Real Weddings in KC: Lily Starr + Dean Shatzer
The pandemic added a new twist to the “meet cute” story. Lily Starr and Dean Shatzer connected on Hinge, a dating site, but could only Facetime every night until they finally got together in person three months later. After a romantic proposal Thanksgiving weekend, the couple planned an October 2024 wedding. But then came a fire at Mission Hills Country Club, where they hoped to have their ceremony and reception; the Israeli war complicated the wedding dress arrival from Tel Aviv. Lily, a supply chain specialist, and Dean, a financial investment professional, worked through every detail together.
A “Monet Waterlilies Wonderland” theme, with watery and silvery surfaces paired with Impressionistic greens and blues, shimmered throughout the ceremony and reception. An Argentinian dinner, complete with long-skewered meats and fish, was as delicious as it was entertaining.
But what made their day especially happy? “Everyone we loved the most together in one room,” says Lily.
The It List
Ceremony & Reception
Mission Hills Country Club
Flowers
Trapp and Company
Music
Park University International Center for Music String Quartet
Wedding Dress
Galia Lahav
Bridesmaids’ Dresses
Bella Bridesmaids
Groom/Groomsmen Suits
Therese Wickey/Corinth Tailor & Tuxedo Rental
Hair
Dalton Morris
Makeup
Keely Fink
Catering
Mission Hills Country Club
Cake
Blue Thistle Cakery
Wedding Planner
Holly Davidson with Simple Elegance