2010 August | A Brides Story by Imagery Concepts Photography

Kyle & Michelle

26 August 2010

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Michelle & Kyle

Gotta love technology! Michelle and Kyle first met on a website designed for college students called collegeclub.com (similar to MySpace and Facebook, but just for college students). It turns out that they actually attended the same college and lived right down the street from each other!

After quite a bit of talking online, they decided it was finally time to meet in person. They arranged their first meeting at a nearby school library. Michelle told Kyle what she was going to wear so he could find her. Last minute, Michelle changed her mind on her outfit…completely forgetting to tell Kyle. Needless to say, they didn’t meet because Kyle couldn’t find her! Second try – the plan was to have Kyle meet Michelle while she was at her friend’s house. Michelle ended up changing her mind on meeting him, but apparently he didn’t get the message and showed up anyway! Talk about Michelle being surprised! Unfortunately, they only spoke briefly and he went home. Third time was a charm—they met at Denny’s for coffee and dessert. From that moment on…inseparable!

Immediately, Michelle was attracted Kyle’s sense of humor. He is always making her laugh and they constantly have little inside jokes with each other. “Kyle has always made me feel like we are not only a couple but we are a team working with each other to get through the hard stuff in life,” Michelle describes.

They were together almost 8 ½ years before they got engaged! He wanted to graduate law school before getting married, but Michelle, on the other hand, bugged Kyle for many years about getting married (including the families!). When Michelle approached her 30^th birthday, Kyle asked her what she wanted for her birthday and she simply said,“ I want to get married.” So they decided to get married. Nothing fancy, but oh so perfect!

They chose Kimberly Crest in Redlands for their May wedding venue. Although they looked at many other places online, it was love at first sight with Kimberly Crest. The location even came with the most amazing wedding coordinator, Katherine Scott Blom. Michelle was won over by her talent and skills to conduct a wedding, as well as her vast knowledge of choice wedding vendors.

Michelle couldn’t wait to start the fun and try on wedding dresses. It didn’t take long for her to find THE dress. She knew the moment she tried it on because it didn’t weight a ton like the others, plus it felt comfortable and pretty. She especially loved the details of the stitching and sequencing, and the unique style of the back of the dress. Above all, she really just couldn’t wait to be married to Kyle and to be his wife!

They chose dusty rose and green as the colors for their spring wedding. The bridesmaid’s dresses were green with a pink bow and the groomsmen wore black tuxes with green vests. Michelle and her mom went down to the L.A. flower mart and purchased flowers at a great price and had fun creating beautiful centerpieces for the reception tables.

One of Michelle’s greatest memories from preparing for the wedding was taking dance lessons with her father, dancing to the Beatles song “Michelle.” During the wedding reception, even Michelle’s grandparents rocked the dance floor that night bringing back the good ole days of their youth.

Kyle & Michelle’s advise to future brides:

“Make sure you provide your minister/officiant with specific directions on what you want to occur during your ceremony. Discuss with your fiance’ and plan what you want to include in your ceremony prior to meeting with the minister/officiant. Do not assume that your minister/officiant knows what you want without providing them with details. A little bit of planning now will ensure a successful ceremony for your wedding.”

No matter how busy and stressed out you may become, wedding planning only happens once in a lifetime. Enjoy every bit of it!