Preslee & Estevenson | May 11, 2019
New Town Chapel and the Caramel Room
Thank you, Facebook: High school classmates, Estevenson and Preslee later reconnected when he commented on a Facebook post she’d made about his favorite soccer team. They were soon talking every day, and Preslee was driving from Kansas City to St. Louis almost every weekend to see him. How did they survive long-distance? Independence and hard conversations, they say. After three years of dating, Estevenson proposed on a mountain hike in Haiti. Without phone service, he says, the two “had a few days to just be engaged.”
Ceremony & Reception: The couple kept the ceremony simple, with white flowers and green eucalyptus. Guests saw the pair’s tenderness when Estevenson used Preslee’s hand, which he was holding, to wipe his tears rather than let go during the service. The reception, at The Caramel Room, began with a toast in Estevenson’s native Haitian Creole by Preslee’s father, who learned it for the occasion. Estevenson’s home country also got shout-outs in the form of the groom’s cake, late-night snacks, and music.
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The Details
Photographer: Laura Ann Miller Photography
Hair: Savanah Summer Luxury Hair + Makeup
Catering: 23 City Blocks Catering
Cake: Flowers & Flour Cakes
Preslee’s dress: Stella York
Bridesmaids’ dresses: Adrianna Papell
Estevenson and groomsmen’s suits: Menguin
Florist: Petals and Bells
Live Music: Jimmy Hussey (A Rockin’ DJ)
Officiant: Chris Nation
