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A Modern Wedding in Detroit, MI

Kristin and Andrew, both on the cheerleading squad at Iowa State University, were temporarily paired together one day when their partners were sick. F

Kristin and Andrew, both on the cheerleading squad at Iowa State University, were temporarily paired together one day when their partners were sick. From that day on, they kept finding excuses to talk and hang out. They never had an official “boyfriend/girlfriend” talk, but they guess they started dating when Andy spent his 21st birthday watching a movie with Kristin instead of going to a bar. The Bride Kristin Moore, 27, a medical student The Groom Andrew Schumacher, 28, a mechanical engineer The Date September 12 Five years later, Kristin and Andy were visiting friends and family in Chicago for New Year’s. They were ice skating in Millennium Park when Kristin noticed that Andy was acting kind of strange as they turned in their skates. He was sort of stalling and fumbling around in his coat pocket -- and as their friends started walking away, they were all grinning. That’s when Andy pulled out the tiny ring box.

Kristin’s six bridesmaids wore dresses by the same designer but picked their own color, style, and fabric. The result: a pretty mix of raspberry, lilac, and pink. Andy’s four groomsmen, and one groomswoman, wore black.
Kristin and Andy got married on the rooftop of their friend’s condo building, overlooking the Detroit skyline. The only decorations were gold chiavari chairs and two handmade, paper flower arrangements to designate the altar space.
Kristin, along with family and friends, spent hours turning coffee filters into roses with floral wire for her bouquet, which they then spray-painted pink and purple.
Kristin and Andy both love dogs, so they named each table after one that’s up for adoption at the Michigan Humane Society. The table-name cards even included pictures of the adorable pups.
Kristin and Andy both love dogs, so they named each table after one that’s up for adoption at the Michigan Humane Society. The table-name cards even included pictures of the adorable pups.
Kristin’s sister, who had worked at a bakery for a few years, made the couple’s five buttercream-frosted wedding cakes and decorated them all with hand-piped designs.
Kristin and Andy both love dogs, so they named each table after one that’s up for adoption at the Michigan Humane Society. The table-name cards even included pictures of the adorable pups.
To contrast the shorter centerpieces, Kristin and her posse made taller creations with IKEA vases, stones, and coffee-filter roses attached to tree-branch stems.
Kristin and Andy were looking for ways to save money and decided to make their own flowers, so the groomsmen wore boutonnieres made of paper! Kristin found some paper-flower templates online and they got started. Each bout was a green paper leaf wrapped around small, pink paper flowers and tied with ribbon.
Kristin and Andy both love dogs, so they named each table after one that’s up for adoption at the Michigan Humane Society. The table-name cards even included pictures of the adorable pups.
Kristen and Andy let guests know that they made donations to an animal shelter in lieu of favors by displaying a note next to the escort cards.
Kristin and Andy printed toy-like, block faces onto white paper with each guest’s name and then mounted them to soft-pink card stock for a simple but super-cool look.