Lauren and Reggie and a fun and unique couple who love to travel. In fact, I have seen a few of their honeymoon pics and it involves LEMURS.  That’s right.  How much cooler can anything be?!  But the honeymoon isn’t the point here… the wedding is!  There were so many fun cute things at this wedding there was no way to include them all in the blog, so this is by no means comprehensive of all the cute-ness… but you will get the general idea! LOL  We are going to kick this one off with ‘man details’ at the iconic Cheshire Inn, right here in St. Louis.

how cute are these wine openers that also served as the save the dates?  (the Ferragamos are pretty nice too!) LOL

apparently Reggie loves to fish, so the blue marlin bowties were a must.

the James Bond suite, of course.

NOW to the shiny things!  (and Lauren, of course!)

In this next series you can pretty much tell how much fun Lauren and her Mom have together.

the beautiful bride

Reggie, you look nervous, my friend. :)

But not for long… as soon as these two saw each other, it was all smiles.

LOVE this one.  It’s the nose crinkle.

silly boys

We managed to snap a few portraits out in the open before the rain started… forcing us under cover and also changing the ceremony from the Grand Basin to the shelter of the World’s Fair Pavilion.

veil wind!

some cute, cute kids

A surprise gift for the groom… a champagne saber!  FUN!

pretty, mossy centerpieces

Every guest got a monogrammed wine glass with a personal note to take home as their favor, and also their place card! (including me, which works out, because I’m a Hayes too… so the H is perfect!)

another surprise marlin appearance!

The wine for the night was a special treat… a red from a small italian maker that Lauren and Reggie loved on their trip to Italy (where they got engaged!)

pretty stationary… Lauren’s mom did the design work for the super cute trolley ticket

a full on cake smash

does Reggie have icing in his ear?  probably.

a bright streak of sun came across the dance floor during the first dance, providing some super dramatic lighting

dance party! (with cute monogrammed wayfarer sunglasses for everyone!)

photo booth fun

The lovely World’s Fair Pavilion at night

Thanks so much for letting me capture your day and for being good sports despite rain, clouds, ceremony location moves, extreme StL humidity, and all!  (and for the yummy yummy cake and wine!) with love, kate

L Photographie St. Louis wedding photography by Liz Sloan and Kate Hayes

VENDOR LOVE
Hair : DanielleStyle
Makeup : DanielleStyle
Dress : Rivini Dari from OnceWed
Cake : Cravings
Florist : Botanicals Design Studio
Ceremony & Reception venue : World’s Fair Pavilion
Officiant : Fr. Phillip Lichtenwalter (St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church)
Band : Galaxy
Catering : Orlando Gardens
Transportation : St. Louis Carriage Company
Linens : Weinhardt Party Rentals
Paper goods : Oblation (Portland, OR) through Village Invites (New York)
Planner : Lucky You
Favors/escort cards: Beau Coup
Wedding Logo Design : mother of the bride
Save-the-Date : Wine Opener.com
Men’s ties and bowties : Paul Stuart
Wine: Red: 2011 Piero Busso Nebbiolo & 2007 Piero Busso Barbaresco San Stefanetto   White: Pasquale Pelissero 2011 Favorita “Emanuella”
Mother of the Bride dress : made by mother of the bride out of grandmother’s wedding dress
Welcome Boxes : made by the bride and mother of the bride
Groom’s Gift : Sciabola del Sommelier from Fox Knives
Something Blue Ring : David Yurman
Bridal Party Jewelry : Lora Jane Davenport of University City
Flower Girl Dresses & headpieces : made by the mother of the bride
Wine Barrel Bars : handmade by the groom’s father and the groom
Photo Booth : Trotter Photo
Event Rentals : Weinhardt Party Rentals / Millenium Productions
Shoes : Dolce & Gabbana
Wine glass shelves : built by parents of the bride
Honeymoon: Madagascar (lemurs are THE COOLEST)