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December 8, 2016

More Mesa Wedding: Justin & Kristi

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We did it! We finished our last wedding of 2016 and we did it with a bang! Jess was a bridesmaid and photographer, James was the photographer, and the MC oh and we brought Wittybooth too! We basically ran the show! Just kidding, the incredible Katelin of Katelin Event Productions ran she show and she did a marvelous job.  It was such a fabulous celebration!

Justin and Kristi’s wedding was oh so classy and they perfectly pulled in hints of Christmas decor for an elegant design. The ceremony aisle was lined with lanterns and greenery, and behind them were 5 Christmas trees! How fun is that?!  The bridesmaids wore full length black dresses, and the guest commented they looked like Victoria Secret models (well isn’t that the best compliment ever)!

We love December weddings! We just celebrated our 3 year wedding anniversary yesterday (yay) and we were remembering our wedding day and how fun it is to get married in December! And on our wedding day three years ago, this bride, Kristi of Style Me Kristi, did Jess’ hair and makeup! Our friendship started long ago at a local coffee shop where Jess saw Kristi looking like a bombshell barbie and went up to her and complimented her on her bright red lipstick.  One compliment turned into years of friendship and hair styling! Kristi has beens styling Jess’ hair for many years and even washed and curled it twice a week it for the 4 months Jess was in a cast for her broken arm! Kristi is one of our all-time favorite people to work with, and we have loved being such a huge part of planning her wedding day!

We love how Justin and Kristi met. Kristi was in Colorado visiting her sister (Brittni) and brother in law (Matt), and Justin was visiting his friend Matt (Kristi’s brother in law). Justin had just finished a tour in Iraq and immediately flew to Colorado to be with his best friend Matt to get back into normal life again. They were all hanging out and Kristi being the fantastic beautiful, strong and sassy woman she is, would not take any of Justin’s crap and over the course of the night she called him a princess and told him he needed Jesus. Justin had never had a woman talk to him like this before and put him in his place, and he was intrigued! Kristi went back to California and Justin went back to the base in Hawaii, but they continued talking and thus began the beginning of a friendship that quickly turned into a relationship. Bear with us for a second as we explain the connection: Kristi married her sister’s husbands best friend, which means the boys who are best friends (Matt and Justin) married sisters (Kristi and Brittni)! On the wedding day the matron of honor and best man were husband and wife, and in case you didn’t quite follow along with all the relationship intertwining, every family reunion just got way more exciting!

One of our favorite things about Kristi is she knows who she is and is not afraid to be herself! She is an incredibly talented hair and makeup artist, appreciates craft cocktails or a glass of red wine, and has contagious laughter that will light up the room in no time!  Justin is strong, determined, and an incredible leader. He has served and fought for our country’s freedom, and loves and pursues Kristi like the princess she is. It is such an honor to watch your friends fall in love, and we loved watching Kristi grow into more of herself as she fell in love with Justin. We could go on and on about how much we love them, but we also love their wedding photos so much and are so excited to share a few of our favorites!!

 

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Florals & Design: Tyler Speier
Coordination: Katelin Event Production
Dress: Lili Bridals
Invitations and Calligraphy: Love & Elyse 
Hair: Style Me Kristi Tayler Radford
Makeup: Designed EleganceLeah Washuta
Photo Booth: Wittybooth
DJ: Persian House Cat

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