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bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb VintageKC / Winter 2012 26 Filling the barn The barn set the feel for the entire wedding. “We knew since it was in a barn, our wedding would be rustic. And, we had this nice collec- tion of antiques anyway, so we knew they would be a part of it,” Kelsey said. Kelsey loves mason jars and wanted to incorporate them in the wedding. She al- ready owned a few, but others were scavenged from their families’ basements, area antique malls, thrift stores and the City Market commu- nity yard sale, which is held every Sunday just across the street from the couple’s River Market apartment. She ended up with about 50 blue Bell mason jars, without a complete plan as to what to do with them. Jon was sure they had far too many. “At several points she says, ‘Okay, we’ve got enough,’ right before we walk into an antique store,” Jon said. “Then, she grabs three or four more and I’m at the door like, ‘You said we had enough.’” Kelsey responds with a smirk, “They were only $2 so we had to do it.” With just a few weeks’ notice, they asked their florist, Shackleford Botanical Designs in Parkville, MO, to incorporate the mason jars into their floral arrangements. Filled with calla lilies, blue delphinium and red hypericum berries, the mason jars decorated the reception tables in the barn. They set the leftovers on the ground, lining the entryway to the clearing where the ceremony took place just steps away from the barn.
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