Formal Fun Inspiration Guide

INSPIRATION GUIDE

How did you feel when Reid proposed?

I reacted with complete gratitude. I know that gratitude may be a strange choice of words. But, I was completely grateful to Reid for choosing me to be his partner in life forever.

Did you do the “traditional” something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue?

I did! My something old was my beautiful heirloom veil that both my grandmother and mother had worn on their wedding day. My wedding dress was the “new”. Something

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“I truly felt like a princess…”

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borrowed? I attached a charm from my grandmother’s bracelet with my Dad’s name on it to my bouquet along with a pendant from a necklace that my late grandfather had given me. My aunt gave me a navy handkerchief with a yellow “R” embroidered on it for my something “blue”.

Speaking of wedding gowns…yours is

stunning. Please tell us about it.

My dress was the ultimate wedding dress. I wanted to feel like a princess. It was a ball gown with a sweetheart neckline and a full tulle skirt with beading under the bodice. As I said, I wore our family’s heirloom veil and I truly felt like a princess.

Did you have a traditional wedding

ceremony?

I feel like the whole wedding was completely ours. We have a great friend who was ordained just so he could perform our ceremony, so we created the entire ceremony and vows. It was wonderful - we used verses and sayings that were meaningful to our relationship.

The lemons looked beautiful! How

did you decide on lemons?

When I thought of spring colors - I thought of yellow- and then I thought of lemons. I didn’t really have a

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theme, but I wanted something combining traditional, simple and modern. The flowers combined with lemons gave the centerpieces a clean and modern style. I loved the lemons!

What were in the cute bags at the

place settings?

We put two lemon drops into the bags and tied them with a navy ribbon. These set atop the handwritten thank you cards.

What was the first song you danced to

at the reception?

Our first song was “ You are the Best

Thing” by Ray LaMontagne. We took dance lessons before the wedding so we would “shine” on the dance floor. Flash forward to the first dance: the music starts and we look at each with the “deer in the headlights“ look ... we had forgotten EVERYTHING!! We just started laughing and did the best we could. This was our first lesson about being married - learning the dance as we go along in our life together.

Do you have any favorite memories?

I have so many! • Oneofmyspecialmemorieswas

seeing Reid for the first time on

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our wedding day. We saw each other before the ceremony and it was an amazingly emotional moment. We were able to take a deep breathe and enjoy a those few minutes between us.

• Irodetheelevatordownstairsandwhen the doors opened there was my dad waiting for me. I felt like his little girl again.

• IlovedseeingReidandhismomdancing together - the love in her eyes for Reid was almost blinding. She was glowing!

You left the reception in an awesome

vintage truck!

I loved it because I went to OSU and

Reid loved it because it was such a cool vintage truck. A friend lent it to us and it was the perfect getaway car!

Any closing thoughts?

Our wedding was absolutely amazing and it was because the people surrounding us cared so much. I couldn’t have asked for a better day or be more blessed with my life.

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Looks we love...Lemons, lemons everywhere. The romantic setting. Gorgeous wedding shoes. A couple so obviously in love.

Margie and Ryan

A glorious church filled with stain glass windows, dark elegant woodwork and glowing with candle light was the setting for this wedding.

A wedding wreath....

A delighted bride...

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Tara and Robert

Tara wanted to incorporate baseballs into her wedding to Robert, a pitcher

from the College of Charleston. The couple has a collection of baseballs from


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every special occasion since they met, including games he has played in and games they

have attended. Her good friend was so sweet to do the calligraphy on the baseballs.

Wearing a classic wedding gown that was entirely lace, Tara was every bit the beautiful

spring bride. Tara felt a gown with an interesting back was a must because, as she said,

“the back of the gown was what people would see during the ceremony.” Her stunning

bouquet was made of hydrangeas in varying shades of purple, white and blue and

accented with roses - beautiful!



Dancing to “How Sweet It Is”, the happy couple led the way to a wonderful evening

of dinner and dancing in the front lawn of her families home - the same lawn that has

hosted birthday parties, Thanksgiving day football championships and Easter egg hunts

since Tara was born and has now hosted their wedding reception on what Tara says is

“the biggest day of her life.” Tara adds, “ It was so wonderful to share something that

means so much to me with all the people I love.”

Amber carried a stunning brooch bou-

quet lovingly made by her mother. It was

assembled from brooches belonging to

her mom and grandmother and supple-

mented with vintage jewelry from an-

tique stores. What a priceless treasure!

Cole’s family is fortunate enough to have

a wonderful collection of family wedding

gowns which they displayed at the recep-

tion. Each gown had it’s own special

story to tell and provided many interest-

ing conversations.

Having family heirlooms was an

unforgettable part of Amber and Cole’s

beautiful wedding.

“I CALLED MY WEDDING VINTAGE BLING...”

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Debbie’s Tips

Yolanda and Phillip

Shades of purple set the stage for this dramatic looking ceremony. Bridesmaids in assorted colors was an

unexpected surprise we loved with all the glamorous sparkle accents. A fun filled reception was highlighted

by the groom and groomsmen’s choreographed dance moves. It made for a fabulous night!

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Kelli and N ick...

Kelli and Nick celebrated their vows in a beautiful church. The bride, in an

elegant gown accented by a beautiful train, classic black tuxedos, pearls and

taffeta dresses, all provided a traditional look for this formal wedding. Final

touches included the happy bride and groom!

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