Tori and Luke Scheidecker didn’t cross paths until adulthood, but basketball always was a common thread. A mutual friend named Stu had coached Tori — Mater Dei High School alumna — for years and then served as a mentor for Luke — a Smithville, Missouri, native — as he began his coaching career at Wabash Valley College in Mount Carmel, Illinois. “Luke was led to believe from Stu that I was expecting his call,” Tori recounts. “Luke blindly called me, and that led to us talking for over an hour the first time we spoke.” After a year of long-distance dating, Stu and Luke worked together to surprise Tori with a proposal in front of her family.
Wedding planning was fun for Tori, who had a clear vision of what she wanted. A chandelier was a must-have. “I always say brides have their one thing, and that was mine,” she says. Mistletoe and Ivy and Jane from OBJ Design worked together to make her dream a reality, presenting her with a beautiful chandelier wreathed in flowers.
The couple married on Sept. 14 at the Roofless Church in New Harmony, Indiana, with around 250 guests. After the ceremony, which included lighting a unity candle and reading the vows they’d written, they enjoyed a private horse and carriage ride around town to share a quiet moment together as newlyweds.
Their reception at the Ribeyre Center, a historic gym in New Harmony, tied in their mutual connection to basketball in an elegant way, with basketballs integrated into the floral arrangements. Their DJ gave their wedding party a starting lineup introduction and kept the dance floor lively. Along with catering from Schnitzelbank, they provided snacks listed on a concession stand sign. Instead of a bouquet toss, the couple did a cotton candy toss for the many children at the reception.
Luke’s favorite moment was seeing Tori walk down the aisle and hearing her vows, while Tori best remembers circling back around in their horse and carriage to see all their friends and family cheering for them.
Vendors:
VENUES
Roofless Church and Ribeyre Center, New Harmony, Indiana
DAY-OF COORDINATOR
Brianna Perry Alvey
BRIDESMAID DRESSES
Revelry
SUITS
Kingdom Cords
MAKEUP
Brittany Dougan
PHOTOGRAPHER/ VIDEOGRAPHER
Straw Photography & Media
HAIR
Alyssa Backes
FLORISTS/DECORATORS
Golden Rose, OBJ Design, and Mistletoe & Ivy
CATERER
Schnitzelbank
CAKE
Laura Hall
ALCOHOL
Frontier Liquors
HORSE AND CARRIAGE
Horseshoe Bend Carriage Co.
DJ
Brian Koester
WEDDING DRESS
Regiss Bridal and Prom, Owensboro, Kentucky
