Who could ask for a more picturesque church than Augustana Lutheran?  This "new" church, built in 1887 by Swedish immigrants replaced the "old" church, preserved as the "Jenny Lind Chapel" just a block away.

The lovely architecture and appointments of this historical building lent an air of warmth and intimacy to the wedding ceremony.

The colors of the day were a light apple green and hot pink, as exemplified by this unity candle arrangement created by Staacks Florist.  Matching wreaths that also included green hydrangea were hung from either side of the massive front doors of the church. 

The unity candle arrangement did a fine job of working double duty as the centerpiece for the head table, here with a garland of greenery.

Staacks Florist never disappoints.  These dramatic centerpieces of hot pink gerbera daisies, green spider mums, pink snap dragons and white stock carried the theme of the day beautifully.   With their vibrant color, they're just fun to look at!

This great cake was actually created by a friend who only makes them for family and friends.  Too bad because she did a beautiful job as you can see.

The reception was held at the Radisson Quad-City Plaza which is sporting new carpet, wallpaper and a brand new dance floor.  The service is always excellent at this venue and they did a superb job of meeting the needs of almost 400 guests and creating room for both the DJ and Gray Wolf, the band that kept the dance floor full all night.  We always enjoy working with the staff of this facility. 

With over 500 invitees, keeping track of the responses is always a challenge.  Amanda and her family took advantage of Exceptional Events' R.S.V.P. Service, which includes helping to create the seating plan and production of place cards.  In addition to a detailed room layout, we also provided an alphabetical guest list showing all table assignments as well as a table listing showing all guests assigned to each table in order to have ready answers just in case there were any questions.