ask my bridesmaids
My Inspiration Board (thanks to my DOC, April of Blu Sky Designs)
Engagement Pictures
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We took our engagement pictures on October 21, 2007 down by the Indiana State House and the Canal.
Our photographer had our pictures back to us within 10 days making it perfect for holiday gifts!
Our Ceremony and Reception Venue
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View of Indiana State Museum and Canal at Night
View of the inside of the Indiana State Museum set up for a wedding
I would love to take a gondola ride on the night of our wedding!
View of the Indiana Obelisk in the middle of the O'Bannon Great Hall!
Example of Wedding Setup on the Canal.
We're going to have two large white and green flower arrangements on either side of the steam clock which
will be moved inside to go on stage with the band.
Flower Ideas
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For Flowers we're going with Green Roses, Calla Lilies and lots of greenery!
So quite similar to this. I'm so excited for it!
Bridal Attire
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Dress for my shower in Cincinnati.
Sash for shower dress, imagine this in a light blue color.
My rehearsal dinner dress from Ann Taylor Loft.
A picture of the front of the dress
A picture of the back of the dress.
A close up of the beading on the top (my face looks horrible in this picture!)
Picture of the dress from the designer - Maggie Sottero "Cleo"
Pictures from my first fitting!
Picture highlighting where I still need to lose a little weight (ugh)
The bodice is being altered a bit and I need to get tanning!
A view of the dress, the front is going to be fitted differently through the chest to eliminate the "chub"
I'm really intently staring at the seamstress!
The bustle has 8 points where it's tied together
Another bustle pic
I'll be wearing this with a hoop skirt with the smallest hoop in the largest hole to ensure I'm nice and cool that day.
My Shoe Inspiration from knottie ilovemycoastie3
I fell in love with these before I had a dress and this is something that is mostly just for me!
I finally found the Nine West "Jojus" d'orsay pumps and am looking for shoe jewels to adorn them!
Here's the jeweled clips I've purchased for the wedding day, I'm really happy with these!
Here's the shoes with the jeweled clips on them - perfect!
Here's the shoes with crystals on the bottoms for our initials.
My "Something Blue" Ring purchased on Overstock.com
The side view, it's Blue Topaz with a silver band. I fell in love with a blue ring and am so excited for this one!
My necklace and earrings for the day found on ebay.
My hair inspiration, the ever fabulous knottie, Jacque85.
Hair inspiration from behind.
Save The Date Cards
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Here's a picture of our Save The Dates pre-assembly.
We ended up doing a magnet and a holiday card that was customized on the inside for the Save The Dates
Magnet Design 1
Magnet Design 2
Outside of Save the Date Card
Inside of Save the Date Card
Invtiations
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Invitations designed by Rod and I using pocketfolds from Cards & Pockets.
The invitations will be sealed with a ribbon bellyband in plain white envelopes.
Invitations for 275 people ready to be stuffed in envelopes!
Rehearsal Dinner invitations ordered from einvite.com - I used their 40% off sale through costco!
Inserts for Rehearsal Dinner invites for wedding party
Assorted Paper Goods
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Place card, program and photo card mock-ups. All supplies from Paper Source.
Basket for programs, purchased at Hobby Lobby.
Another basket for programs, also purchased at Hobby Lobby.
Ribbon letters for the reception, possibly for the ceremony where we do the Loving Cup ceremony.
Letterpress Escort Cards to be displayed in the envelopes using the MS Weddings ribbon board idea!
My Ribbon Boards to display the Escort Cards
Place Cards for the tables, names will be printed in a script font.
Matchboxes to be placed at each seat at the reception.
Coasters to be placed on the bar for the reception.
Our Photo Cards from vista print to be placed in various locations around the reception
Photo Mat Guestbook - We're going to have one with an engagement picture and one with a wedding picture. For that day we'll use two engagement pictures.
Our card box, a wooden wishing well. This will also serve as an unofficial tribute to my grandparents.
Water Bottles, two of these will go in each OOT box.
Front of the Cards to go in the OOT box.
Back of postcard to go in each OOT box.
My thank you gift boxes for my shower hosts.
Postcard Timeline for OOT Guests
Personalized Hand Towels for the Bathrooms
FH Helping assemble programs
Programs Pre-Assembly
One post assembly - there will be different kinds of ribbon for these
VIP signs for the chairs during the ceremony
Tags for the OOT boxes
Thank You signs to hold (for our photog to take a picture of us for the thank you cards)
Tags for the bathroom baskets
Mr & Mrs tags for our chairs during the reception
Bridesmaid Dresses
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The Maid of Honor's Dress
One of the Bridesmaid's Dresses (in all green)
Another Bridesmaid Dress
This dress will be in all green (no pink)
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The Groomsmen
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The Groomsmen
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Jones New York Three Button Tux
Rio Vest in Sage
Ivory Dress Shirts
Ivory and Silver cuff links
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Cincinnati Bridal Shower
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Cincinnati Bridal Shower
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My Matron of Honor, Mary; Me and my bridesmaid, Erin
The room setup
The gift table - notice the recipe box on the corner, each guest brought a recipe from their kitchen for ours!
Cake! The cake - it was key lime cheesecake on the inside with cream cheese frosting on the outside and the small side cheesecake was raspberry.
Pictures of the Happy Couple
Our Furbaby Caroline
Our House
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Here's some pictures of us throughout our relationship!
Us at the Taste of Cincinnati Memorial Day Weekend 2007
Our 2006 Christmas picture
Rod and I at the Purdue/Michigan State Game
Our picture right after getting engaged
Latte Art from the Chicago trip in Summer 2007 to see our Matron of Honor and Best Man!
Our Furbaby Caroline
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Caroline is our 10 year old Dachshund from the Indianapolis Humane Society.
She's so adorable and we're very glad to have brought her into our lives!
She's always wanting attention!
Caroline isn't quite used to the camera yet either!
Our House
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In September 2007 we purchased our first home in a historic neighborhood in Indianapolis.
It's a 3 story with finished basement, 2.5 baths and 3 bedrooms.
It's a completely renovated house that was built in 1905. It's perfect for us!
To view more of our house please view my nest bio!
Vendor Information
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| Ceremony Location - Indiana State Museum
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| Anne has been a delight to work with so far, she's very prompt at answering my questions and very welcoming.
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| Officiant - Rod's Uncle Rick
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| We're very excited about this as we love that it's a member of Rod's family who is going to marry us! Because we're going with family we're able to write our own ceremony and also be able to make sure that we can write our own vows.
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| Reception Location - Indiana State Museum
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| This is the same as the ceremony location, it's going to be beautiful!
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| Caterers - Crystal Catering
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| This is the only caterer allowed for our site. Kelly has been a delight to work with so far and has been so accommodating for all of our dietary special needs.
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| Florist - Baysore's Flower Shop
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| This is my "aunt" Cathy's floral shop. I'm really glad to have her doing the flowers for our wedding as she's amazing!
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| Photographer - Hostetler Photography
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| We met with Buffy and instantly LOVED her! She's been so easy to work with up until this point. I was very happy with the quality of our engagement session and can't wait for the wedding photos!
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| Musicians - Larry Kinley
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| Larry is a friend of the family from Cincinnati. He is going to be putting together a small band for the night to give it a truly unique atmosphere. Instead of doing a DJ we wanted something that would set our event apart and make it less like traditional weddings. We're hoping for a lounge/vintage feel for the music with a quartet + vocalist.
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| Invitations - Cards & Pockets
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| We ordered pocketfolds and card stock through Cards & Pockets and designed them ourselves. Cards & Pockets has been a dream to work with, everything arrives in perfect condition and quickly ships.
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| Jeweler - Reis Nichols
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| This is where Rod got my e-ring and where we purchased our wedding bands from. Fran was really easy for him to work with on the engagement ring and she was so friendly. For the wedding bands we worked with Carrie and she was very helpful, even getting us a discount on my band by tipping us off to an upcoming sale! We used the one in Greenwood as it's easier to get to from downtown.
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| Tuxedos - Mens Wearhouse
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| We were very happy with the service we recieved as we are purchasing Rod's tux and renting the others.
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| My Dress - Brides Against Breast Cancer
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| I had a great experience at this traveling Bridal Gown sale. I ended up with a brand new Maggie Sottero Haute Couture line "Cleo" gown and a beautiful veil to match! I highly recommend checking this out as all the proceeds go to charity!
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| Bridesmaid Dresses - Alfred Angelo
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| Since we're scattered I figured it would be easier to have the bridesmaids each pick their own dress and just have the same color.
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| Hair Stylist - Ron Spears
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| Ron is a great hairstylist who has done all of my hair for high school dances/proms. He's coming in to town to do my bridesmaids if they want it and to do my hair also. He's really a great stylist!
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| Makeup Artist - Dawn Hiers
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| Dawn is a good friend of my mom's who owns her own salon (Bloom Savannah) in Savannah, GA. She's traveling up to make my bridesmaids and me look beautiful for the big day!
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| Wedding Coordinator - April of Blu Sky Designs
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| I'm so excited to support a fellow Knottie! Her wedding was beautiful and I'm so excited to have a day of coordinator who has glowing reviews.
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| Honeymoon Destination - Hilton Hawaiian Village in Honolulu, HI
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| I'm SO excited for our honeymoon! We booked the airfare and hotel at the beginning of January to ensure a great deal and I'm so ready to hit the beach! haha!
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