I’m so happy that I have time again to share weddings with you, I realized it had been a while. I’ve been so busy since this summer there’s barely been time to come up for air. We’ve hit our off season and it feels good to breathe.
Kayleigh and John were married this summer at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in St. Joseph, MO.
I met Kayleigh and her mom TWO YEARS ago at a bridal fair and I instantly fell in love with them. Both are so sweet and bubbly. I can’t imagine either of them ever saying a cross word, or even frowning for that matter. I need a little of their happiness and optimism infused into me. I wonder how much something like that might cost me.
So Kayleigh booked me that very day, and we began a 19 month relationship leading up to the wedding. I realized later how much I loved this because I feel like I really got to know the two of them.
I have a soft spot for John (he doesn’t know it – sorry John). John got sick not long before the wedding (don’t worry, he’s ok now) and had to have surgery. I was scared for him and said a lot of prayers… but that’s not exactly the reason that I have a soft spot for him.
You see, when I was in first grade, I was classmates with a boy named Greg. Greg was the first person I ever met that was shy. Greg was unbearably shy to the point he could hardly speak – and to me, Miss Chatty Cathy, I could hardly understand this concept of shyness. I had school with Greg up until junior high, and the only time I ever heard him speak was when he was forced to speak by a teacher. He moved away, but to this day, whenever I meet a shy guy, I think back to sweet, kind Greg.
John is shy.
Not Greg level shy. In fact, when we did their engagement session I didn’t pick up on it at all. But get to a wedding with 300 people staring at the back of his head, yeah – he was a little shy, a quality I find endearing in a day and age of big egos and reality television.
These two met a long time ago. Seems funny that at such a young age they’ve already been together longer than most celebrity marriages last. They met when they were in Junior High. John was friends with Kayleigh’s brother. Look for him, he’s the one that looks like a young Brad Pitt (really). Sorry girls, he’s in Italy …. becoming a priest. (I just felt dozens of hearts deflateJohn told Kayleigh that he loved her the first time ever….. when they were kids… chatting on the internet.
Awww.
(I just felt John blush).
Enough talking – Enjoy these two as much as I do.
Venue: St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, St. Joseph, MO
Hair and Makeup: Bliss Salon, St. Joseph, MO
Event decorations and styling: Spectacular Settings, Maryville, MO
Dress: David’s Bridal
Caterer: Hy-Vee Food Stores
Videographer: New Emotion Films
Getting married? Know someone that is? You should contact me. I love meeting new people and working with new friends.
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