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Katie was looking forward to a week off between her clinical rotations. Her parents invited her to Vail, Colorado, for a ski trip, and she made plans

Katie was looking forward to a week off between her clinical rotations. Her parents invited her to Vail, Colorado, for a ski trip, and she made plans for ski lessons with her brother. She hadn’t been expecting to hit it off so well with her ski instructor, John. The two met up later for drinks, and then the next night, “we went out for coffee and star gazing,” says Katie. The Bride Katie Kolshak, 27, physical therapist The Groom John Derscheid, 27, law student The Date May 23 They met for coffee one more time before Katie left and promised to keep in touch. Soon they were dating long-distance, and a year-and-a-half later Katie eventually moved to Chicago where John was attending law school. John had an engagement ring for about a month before popping the question. He could never find the right moment until he decided to take advantage of their easy morning routine and proposed over the Sunday paper.

White-on-white swirls gave the three-tiered cake lots of texture, while apple-green ribbons and little clusters of fresh flowers brought in the rest of the color palette.
Katie and John designed their outdoor wedding around simple elegance and a black, white, and apple green color scheme. Festive lanterns and floor-to-ceiling curtains hung down for a cozy but fun feel. Bright green chair ties accented the crisp white linens, tying the whole look together.
Green apple escort cards fit in perfectly with the outdoor theme and the color scheme. “I liked the idea so we wouldn’t worry about them blowing away!” says Katie.
The groom wore a masculine arrangement of green hypericum berries, fern curls and pussy willow tips on his lapel.
The bride’s sister and friends made the programs using different shades of green paper and black ribbon. “My sister, Jenni, embossed the design on the front of each program,” says Katie.
Katie carried an elegant and earthy bouquet of green and white mini hydrangeas, roses, lisianthus, geranium foliage, hypericum berries and fern curls.