Southern Weddings

We were blown away when we first received this wedding. The bride, Tori, is absolutely stunning and works it in her fabulous {Manolo Blahnik} heels. Plus, can we talk about this rock?…and her amazing ring! (haha)  I adore it.  Tori chose these classic Grace Kelly stamps to set the tone for her very classy event. This Indianapolis wedding was captured by the phenomenal Todd from {Todd Pellowe Weddings}.  Thanks to Todd and his team for sharing these stunning images with us.

How did the two of you meet? Tell us your story…Our story is actually kind of funny. We met for the first time in high school in Indiana. We were both on the tennis team and also had a French class together. We were more acquaintances than friends, but certainly friendly. He went off to college two years ahead of me and we did not reconnect again until we were both living in New York. We met up for drinks one night and then those drinks turned into dinner and then that dinner turned into after dinner drinks and well… the rest is history! We both moved all the way to NYC and ended up with someone not only from the same town, but the same high school! Our friends and family still tease us to this day.
Describe the proposal:  We had of course discussed getting married but I didn’t really think any type of proposal would come until later in the summer of 2007. We were on a trip to India in January of 2007 and our first day took us to Agra and the Taj Mahal. After dinner that first night we went for a walk around the grounds of our hotel and we sat down in a little pagoda that had a view of the Taj. I thought Patrick was just being romantic because a proposal was the farthest thing from my mind but then he popped the question and I was floored! I didn’t even say yes… I just said, “REALLY?!?!” It was a great moment and India will always hold a special place in my heart.
What attracted me to my husband was: He is so smart but also so modest. He is very caring and also a great communicator. I think he expresses himself better than I do. He makes me feel loved.
And he looks great in a blazer! Ha!
What attracted me to my wife was:  She really cares for others and takes good care of me. Plus she likes my taste in music.
A date we went on that we’ll always remember:  We’ve had so many wonderful experiences together but I think our first date is probably the most memorable.
Tell us about finding your wedding dress:  Oh! I loved my dress!!! I bought it in New York at Carolina Herrera and actually found it the first day I tried on dresses. However, trying on the dresses was so much fun that I dragged the process out as long as I possibly could. I loved the ruffle detail on the bottom of my dress and the train. For the ceremony I had to have my shoulders covered and I was so lucky that one of my recently married bridesmaids had the most perfect bolero. It looked like it was made for my dress. It was such a key detail. I also was so happy with my shoes. I had been on many unsuccessful shoe-finding missions and actually found them just when I stopped looking. They were my something blue!
Scariest moment?  I was overcome with emotion right before I walked down the aisle. The whole morning was such a blur and a rush and next thing I know I’m standing at the top of the aisle with my dad. I didn’t want to make an ugly cry face the whole walk down so I made my dad tell me a funny story. It worked!
Were there any special family traditions you included in the wedding? Although we were married in the Catholic Church, we had a Quaker Marriage Certificate. My mother’s family is Quaker and the certificate has each guest individually sign the certificate as a witness to our marriage. It is a beautiful tradition and we are having it framed so that years from now we can look at those signatures and remember all the friends and family who helped us celebrate that day

More to come later!