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Anna & Cody

A Des Moines HyVee Conference Center Fall Wedding

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letter-when asked what she was most looking forward to about her wedding day, she said being with everyone she loves in one place. He seconded that saying, “Seeing family and friends that I don’t see very often, most of whom I see less than once a year.” Their families and friends showed up and the support, love, and happiness was so evident! I secretly fell in love with the Lammer/Stoermer families; they are just that sweet.

Anna & Cody first met working together at Hy-Vee (read more about their love story here) and have since both moved to the Des Moines area to continue their successful careers with the company. Everything from the florals to the cake to the catering and the venue, of course, were all represented by Hy-Vee and it was all so perfectly beautiful and delicious that I decided Hy-Vee should just be a one-stop-shop for all things wedding.

It was the peak weekend for fall colors and, man, we hit the jackpot! It also happened to be a gorgeous fall day for temperatures; we felt so lucky all the way around! Cody & Anna, thank you so much for having us. It was a true pleasure working with you and I am so excited about these images and memories from your wedding day!

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We went to the Des Moines Art Center for their photos and this was really where we got to see so many fall colors!!

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See what I mean about the fall colors?! Holy wow…

One of my favorite wedding color combinations to date!

Cody picked out the suits and I think they are so sharp! I love that they are so classy without being the traditional all-over black suit.

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Photography: Emily Crall Photography
Makeup: Annie Clevenger
Hair: Crystal Arguello of Bloom Studios
Bridal Gown: Maggie Sottero from Schaffer’s
Bridesmaid Gowns: Alfred Sung from Weddington Way
Suits: Skeffington’s
Florals: Jody of Waukee Hy-Vee
Cake Artist: Caroline of Waukee Hy-Vee
Catering: Executive Chef Kim & staff of Hy-Vee Conference Center
DJ: A Special Events DJ
Paper Suite: Wedding Paper Divas
Linens, Chargers, & Decor: Bella Flora
Uplighting: Hy-Vee Conference Center
Ceremony Venue: Lutheran Church of Hope
Pastor: Mark Brandt
Musicians: Amanda Strenge, Catherine Smith, Brian Wynia
Reception Venue:Hy-Vee Conference Center

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  1. […] to their beautiful bold blue & orange wedding colors. You can see more from their wedding day here in their blog post. They just finalized their wedding album design last week so I thought I’d […]

  2. Peg Reinking says:

    How great to re-visit this special day with these beautiful pictures! Anna, Cody, the wedding party, Stoermer and Lammers … thank you for sharing your love with everyone who attended the wedding weekend!

  3. Maureen Morinville says:

    Beautiful

  4. Lori Lammers says:

    Love the pictures! The day, the moments, the emotions…priceless, and you captured it all! Anna and Cody have made so many great decisions so far and you are one of them.

  5. Emily Anderson says:

    Beautiful!! Such a fantastic day it was!

  6. Deb Strayer says:

    These pictures are amazing! Thanks for sharing…..so fun to think back on this wonderful day! : )

  7. Erica Paige Weirich says:

    Gorgeous pictures! They capture the day so perfectly!! Can’t wait to see the rest! 🙂

  8. Cathy Kain says:

    Loved the sneak peak! Can’t wait to see the rest! BEAUTIFUL!

  9. Amanda Strenge says:

    I am so in love with these pictures! Such a beautiful and happy couple, and it the most gorgeous and calm fall day ever! I cannot wait to see more. All of the pictures show the true happy and excited emotions of everyone! 🙂

  10. Brenda Morinville Lammers says:

    Awesome photographs! I’ll wait patiently for pics of the flower girl 😉

  11. Deanna Strenge says:

    Love these! Beautiful couple and a beautiful fall wedding day!

  12. Annie Clevenger says:

    It was so much fun doing the makeup for this wedding! What a great group of human beings. It was an honor to get to spend the morning with you all!

  13. Vickie Stoermer says:

    Thanks for the sneak peak! Totally love the beautiful pictures! Can’t wait for the rest. Fall has always been one of my favorite seasons and now I know why, just look at the colors!

  14. Stacy Doll says:

    Gorgeous!!!

  15. Courtney Stoermer says:

    Love this blog and a sneak peek at beautiful pictures!! This could make anyone want to have a fall wedding!!!

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