Our Wedding: Kevin & Ashley 8.7.10 ~ Our “Amazing Race” Begins…

We knew that we wanted to have a first-look before the wedding ceremony so we could have that special moment together, just the two of us, and we could enjoy the day together with our wedding party.

After our first look, we went around Kansas City for photos and had a great time. We managed to make it back to the ceremony alive after taking a few adrenaline-filled photos on the wall at the World War I Memorial.

After the ceremony all the guests joined us inside the ballroom where we had an elegant cocktail and h'orderve reception. We had hand-rolled sushi served on beautiful ice carvings with lights projecting our wedding colors through the ice. There was a variety of options at all the action stations; from roasted lamb and gourmet mac n' cheese, to the ice cream sundae bar, and so much more! Our guests enjoyed watching the chefs prepare the food right in front of them. The digital menus that were set up at each station were another nice touch to the elegant presentation!

At dusk we enjoyed taking a moment to take some photos outside of the convention center by their signature tower that they lit up with our purple and orange wedding colors.

With our playful personalities, it was inevitable that we would not be able to resist the temptation of smashing cake into each others face... and we enjoyed every moment!

Our wedding was more amazing than we could ever have dreamed thanks to our vendors who brought our ideas to life! Austin Berke was our DJ and he did a fantastic job of keeping our ceremony and reception flowing flawlessly. Pranav Shah is an audio visual designer who flew in from New York City to created all of the special lighting for our reception! His added touch really heightened the ambiance of our reception. He used colored gels over the lights and a special uplighting with a textured effect shining around the ballroom!