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Caitlyn & Kon: An Outdoor Wedding in Littleton, CO

Cool colors infused Caitlyn and Kon's garden celebration in the bride's hometown. The Bride Caitlyn Silver The Groom Kon Butsura The Date August 5

Cool colors infused Caitlyn and Kon's garden celebration in the bride's hometown. The Bride Caitlyn Silver The Groom Kon Butsura The Date August 5 Colorado native Caitlyn Silver (now 21 and working for a local school district) and Kon Butsura (23 and a lab support processor) met as undergrads at Colorado State University. Their roommates were dating each other, so it was only a matter of time before they met. “He thought I was a babe with brains, despite my whining about studying for biology,” Caitlyn remembers. “I liked his tattoo and his Ukrainian accent!” From that first meeting, the two made an extra effort to make their roommates’ relationship work—so they could see more of each other. Soon enough, Caitlyn and Kon started dating on their own, and a year and a half later, Kon snuck into Caitlyn’s house while she was studying at a friend’s place. He lit candles everywhere, put on a CD of love songs, set out a bouquet of roses, and cooked dinner. “When I came home, I noticed that lights were on in my house and prepared to find a robber,” Caitlyn says. What was waiting was definitely a much more pleasant surprise -- Kon, all dressed up and ready for romance. “I couldn’t resist his charm,” Caitlyn says. Five months after he popped the question with a diamond and sapphire engagement ring, the two wed in the bride’s hometown.

Guests sat at tables decked out with periwinkle and white linens and small arrangements of floating candles and flowers in bud vases.
Caitlyn and Kon cut an elaborate four-tier cake iced in periwinkle blue Bavarian cream and adorned with a spectrum of stylized fondant flowers. The tiers alternated between chocolate with strawberry filling and white chocolate with chocolate Bavarian cream filling.
The Reception Decor
The Ceremony Decor
A Romanian dance ensemble (of which Kon’s dad is a member) performed at the reception.
“Agapanthus (lily of the Nile) is my favorite and the only flower that I really had to have in my bouquet,” Caitlyn says. Her bouquet included many other flowers, too, in whites, blues, purples, and pink. Susan Evans, a family friend, put together Caitlyn’s bouquet.
Caitlyn wore a strapless, champagne-color, A-line gown featuring floral embroidery by Maggie Sottero.