We’re back!
The wedding was simply lovely and was held on a beautifully breezy afternoon in Dubuque, Iowa.
The cathedral where the ceremony was held was absolutely gorgeous!
I love how ornate Catholic churches are.
I always feel like I’ve stepped back in time, and into Europe, when I’m in one!
After the ceremony, the wedding party headed out on a trolley to cruise around town,
while the guests headed to cocktail hour at the Grand River Center.
It’s a fairly new complex and is situated right on the banks of the Mississippi river – which lends some gorgeous views!
It was slightly rainy in the morning, but a bride couldn’t have wished for a more picturesque afternoon. :)
The couple’s colors were black and white – very chic.
We arrived right at the beginning of cocktail hour, natch, snagged a table right in the middle of the action,
and had a little fun. ;)
Cocktails too – I chose Sangria. What a fun idea to include on the menu!
While we sipped, we snacked on mixed nuts at the table,
some finger food,
and awesome hot apps that were being passed out. Gyoza’s? Yes please!
Soon the wedding party arrived and we took our seats to begin the fun.
After a luscious dinner of reisling marinated chicken – it was TIME FOR CAKE!!!
Both bride and groom were well behaved and there was no cake smashing to be had. Has anyone ever seen cake/face smashing at a wedding in person? All I know is, I told Ben that he would have a VERY unhappy bride on his hands if he smashed cake in my face at our wedding. Thankfully, he knew what was good for him, and refrained!
They had four different kinds of cake to choose from, but I had my eye on one in particular.
Strawberry filled white cake, anyone?! Light, sweet and refreshing – top notch.
My husband unhinged his jaw and inhaled his piece. Why wouldn’t he? ;) Seriously, it was on a dare and was one of the funniest things I’ve ever seen. Oh wedding shenanigans!
Oh, I thought this was so cool – they also had chocolate covered fortune cookies!!! How clever/cute!
Mine ripped in half. :(
There we go! Good fortune. :)
The evening was too gorgeous to stay indoors all night, so a bunch of us headed outside to sit by the river and enjoy each other’s company for awhile.
The groom is a friend from high school, so it was fun to catch up with some old classmates that were there too. :)
Romance was in the air.
Drinks, too!
I paid my duties as beer wench a couple times. ;)
The good times rolled well into the night and concluded with some furious cutting of scotcharoos. Totally normal. ;)
Congrats Katie & Dan!!!!
My husband and I had green cake and since he’s bald I took it upon myself and put it all over his face and bald head! It was fun to do!
The wedding looked lovely – and so did you! Love the dress….it fit perfectly with the theme! Black and white is so classy and timeless.
I grew up in DBQ… That is the Cathedral I will be married in someday, you got be very excited for that.
So happy to hear you enjoyed the river walk. much to be said about the view from the convention center!
I actually have seen cake smashed in the face at weddings. But it was totally legit for the couple and you kinda expected it… but she had to be taken to the bathroom & cleaned off afterward. :) I, however, told my husband that he shouldn’t do it and the best man said he should, but husband took the sensible approach and listened to his new wife. Ha! :) He’s a good man. :)
oooh what a fun day!!!!
You two are so beautiful! I especially love your dress!
And, yes – the movies have *nothing* on the developing passion and love the books describe… And, I agree – totally rushed!
Im glad you had such a good weekend!
Looks like you had a great time, sometimes weddings can be fun, sometimes not! You looked beautiful in your dress too!
I knew you’d love the books, once you started!
I love the idea of chocolate covered fortune cookies! Looks like it was a gorgeous wedding!
Looks like a fun wedding! And glad you liked the book. I think it has so much more than the movie. So much more depth to all the characters and relationships.
you and the bride both have nice dresses…your photos look like it was a good time. cheers.
also-i dont know if this is me being really east coast or me being really dumb-i had no idea what a “scotcheroo” was and i had to look it up, lol. of course now i crave one…
Looks like fun! Random question, but in the picture of people sitting outside, is the guy on the right side in the blue shirt named Greg? If so he used to work with my husband. Small world!
I was just in Dubuque two weeks ago. Its so gorgeous especially with the Mississippi River! That cake looks delicious!
LOVE the dress! looks like a fun wedding :)