Katie Butterfield admits it’s a good thing the bartender was slow at a Ted Collier art show a few years ago. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have been standing around long enough to reconnect with Jordan Shoen. The two had met 20 years earlier at the age of 12 through a youth group at The Church of St. Michael & St. George. “The connection as adults was instant,” she says. “We had a lot in common since we had known each other since childhood, but it was still new and exciting because it had been so long!”
The two dated just more than a year before Jordan proposed on a weekend getaway to Innsbrook. “When I saw the ring, I got goosebumps because it looked identical to my late mom’s, which he had never seen,” Butterfield says. She was able to include the memory of her mom in other ways, too. Butterfield wore her cathedral veil for the ceremony and converted her mom’s wedding ring into earrings and a necklace. “I also wore my aunt’s wedding dress, an Oscar de la Renta gown,” she says. “I worked with Marylyn Simpson at R&M Designs to customize it, and she made it convertible so I could transform it into a cocktail dress for the reception. Jordan kept stepping on it during our first dance, so I did the reveal a little earlier than expected!”
The church was an obvious choice for the ceremony, and they both wanted a casual reception venue where friends and family could come together and just hang out. “We went from a more traditional approach at the church to playing games and fun decorations at Kuhs Farm in Spanish Lake, which is such a hidden gem,” Butterfield says. She put a lot of effort into making everything exactly as she envisioned. (When she couldn’t find the right tablecloth, she shipped in fabric and had one made!) And despite being completely sick on her wedding day, Butterfield has countless favorite memories. “I found out it was a kidney infection afterward,” she says. “But I was just so happy to have everyone we loved there, especially all my cousins and friends of ours from youth group.”
Katie is an associate creative director and copywriter for Momentum Worldwide, and Jordan is owner of Invest St. Louis, an investment real estate company. They reside in University City.
[wedding party]
Maid of Honor | Betsy Webb
Bridesmaids | Rachel Schoen, Kendall Mahoney, Sarah Gill, Jenny Matthews, Jeanne Hinckley, Sarah Luthern, Allison Margolies
Best Man | Jonathan Schoen
Groomsmen | Justin Farber, Ryan Webb, Chris Stokes, John Warren, John Cotsworth, Jay Sutherland, Mike Slonim
Flower Girl | Samantha Webb
Bride’s parents | Larry Butterfield of Brentwood & the late Elaine Butterfield
Groom’s parents | Judith Oge of Evergreen, Colorado, & Dennis Schoen of Holly Hills, Missouri
[resources]
Ceremony | The Church of St. Michael & St. George
Reception | Kuhs Estate & Farm
Gown | Oscar de la Renta
Cake | Sugaree Baking Company
Florist | Sisters Floral Design Studio
Music | The Fabulous Motown Revue
Honeymoon | Costa Rica
Wedding Planner | Renée Joshu of Weddings by Renee
Photos by Lisa Meyer Photography