WEDDING BLISS

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STORY COMPILED BY CHARIS PATIRES PHOTOGRAPHY BY TAYLOR MORGAN PHOTOGRAPHY & DESIGN

In May 2015, John Henry and Kazia DeHahn met during a Hot Summer Nights event in Lake Ozark. A few months later he messaged her on Facebook and a relationship started to develop.

They dated for a couple of years before John popped the question on March 1, 2018. After getting home from a bad day at work, Kazia was doing laundry when she turned around and was surprised to find John down on one knee.

“He definitely turned my bad day into a good one,” she recalls.

The couple exchanged vows on September 7, 2019 at The Magic of Midnight in Brumley. They chose the venue because of its beauty and the playground to keep kids busy during the wedding.

“We have lots of friends with kids and wanted something other than a kids craft table. Trust me, it was a very good decision. Even we had fun on the playground,” Kazia says.

The couple has not gone on a honeymoon yet, but plans to take a vacation for a month in January 2021 to Florida to see family and go to Disney World.

John is a parts manager for BJ Marine and Kazia is a stay-at-home mom and substitute teacher at the Central College of Cosmetology.

There were three bridesmaids and groomsmen, including the maid of honor and best man. The bridesmaids all wore grey Tricks Of The Trade dresses from Lulus. com with sparkly sandals from Target and Shoe Carnival. The groomsmen all wore grey suits with a white button up underneath and a black tie with small slate blue flowers on them. The best man’s vest was slate blue while the other two groomsmen had grey vests. The groom and all groomsmen wore little sunflower boutonnieres along with black shoes which all came from Janine’s Flowers. Close family friend, Richard Vinduska, performed the ceremony. The color scheme was slate blue, yellow and grey. The flowers chosen were sunflowers and white daisies with craspedia, blue gypsophila spray, and yellow pieris buds with lemon leaf spray used for fillers. They used all of the same flowers in the centerpieces, which they built themselves. Her maid of honor, Sara Steele (Kitchen), made all of the bouquets and centerpieces but all fake flowers were from Hobby Lobby. The bride’s bouquet and boutonnieres were made by Janine’s Flowers.

The couple says the most memorable part of the wedding day was the food. Both self-proclaimed foodies, they are particular fans of chef Kevin McCowan of Dog Days who prepared the food for the reception. “We still hear about it to this day, how amazing the food was,” Kazia said.

WEDDING VENDORS

Venue: Magic of Midnight, Brumley Photography: Taylor Morgan Photography Wedding planner: Mandy McKinnon/Making Memories with Mandy Food catering: Kevin McCowan, Dog Days in Osage Beach Beverages: Tirebiters Peanut Pub, Osage Beach Bridal gown: Truly Bridal, Osage Beach. Brides vail and belt: Dala’s Bridal Boutique, Tipton Brides shoes: PFI, Springfield Bridesmaids gowns: Lulus.com. Hair/makeup: Dystany Nicholson Florist: Janine’s Flowers

Silk flowers: Hobby Lobby DJ: Bobby Belton Cake: Bake Me Happy, Camdenton Rings: Hyosilver.com