Jennifer & Bruce: A Black & White Wedding in Mission Hills, KS

Jennifer and Bruce's Kansas wedding kept to their unofficial theme of simplicity. The Bride Jennifer Hoelting The Groom Bruce Pendleton The Date July 24 Even though Kansas Citians Jennifer Hoelting and Bruce Pendleton both lived in Chicago at the time of their engagement, they found themselves in a long-distance relationship… with their vendors. Instead of hiring a planner, though, the couple (she's a teacher, he's in sales; both are now 27) simply turned on their computer. In a little more than a year, this busy duo mapped out their simple-yet-elegant black-and-white Kansas City wedding for 380, all through the magical help of the Internet and weekend trips to interview vendor finalists. “The distance actually made it somewhat less stressful,” Jennifer confesses. “I didn't have time to agonize over decisions. It was like, 'Cake? Check. Programs? Check. What's next?'”