The church was beautifully decorated with green and white hydrangeas,
big fun roses and hot pink spray roses on every other pew. There were three white roses at the altar
presented by each of the mothers to honor deceased family members. During the
prelude, organist, Judy Kashka played “How Beautiful” as the guests were being seated. Each bridesmaid carried coral peonies
bouquets and the groomsmen were dressed in black tuxes with a coral rose
boutonnière as they processed down the altar to the hymn “Song at the Speyer
Catherdral, Nevue”. The bridal
processional was “Processional, Purcell” as Eric Melgaard, the bride’s father,
escorted his daughter, Allison, who was carrying a bouquet of all white and
ivory flowers (hydrangea, roses, peonies and tulips) down the aisle to give her
hand in marriage.
Upon the conclusion of the ceremony, the guests made their
way north to the Kansas City Marriott on the Country Club Plaza to begin the
reception celebration with a hosted cocktail hour. Each guest was treated to buffalo mozzarella,
tomato & basil focaccia, BBQ meatballs and coconut shrimp. The bridal party
enjoyed a Trolley Tour from the church to reception with their memories
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Michael Beers called the guests into the Grand Ballroom at
7:00 PM. Once the guests were seated, Michael proceeded to introduce the bridal
party as they made their grand entrance into the ballroom. Directly after, Eric
Melgaard gave the blessing. The menu was
a garden green salad, chicken piccata with a lemon caper xauce, garlic mashed
potatoes and grilled asparagus. Upon conclusion of dinner it was time for the
toasts and the cake cutting ceremony. Lynne Muellier of Icing on the Cake,
exclusively designed a beautiful three-tiered embossed cake with buttercream
icing, accented with red rose petals. It
was now time for Mr. and Mrs. Sam Tapko to have their first dance as man and
wife. Following the newlywed’s dance, Allison and her father Eric shared the
dance floor with Sam and his mother Julie to create some lasting memories. The guests then hit the dance floor where
they danced into the early morning to the sounds of the Michael Beers Band.
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