We are so happy and excited to be a part of Carol Matmativong & Rich Kraus’s September 2013 wedding. Every wedding is always unique and different from the last, especially this one. With Carol’s Laotion culture and Rich’s desire of a classic “American” wedding, their design scheme is feminine with rustic elegance and undertones of the Lao culture in the food , flowers and centerpieces.
Carol has one of our Bride’s who is using our P3 Everything Package! She not only gets complete design and decor assistance and design boards but also all coordination with the best of the best in Chicago vendors, month of assistance and day of coordination!
Curly Willow, Ivory and Salmon Roses with ivy, white and salmon hypericum berries make up the floral that will be used for Carol and Rich’s Wedding Arch
I love the choices Carol made for her personal flowers. They are soft but will still make a statement. We are keeping Carol’s bridal bouquet a secret as well! These are the boutonniere’s and bridesmaids bouquets that made the cut.
White Gardenias and Peonies, Freesia and wheat are all bits and pieces of Carol’s Bridesmaids bouquets, the Boutonnieres and Rich’s Groom’s Bout.
Carol and Rich’s centerpieces will be Manzanita trees with salmon roses at the base and dispersed throughout the tree. We are still debating whether to string gold crystals throughout. What do you think? Her high boy arrangements will be simple and contain the same flowers from the ceremony.
Manzatia tree rentals provided by Parrott Party Productions
When I asked Carol to send me some information on how her and Rich met and a little about the two of them as a couple, I did not expect a mini love story written by Rich. I would have loved to use it all but it was 4 pages! I have put a few of my favorite excerpts! I hope we are all as lucky as Carol and find a man who thinks that highly of us. Carol and Rich met in college at Northern University when they were grouped together in their finance class. As Rich said, ” All because of a stolen calculator, a Gmail glitch, and an extremely boring professor…”
“There were three of us in the group, Carol, myself and another guy. Him and I discussed most of the questions and laid out our answers on the whiteboard. We could not, for the life of us, figure out one of the questions. That was when Carol, who was sitting studiously at the desk writing notes as we laid out the problems, spoke up. She told us exactly how to solve the problem, with clear precision. I thought that maybe she was a quiet learner, but then she opened her mouth, intelligence flew out, and she was able to solve a question that left us stumped.”
“She is incredibly sweet, in personality and looks. She has curves in all the right places, a huge smile, and loving brown eyes that sparkle when the light hits them just the right way. Her personality is pure and devilish at the same time. She isn’t able to wish harm to anyone or anything and can be soft spoken at times, but is still capable of being completely hard headed, determined, overpowering and, at times, evil. The way she carries herself displays her personality, being a proud, strong woman with a high self esteem. “
“A year and one month after our first date, we moved in together. Three months after that I proposed. She said yes within a second after I asked. We have had our ups, downs and challenges, but they just help us get to know each other better, strengthening our relationship. “
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