Amanda and Kyle both lived in the Beardsley area and so always knew each other but never really talked or hung out at all. In June of 2012, Kyle contacted Amanda through Facebook and they started talking. Ever since the first day they hung out together, they have hardly ever spent a day apart. They dated for almost 8 months when Kyle asked Amanda to marry him. SHE SAID YES! Amanda said “I never believed people when they said “when you meet the one, you will just know” but it’s true. We both just knew it from the beginning!”
They chose Pine Peaks Retreat and Event Center as it had everything there for them to use to make their dream wedding come true. They wanted a whole weekend with their family and friends, not just a wedding day. They loved that there was a whole room full of decorations that they could use to customize their wedding décor. Their style was rustic bling. They chose eggplant and gray as their colors and loved that there were homemade crates that they could use which were left by a previous bride and groom (thank you, Brianna and Edward). Julie had vines and grapes and plenty of bling to compliment the décor in the decoration room.
Kyle had his “first look” at his beautiful bride as she was escorted down the aisle by her mother. The day was a perfect July day in Minnesota with a gently breeze, plenty of the sunshine and puffy white clouds. The IDOs were shared in the presence of close friends and family in Pine Peaks Garden which was in full bloom.
The celebration continued with a reception in the pavilion with a fabulous buffet dinner to follow crafted by Chef Brian of Maucieri’s Catering. The guests were served fresh bread, a house salad, antipasto, and specialty buffet chicken fettuccine and spaghetti with Tony Senior’s famous meatballs on top. (Top secret recipe and Julie’s favorite). The guests were treated to a fabulous piece of real wedding cake! Then, in a pine peaks tradition, Kate of Maucieri’s baked fresh pizzas in the wood fired oven.
We at Pine Peaks Event Center wish this lovely couple the best of everything and hope for a life time full of true love. Thank you for choosing Pine Peaks!
-Dave and Julie Peterson