Kim and Tony at Great Wolf Lodge

Kim and Tony's rehearsal dinner, wedding ceremony and reception took place in October at Great Wolf Lodge in Mason, Ohio. (Great is for sure...huge is another word to describe this place!) Great Wolf offered her out of town guests plenty to do, such as an indoor water park, game room, restaurants and entertainment. All rooms at Great Wolf are themed suites, so many family members doubled up.

Kim really wanted to focus on the colors of her wedding -- chocolate brown and sage -- in the design. She also wanted to keep her budget in check. Great ways to keep your budget in check are to serve a buffet dinner to your guests and to keep your flowers centerpieces simple. We floated one green spidermum in water. Great Wolf provided the glass and the beads for us to use. We also purchased her flowers from The Flowerman and arranged them for her on site at Great Wolf and at the shop the week of the wedding. Also providing services for the wedding were Karen Addie (strings for ceremony and cocktails), Michelle's Custom Cakes, M&M Limo, and DJ Brian Helton. All did a great job!

Kim and Tony had a "special moment" where they saw each other for the first time. Before seeing each other, the best man and the maid of honor delivered a personalized note from the other to read before seeing each other.

Kim isn't into the whole "trash the dress" concept, but, for a bride who might be, I think doing a trash the dress at Great Wolf Lodge one year after your wedding would be really neat. Can you imagine doing that in the lazy river -- how cool would that be!