It’s one of those rainy day moments that won’t be forgotten. Will Morrison used the excuse that his truck had broken down to lure Kate Boyle, his girlfriend of two years, to a park they often visited with their dog, Dayton. When she arrived, Will was sitting with Dayton in an Adirondack chair he built, and he dropped to one knee just as rain began to fall.
The two met through a mutual friend in Will’s hometown of Chattanooga, Tenn., where Kate, a native St. Louisan, had accepted a job after college. Once they got engaged, Kate knew she wanted a St. Louis wedding. “I had to convince Will a little,” she recalls. “We came in town for a weekend to look at venues, and the Missouri Athletic Club was the last place on our list. Will loved it the second he walked in.” Kate grew up attending various functions at the MAC and always admired the ballroom’s simple elegance. “I kept the colors neutral and added greenery and my favorite flowers, hydrangeas and peonies.”
Kate chose classic, traditional touches, and one extra special detail: her veil, made with lace from her grandmother’s wedding dress. “My aunt also wore the dress, and I hope to pass down the veil to my cousins,” she says. Her grandmother, who died a few weeks after the wedding, could attend only the ceremony, and one of Kate’s favorite memories is stopping to give her a hug and kiss during her walk down the aisle. “It made that part of the ceremony incredibly special,” she says.
The couple resides in Chattanooga, where Kate is the national accounts coordinator for PlayCore, and Will is a home builder for Will Morrison Construction.
[resources]
Gown | Judd Waddell from Fleur De Lis Bridal
Ceremony | The Church of St. Michael and St. George
Reception | Missouri Athletic Club
Caterer | Missouri Athletic Club
Baker | Missouri Athletic Club, Wedding Wonderland
Florist | High Cotton Florals
Reception Music | The Fabulous Motown Revue
Honeymoon | Cocobay Resort in Antigua
[wedding party]
Bride’s Parents | Tim & Suzanne Boyle, St. Louis
Groom’s Parents | Jim & Maureen Morrison, Signal Mountain, Tenn.
Maid of Honor | Libby Boyle
Bridesmaids | Lacy Morrison, Austin Morrison, Mary Cole Daulton, Stacey Nicol, Meg Ried, Tayler Marx, Emily Pendergraft, Maggie Decker
Best Man | Garrett Cash
Groomsmen | Brad Boyle, Andy Cash, Donald King, Chandler Rennick, David Marks, Michael Dixon, Jace Bullard, Cody Romans
Wedding Date: May 17, 2014
Photos: Jon Koch Photography
