Sarah and Jason’s Wedding Day Pros

PREMIER HEARTLAND WEDDING IDEAS VENDOR:
Floral Shelly Sarver Designs
Photographer Jason Thomas Crocker

Ceremony & Reception Venue Irishman Acres Clover Barn | Caterer The Cheese Shop of Des Moines | Cake Little Blackbird Bakery | Hair & Makeup Hello Darlin' Glam | Tanning Salon Bronze515 | Wedding Dress Something Blue, Allure Bridals | Menswear The Backroom | Calligraphy Painting for Cheese | Event Planning & Décor Design Honey & Joy Events | Extra Rentals Tables & Chairs: Pella Rental, Place Settings & Cups: Honey & Joy Events, Tapers: Designed By Bergan | Officiant Bride's Mom | Hotel Hilton Des Moines Downtown | Earrings Kendra Scott | Shoes Badgley Mischka | Clutch Classic Prep Monograms

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Q: Did you think about canceling your wedding due to the pandemic?

A: Never. Having our dream wedding with all of our family has always been important to us. We decided to postpone our wedding early on as regulations began to become tighter. We were lucky enough to have all of our vendors available for our new date in September even with doing a smaller ceremony earlier. It was super important for us to be able to support our vendors when the pandemic begins to slow down.

Q: Did you have to make changes to your original plans? If so, what did you do differently?

A: Originally, we decided to move our date to the fall but after our long engagement, we couldn’t wait much longer. We decided to get married with our immediate family by our side. We are still having our original wedding & reception, but it will be a vow renewal this time! Having “two weddings” gave me the opportunity to design both the weddings I wanted to have. Two venues, two color schemes, two dresses, and a chance to do it all over again with my love.

Q: Why did you decide not to delay your wedding?

A: We got engaged in 2018, we were so excited & ready to be married! We knew that we could still have a special “wedding” with our family later, this just made it special for us and our families.

Q: What was the best thing about your intimate wedding?

A: Our intimate elopement with our immediate family was more perfect than we could have ever imagined. What made it even more special for me, was having my mom marry us. She’s always been my best friend& knows Jason & I’s relationship better than anyone.

I am incredibly thankful to have been able to have amazing vendors to make this last minute decision into reality. Jason and I can't wait to do it all over again three months from the day we were married.