Find the wedding pros:

PREMIER HEARTLAND WEDDING IDEAS VENDORS: 
Tuxedos Skeffington’s Formal Wear | Venue Country Lane Lodge

Photography The Farmhouse Studios | Dresses Pure Bridal | Flower CamBam Custom Floral | Makeup After Glow Pro | Invites Samantha Owenson Photography & Design | Cookies Yum-E Cookies | Event rentals Unique Events Of Iowa | Cake Little Blackbird Bakery 

See all the vendors we LUST for, that can help you with your big day!

Creating a scene with style.

Country Lane Lodge can create the mood you’re looking for.

Built on 40 secluded acres near the Des Moines metro, their beautiful venue has excellent amenities such as a full-service bar, catering kitchen, heated floors, premium audio/visual system and much more.  

Bringing all the pieces together.

Unique Events of Iowa offers an extensive list of services for all of your wedding needs. From consultation to cleanup, their professional designers, planners, and entertainers will remove your stress and help you create a memorable day.

Get the look you’re after with the right photographer.

The Farmhouse Studio has spent numerous hours researching top photographers all over the world, in order to expand their knowledge from behind the camera, allowing them to capture the most timeless and classic moments of your life.

Dress your space with gorgeous florals.

Emily and her team at CamBam Custom Floral strive to create one-of-a-kind florals for your day. Attention to detail, flexibility and attentive customer service is what you will find. They'll help you make your event uniquely you.

Stationery can be a part of that look too!

Samantha Owenson Photography and Design brings your wedding vision to life! She makes custom stationery suites that personalize your day.

Get the look, from head to foot.

With these wedding day pros, you’re going to look stunning.

From award-winning customer service to their remarkable variety of styles (boho to black tie, country to couture) in a wide array of sample sizes (size 2-34), Pure Bridal prides themselves on being a hidden gem in the heartland. 

Afterglow Pro Studio is a full-service salon and beauty bar. The salon is located in the heart of DSM on Ingersoll Avenue, but they are well known for their on-site bridal and special occasion services.

Skeffington’s Formalwear is a leading tuxedo and suit provider throughout Iowa. With convenient locations in Des Moines, West Des Moines, Coralville, and Ankeny, Skeffington’s Formal Wear has quickly become Iowa’s premier formal wear provider.

Parson’s Bench makes handmade wooden bow ties from exotic and domestic lumber. No stains or dyes are used in our ties; they all rely on the natural color in the wood.

And it’s all gotta taste amazing!

Cakes and cookies almost to pretty to eat.

A home bakery in West Des Moines, Iowa, specializing in custom cookies. (And did we say, YUMMY!) And Little Blackbird Bakery is an in-home based bakery located just southeast of Des Moines, Iowa but they travel all over Iowa and throughout the Midwest to provide cakes and desserts for their clients. 

Find personal touches for your day.

Weddings should feel true to you and your partner.

For their reception, they spent the evening under the twinkle lights in Iowa Taproom’s Marquette Room. With the warm brick, wood, and soft lighting, it was exactly how the couple wanted to end their fall nuptials. The couple loved playing off their new last name, Fisher. They used the hashtag #onelessfisher, alluding to one less “fish” in the sea. And they gave out treats of Swedish Fish and Goldfish crackers, with bags that said: “O FISH-ally Yours.” The night was full of smiles, laughter, and plenty of dancing.

“Every girl dreams of her big day, but I literally could not have dreamt of how amazing our wedding would be,” Madeline told us. “Take the time throughout the day with your partner, remember those small moments. It’s not a cliché, it goes by so fast.”