At work

Phyllis is a consultant who works with housing authorities coordinating public/private partnership projects. She is currently working for the Bridgeton Housing Authority. Rick is a financial planner with Main Line Financial Advisors.

Awestruck

Rick and Phyllis memorized their vows so there was no repeat-after-me with the minister. The words they said, at the moment in which they said them, were so moving that their voices cracked at first.

Discretionary spending

A bargain: Phyllis saved a bundle with her sewing. Rather than paying $380 for each of the shrugs her maid of honor and bridesmaids wore, she paid only $110 for the fabric. She spent an additional $30 on fabric for the flower girl's dress. The premade dress she liked - which did not come in the right color - was $210.

The splurge: Everything else, but they wish they had spent a little more and hired a videographer. "What we didn't realize until later is that the people in the wedding don't get to see the wedding."

The getaway

Two weeks out West, including a week in Scottsdale, Ariz.; a tour of the Grand Canyon; two days in Yosemite National Park; a shoreline drive to Carmel, Monterey, and Pebble Beach, Calif.; and two days in Sonoma and Napa, Calif.

Behind the Scenes

Officiant

Rev. Graham Ford from Bryn Mawr Presbyterian and Dr. Robert Young, retired minister of Westminster Presbyterian Church in West Chester

Venue

Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church in Bryn Mawr and the Radnor Hotel in St. Davids

Catering

The Radnor Hotel, coordinated by Jackie Andrietta, the hotel's wedding coordinator

Photography

Dina Rose of Royersford, through Bella Pictures, headquartered in California

Music