A Classic Wedding at the Rose Street Market in Kalamazoo, Michigan

Alabama-based couple Nicole Jackson (27 and in pharmaceutical sales) and Melvin Hitchens (27 and in packaged goods sales) returned to the bride's home state to tie the knot in a traditional church ceremony in Kalamazoo. "It was important to us to get married somewhere significant," Nicole explains. "It was the church that I grew up in -- my family still attends and is still very active there." With a little help from close friend and wedding planner Deyette Gardner, the two pulled off a classic reception at the Rose Street Market with plenty of elegant details -- including mercury glass votives filled with fresh flowers and dusty miller. As for planning advice? "Decide on a cut off date for all tasks," Nicole explains. "At that point, either delegate it to someone else or just forget about it! The last hours leading up to your wedding shouldn't be stressful."