we had been looking forward to andrea and gerrit's big day for a long time.  they had a grittastic engagement session awhile back and being that andrea is an interior designer, i knew the details would be fab.  they did not disappoint!

despite a few small glitches on their big day, andrea and gerrit kept on smiling.  the ceremony took place at the world's fair pavilion in forest park.  the reception was at lumiere place hotel.

ah, the glorious details!  check out this whopper of a fall wedding inspiration board.  i see these all the time on other wedding blogs and figured this could be a super helpful thing for those of you in the planning stages.  check out the uber-creative place settings that andrea put together using an iron-on veneer.  i also love the jack-o-lantern centerpieces.

look at those sexy legs!

and inside the crazy cool soulard market lofts...

what a classic beauty! 

i LOVE this moment.

i can't remember which bridesmaid first hopped up on this lower part of the bridge, but what a brave soul in those shoes (which are AWESOME, btw)!

i also love the choice of khaki for the guys. 

poor andrea had to climb up the shiestiest "stairs" (and i use the term loosely) and had to walk the plank, really, to get to this spot, but it was oh so worth it.