The Backstory
The models and now happily engaged couple, Katelyn Evans and Colton Drollinger, agreed to participate as models in a styled shoot after touring Haue Valley in April 2017 and securing their July 2018 wedding date at the venue just west of St. Louis.
“We had been collaborating with Applause Weddings on a concept of a styled shoot turned actual proposal,” said Kristin Binford, Managing Partner and Co-owner at Haue Valley. “When we met Katelyn and Colton and learned they were ready to reserve a wedding date, but weren’t yet engaged, we knew we had the perfect couple for the shoot.”
Binford learned that the photographers for the styled shoot, Sydney Pillitteri and Tony Kell of Chosen Photography, knew the couple through a friend, and that friend, Lyndsay O’Neil, was a cake designer and owner at Cake House Design. O'Neil also just happened to be the best friend of the bride-to-be. Quickly the pieces for the shoot fell into place.
The jewel-toned styled shoot was adorned with more than 1,800 roses, peonies, dahlias, and eucalyptus stems. The over-the-top florals and décor were meticulously styled by An Affair to Remember, a St. Louis based florist and rental company. As planned, the engagement came as a complete surprise.