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Kelsie & Matt: A Traditional Wedding in Broomfield, CO

Matt knew he had feelings for his employee, Kelsie, but it was Kelsie who set their relationship in motion when she suggested they go out to dinner an

Matt knew he had feelings for his employee, Kelsie, but it was Kelsie who set their relationship in motion when she suggested they go out to dinner and a movie. Kelsie didn't realize it was actually a date, until Matt took her hand as they crossed the street. The Bride Kelsie Welch, 26, retail manager The Groom Matthew (Matt) Morrissette, 34, software developer The Date September 15 In the three years that followed, the couple discovered they shared a passion for travel. Together, they found the perfect engagement ring during a trip to Cozumel, and later that year Matt surprised Kelsie with a set of earrings and necklace to match the ring followed by a proposal on Christmas morning. The couple spent the rest of the day spreading the news to friends and family. Kelsie and Matt's ceremony took place outside at a beautiful golf resort with the Flatiron Mountains as their backdrop.

Kelsie and Matt named each table after a Colorado ski resort. They purchased plain ivory cards from a craft store and decorated them with Queen Anne's lace. They displayed the cards on a bed of wheat grass to appear as if they were flowers blooming in the summer.
The ring bearer carried a pillow covered in green Kermit mums.
The bridesmaids carried similar arrangements to the bride's bouquet, but smaller and without the tweedia. Each bouquet was finished with a moss green ribbon.
The couple exchanged vows beneath an arch adorned with asiatic lilies, hot pink roses, hypericum berries, and bluplerum. The bride walked down an aisle covered in orange and hot pink rose petals.
Kelsie's bouquet was a hand-tied arrangement of orange, hot pink, and green blooms with accents of blue tweedia. It was wrapped together with a moss green ribbon and featured a crystal monogram.
Kelsie and Matt incorporated all of their colors and a variety of tastes into their three-tiered monogrammed cake. Buttercream and fresh flowers covered layers of double chocolate, yellow cake with raspberry filling, and carrot cake.