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contents accessories 02 Kristal Rose Bridal bachelorette / bachelor parties 08 Cupid’s Lingerie 16 Enchanted Valley Farm 08 Rendezvous Room Event Center 09 The Apollo on Emma 17 The Diva Dive bartending 07 Gala Garage 05 Koon’s Saloon 18 Tie 1 On NWA beauty 05 Nail Haven 19 Simplee Skin & Lashes bridal lingerie 08 Cupid’s Lingerie bridal showers 09 The Apollo on Emma 16 Enchanted Valley Farm 05 Nail Haven 08 Rendezvous Room Event Center cakes/pies 05 Gingham Daisy catering 05 Catering Concepts 17 Cowboy Catering Company 08 Rendezvous Room Event Center 14 Simply Divine dresses 02 Kristal Rose Bridal dress preservation 09 Arkansas Gown Preservation 18 Old Town Dry Cleaners DJ / music accompaniment 16 Dancenhance Entertainment 14 Pinnacle Strings 07 Rebirth DJs gifts / favors 08 Cupid’s Lingerie fitness 17 The Diva Dive florists 03 Pressed by Kaity 08 Simply Floral & Gifts flower preservation 03 Pressed by Kaity honeymoon / travel 03 Destination Fun Travel 17 Wish List Travel
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Mitch and Shelby Thompson were married November 23, 2019 at The Apollo on Emma, in Springdale (page 9). Photos by Millie Cooper Photography.
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Mitch & Shelby Thompson November 23, 2019
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itch and I met for the first time in college at iHop when our mutual friends set us up. We sat at opposite sides of the table, and he kept trying to talk to me, but I tried to play it cool and shrugged it off. After the dinner, we ended up hanging out in the same setting several times, and then he finally asked me out! I got a job after I graduated and moved to NWA. We dated long distance for a year while Mitch was getting his master’s degree. We quickly realized we wanted to be together, so Mitch joined me and we started our life together in NWA. We had been dating for 4 years, when we went on a beach vacation with both of our families. Mitch had the ring, but was waiting for the perfect time to propose! He knew we would want our families there to celebrate. Mitch and I had a rooftop dinner at a restaurant on the beach, and he had his sister and brother-inlaw help set up the balcony for when we came back. I was so unaware of the proposal that I was eating dinner leftovers while walking to the balcony, only to find candles and my favorite flowers set up. It was the quickest “heck yeah” that I’ve ever said! We met up with our families to celebrate on the beach afterwards!
Our engagement was short (4 months), but we knew we wanted to have a low-key wedding with our favorite things. Before we even started dating, we listened to “Your Song” By Elton John, and I walked down the aisle to that song. We also wanted to include my dog Griff. I got him after we started dating, but Mitch quickly became his favorite person.
We are big movie fans, so when we saw The Apollo on Emma, we loved that it was an old movie theater. We had a popcorn machine and football games playing at the reception. Mitch’s family are OU fans and my family are Razorback fans. They both had games that day so we thought it would be a fun addition! We also thought it was cute to use the ticket booth, so my cousins handed out our programs there!
Sticking with low-key, we had pizza for dinner, and for dessert, our favorite - apple fritters from Rick’s Bakery! Best of all, we had Griff and all of our favorite people in one place to make
it special! Now after the wedding, our life is full of so many great things like our twin babies, Griff and lots of breakfast dates!
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