These two were easily one of our sweetest couples, ever. The bride had many fun ideas and wanted her guests to walk in and know immediately that they were at “Amy and Jason’s” wedding. And did they know! From a traditional tea ceremony with a surprise lion dance performance prior to the wedding day, to roaming oyster shuckers during cocktail hour (Amy’s favorite. She’s notorious for finding oyster happy hours around various cities/towns), plus cigar rollers and cold sparks during their first dance, the personal touches intertwined throughout kept guests on their feet.
We asked Amy what her favorite part of the day was and she broke it down to three moments:
- The room reveal: It was emotional. So many months of planning were finally materialized.
- All four of my siblings and I dancing together on the stage during the reception.
- Jason’s parents, uncles, aunt and I holding hands in a circle, dancing, belting out the lyrics to “Take Me Home, Country Roads”–with a little extra oomph during “WEST VIRGINIA!”–where Jason was born and raised. My sisters weaseled their way into the circle, which made us laugh-what better way to literally visualize the joining of our two families?!
Congratulations to the happy couple. We were honored to have been a part of your day.
Stephanie, a Fort Worth wedding planner with Keestone Events, planned Amy and Jason’s day at the Colonial Country Club. Photography by Jennifer Yarbro.
Getting Ready
Ceremony
Cocktail Hour
Reception Details
Reception
Here is a wonderful review Stephanie received from the bride:
“Our wedding was amazing, and it wouldn’t have been possible without our stellar wedding planner, Stephanie Roper from Keestone! She’s truly so great. Couldn’t love her more. I’m THAT bride – with 1 year to plan a wedding, I thought it would be hard, but doable to plan on my own. I hired a month of coordinator and tried planning the rest on my own. I thought the cost of a full package wedding planner would be silly when there is so much social media to hinge off. 6 months into this arduous attempt, I was burnt out. Wedding planning created more anxiety than joy, and it felt like a chore. Cue Keestone entering the planning process. With 6 months left until wedding day, I met Steph – and I could not have imagined anyone more perfect to entrust the planning reigns to. From the moment we met, Steph showed me she doesn’t just “hear” you, she understands you. She captured our vision and brought it to life with incredible attention to detail. Her experience is remarkably helpful (and relieving!) when you have decision fatigue. She stays organized and helps guide you in options, especially when you have too many Pinterest ideas. She manipulates costs/benefits to your set budget to work wonders. For example: a few days before our weekly meeting, I email her a photo of silver decor balls over the dance floor. At our meeting: “After discussing with the venue coordinator, we would have to rent trussing.” Immediately provides quotes for EVERY SINGLE POSSIBLE LOCAL VENDOR who provides trussing. Despite doing all the hard work already, she offers tips. “That budget would be more helpful for XYZ because people spend more time XYZ; because the ceilings are too low for full effectiveness; but it’s ultimately up to you!” She doesn’t take the short cut. Ever. She provides you all the options but gives her two cents without being pushy. On the day of the wedding, everything ran seamlessly – despite torrential downpour rain ALL day, with 2 of 3 the events of the day involving outdoor plans. We didn’t have to worry at all – Keestone had everything under control. Every aspect was executed flawlessly, literally rain or shine – from changing floor plan, shifting of decor, to the timeline. Random other example nuggets of the fantastic Keestone team on the big day: – Chelsea and Skylar were FANTASTIC. Spot on with everything. Had the right questions (Chelsea with “what drink do you want when you get to the venue?”) and responses (Skylar taking us up the elevator to the bridal suite after stressful photos, and just being the sweetest calm cucumber) – Goes above and beyond for MOB- when my mom didn’t have her reception dress in hand moments before the reception, Steph was ready to send someone from her team to retrieve the dress from the tailor. We received so many compliments from guests about how beautiful and well-coordinated everything was. Days after our wedding, I was solidified in my greatest vendor decision of choosing Keestone. Our best man was talking to my husband on speakerphone, recapping the wedding – I overheard them having a FULL 3 minute conversation on solely the topic of how great our planner was. They couldn’t get over how composed, quick, and on top of it Steph was all day (15+ hours). If even the boys notice, you can only imagine the appreciation as a bride planning for 12 months. Our only regret was not hiring Keestone sooner. They are simply the best, and 1000% worth every single freaking penny!”
You can view other weddings that Stephanie has planned for below:
A Real Wedding Story: Jason and Amy’s Fort Worth Celebration
