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A Beach Wedding in Kill Devil Hills, NC

Work relationships aren’t always easy to keep under wraps, but Joni and Bill managed to keep their coworkers fooled. The two met at a restaurant in Oh

Work relationships aren’t always easy to keep under wraps, but Joni and Bill managed to keep their coworkers fooled. The two met at a restaurant in Ohio, while Joni worked as the hostess and Bill was a manager. “Once I left to finish my degree, we were able to go public. It was all very exciting!” says Joni. A few months after they met, Bill suggested they get married, but Joni skirted the issue. The Bride Joni Starr, 32, an administrative assistant The Groom Bill Bock, 40, a restaurant manager The Date June 26 Eight years later, she changed her mind and decided to propose to Bill during a romantic picnic on a boat on Lake Minnetonka in Minnesota. “He almost fell overboard when he heard me pop the question!”

Brown-and-white polka-dot table runners lined crisp white linens on the reception tables. Each white place setting was draped with a brown napkin and personalized starfish instead of escort cards.
In lieu of traditional place cards, the younger guests found their seats with hand-labeled brown-and-white swirled lollipops.
Joni and Bill styled their beachfront wedding with a brown-and-white color palette and raspberry-pink accents. Their fun polka-dot pattern was used throughout the details, from the invitations to the Polka Dot Wine served at the reception.
Chocolate polka-dots covered the couple’s white-iced, red velvet cake (Bill’s favorite flavor), while a pile of hot pink peonies was used as the topper.
Guests gathered on the pool house deck for cocktails after the ceremony. Brown-and-white polka-dot ties secured the white linens to the pub tables. Matching wine buckets were given a shot of color with hot pink peonies.
Brown-and-white polka-dot ribbon signs welcomed guests onto the deck of the beach house, where post-ceremony cocktails were served.