1. Real Weddings

Heather & John: A Casual Wedding in Kansas City, MO

Heather and John’s picture-perfect rose garden wedding was sophisticated and elegant, with a classic color palette of champagne and ivory. THE BRIDE

Heather and John’s picture-perfect rose garden wedding was sophisticated and elegant, with a classic color palette of champagne and ivory. THE BRIDE Heather Tilly THE GROOM John Robertson IV THE DATE September 18 At the Have a Nice Day Café near Kansas City at a friend’s birthday party, Heather was having a somewhat uncomfortable night…at first. “It was my first time in Westport—I’m not the kind of person who hung out in bars like that normally,” says Heather, 24 and a marketing research associate. John, 27, had never been there before either. But he felt it was fate that he was there once he spotted Heather. “I couldn’t take my eyes off of her,” says John, a technology services analyst. He eventually went up to her. “It was the first time I had approached someone in that bold manner since the third grade,” he says. “Someone should have warned her then—I knew she was the one.”

The wedding colors, champagne and ivory, complemented Heather’s attire—an ivory strapless A-line gown.
Heather wanted the flowers in the bride’s and bridesmaid’s bouquets to pop out a bit, so she chose roses in peach and red to add some color to the day.
At Heather and John’s reception, DJ Andy J played Counting Crow’s “Colorblind” for the bride and groom’s first dance. “It’s only three minutes and 23 seconds long,” John explains,” and if you’re not a great dancer, short songs are awesome!”
The Couple
Heather and John’s three-tier cake was decorated with white buttercream, champagne-color ribbon, and a cake topper made of ivory, peach, pink, and red roses.
In need of a large venue close to home, the couple booked Laura Conyers Smith Municipal Rose Garden in Loose Park for their ceremony—a stunning sylvan spot with stone pillars, trellises, a large fountain, and an abundance of roses. “We wanted to keep things simple in the rose garden and let the natural beauty do its thing, so the only ‘decoration’ we added was our bouquets,” Heather says.