Wedding Notes:

Old—handkerchiefs, tiara

New—dress, dancing shoes

Borrowed—fancy little purse from Mom

Blue—handkerchiefs, flowers

Prayer given during the wedding ceremony was written together by Jon and Leann during their Engaged Encounter weekend. Engaged Encounter is part of the marriage preparation offered by the Catholic Church.

The ring pillow was hand embroidered by Leann and made by Jon’s mother, Kathy. Kathy also made the rose petal basket and the dresses worn by Tessa Alcorn (junior bridesmaid) and Rylee Klemann (flower girl).

The berried juniper in the bride’s and bridesmaids’ bouquets, the groom’s and groomsmens’ boutonnieres, the corsages and boutonnieres worn by family and friends involved in the wedding, as well as in the beautiful flower arrangements on the altar, the piano, and the table centerpieces, were all collected on the ranch by Leann.

The candlesticks holding the unity candle tapers belonged to Leann’s great-grandparents, Norene DiNardo’s parents, Arthur and Laura Ann Blecha.

The flower pots at the church were planted by Leann.

The Yogo sapphires in Leann’s ring were originally in a pair of earrings. They were chosen in Lewistown on one of Jon and Leann’s camping trips.

Leann carried two handkerchiefs down the aisle. One was given to her by Kathy and belonged to Jon’s godmother, “Aunt” Betty Monroe. The other was given to her by Elsie Cunningham and belonged to Elsie’s mother, Margaret.

The tiara was from Leann’s reign as Prom Queen.

The Star Wars theme song is not only great recessional music, it was significant in our engagement story. (And Jon is a huge fan.)

The reception table centerpieces contained wildflowers, grasses, and other plants, like juniper and yucca, from the ranch.

Grammy calls Leann her butterfly girl. The butterfly on the cake and the other butterflies throughout the wedding and reception were fun to add.

The hair on the groom’s cake topper was hand painted (red and blonde) by Shannon Brooks’ mom.

Jon and Leann are both oldest children. Leann’s sister Lorena is about a month older than Jon’s brother Ted.  Leann’s brother Larry is only a couple months older than Jon’s sister Mary. And the personalities are similar between the oldest, middle, and youngest children!!