If you are planning a wedding in the great state of Missouri, you are a lucky couple, indeed. Sparkling, urbane cities, and down home southern tradition are gently blended in the Show Me State. The biggest challenge for an engaged Missouri couple will be choosing which part of the state for a wedding. The Missouri Wedding Guide is filled with articles on a broad range of subjects for you to explore.
St. Louis is a city filled with tradition and grace. The Gateway Arch stands tall and proud with her feet on the banks of the Mississippi River. The Hill offers some of the best Italian food and bakeries in the country. Historical churches and stately buildings are nestled throughout the city. On the other border stands Kansas City. Here you will find the new and cutting- edge part of Missouri. Modern buildings and a trendy attitude mark Kansas City as an upbeat, young town with plenty to offer the modern couple. Between these two cities lies Lake of the Ozarks, the perfect location for a beach-themed wedding. Sparkling waters, spectacular resorts and water sport opportunities await people from all over the world.
Heading south to Missouri's boot heel and the surrounding areas, you will find yourself in a land steeped in southern tradition. Area attractions include Branson , Silver Dollar City, Talking Rocks and Shepherd of the Hills , Table Rock Lake offers great fishing, swimming, camping, and boating. With over 800 miles of shoreline and some of the best bass fishing in the country, this would be a great choice for a destination wedding.
History runs deep in Missouri from the Civil War to the push across the west. St. Joseph is known for its Pony Express riders and reenactments happen still today. Historic wagon train stops still host visitors, museums display Civil War era treasures, and the landscape is dotted with picturesque homesteads. If you search carefully, there are still sod houses to be found and many have occupants.
Missouri offers four true seasons for weddings. Spring time, with an overload of blooming trees and flowers, is a paradise of color and aroma. Summer offers up fields of wild flowers, swaying willows and sun dappled country churches. Fall is spectacular in Missouri. The humidity of summer disappears and the countryside puts on her finery as the leaves change. A crispness pervades the air and the sky becomes ocean blue. Harvest festivals happen just about every weekend, the wineries in Hermann celebrate Oktoberfest, and pumpkin vendors set up on street corners in every town. Winter gives you dazzling snow fields as a backdrop for a holiday or winter wedding. Missouri's larger cities pull out all the stops with their holiday decorations and the more rural towns host winter carnivals.
Harry Truman, Mark Twain and Jesse James were all proud Missourians. Those three men, with their very different destinies, are favorite sons of this diverse state. Missouri takes in everyone with a Southern smile and a Midwestern handshake. Congratulations to you. Whether you are a native or a newcomer, you will find Missouri to be the ideal place to start your life together. Here you will find the room to chart your own destiny and create a wedding that is truly your own.
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