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Our Southern Wedding of the Week is so simple and warm. Just lovely! Photography by {Tim Harman}, Location: {Early Hill Plantation}, Greensboro, GA. This ultra-simple historic plantation house (owned by the bride’s parents) was just opened for event use this past Fall; Coordination and Floral Design – {Dinah Hoch and Linda Hufstler}; dress {Casablanca}, cake {Fanciful Cake}, Greensboro, GA; String quartet: {Classic City String}, Athens, GA; carriage {White Plains Motorless Coach}.  Be sure to visit Tim Harman’s {BLOG} for more from Anna + Matt.  Enjoy!

The weather was: We were blessed with breezy warm sunny day
Did you have a theme for your wedding? “Kick up your heels and bring your RED SHOES for dancing and BBQ. Reception Attire: “Ladies, Lace Up Your Red Shoes, Gentlemen, LASSO YOUR RED TIES”
What inspired the theme? I have a quirky thing with wearing red shoes. My moto is wearing red shoes is like wearing blue jeans…they go with everything!
What colors did you choose for your wedding? lime green, burnt orange, and red
Describe your wedding flowers: fun and colorful…orange calla lilies, gerbera daisies
Describe your wedding cake: strawberry shortcake in a trifle cake display
How did the two of you meet? High school sweethearts
Describe your engagement: I came home from work to a black dress lying across my bed with a note that said ‘wear this tonight’! I slipped the dress on and it surprisingly fit perfectly. Then he picked me up and took me to the Westin to eat dinner at the Sundial, which is where we celebrated our first anniversary. After we ate dinner, we walked up to the mezzanine level of the restaurant and as I was looking at the city night lights through telescopes, he called my name. When I turned around, he was down on one knee…and the rest is history!
What attracted me to my husband was: not only is he handsome, but he’s warm hearted, compassionate, caring, supportive, and he makes me laugh.
What attracted me to my wife was: Her passion and drive in anything she tries to accomplish in life.

More details from Anna + Matt coming in Part II….

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  1. avatar Jenna Walker Photographers reply

    We love this wedding! wow – what great imageS!

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You have until the 4th of July to Design Carrie’s Wedding!  We will be posting several inspiration board entries as we get them.  You can also just leave a comment on the original post with your entry.  Be sure to check out the contest details and our fabulous panel of judges!  Enjoy this entry from Mina~

A Wedding for the One Who was Carried Away…


The main color scheme is ruby red, lime green, and champagne gold and the mediums that would be used are velvet, speckled feathers, and crystals. The Wedding Gown {Elizabeth Fillmore}, The Shoes – gold peep toe sling backs to go with the wedding gown {Jimmy Choo}, Short Party Dress {Elizabeth Fillmore}, Red Sandals to go with the Party Dress {Christian Louboutin}, Feather Headpiece would be worn as well a pair of gorgeous {Harry Winston} Chandelier earrings. The Bride’s Bouquet would be beautiful tints of red and greens with abundant speckled feathers throughout. The Invitations would be on ivory paper with beautiful calligraphy and a delicate calla lily. Charlotte’s Dress {Vera Wang}, Miranda’s Dress {Carolina Herrera}, Samantha’s Dress {Roberto Cavalli}. The Bridesmaids Bouquet is made of ranunculus, lady’s mantles, veronicas, and buplerums with light green lilacs. The flower girl would wear angel wings made of pink roses and light pink dress. The Wedding would take place at the {Gramercy Park Hotel}. The entryway would be adorned with a red carpet featuring a lime green and champagne monogram. The Decor would be velvet red curtains and fabrics, champagne table cloths, sparkling crystals hanging from golden trees, golden candles, olive green centerpieces with abundant red calla lilies. The Lighting would be done a golden tint early in the evening, then a ruby red towards the end of the evening. The New York Skyline would be visible through the open windows. The Signing Book would have gold calligraphy pens in golden urns and cards hanging from a tree of beautiful green branches and red calla lilies, and the table cloth is brocade champagne. The Transportation would be a vintage black Rolls Royce which would give a classic feel to this event. The Waiters would be adorned in ruby red or lime green bow ties and vintage Hollywood tuxedos. The Food would be a mixture of Mediterranean and Greek hor dourves made by Chef Mario Batali, The featured dessert wold be pyramids of miniature fruit. The Tables are decorated with brocade champagne cloth with a velvet red napkin folded in a classic style. The Napkin is accessorized with a speckled feather. On the back of the gold chair is a crystal tied by a velvet green ribbon. The Cocktails would consist of The Ramble -Aviation Gin, lemon, raspberries;The Boulvevardier-Buffalo Trace Bourbon, Carpano Antica sweet vermouth, Campa; The Aku Aku Gold Cup-Appleton VX rum, Gosling’s dark rum, lemon juice, Velvet Falernum, simple syrup, and Angostura bitters. The Music would be primarily blues and jazz  which is funky yet sophisticated and features up beat songs of the classic era. The Cake would be individual glamorous golden cakes with coconut and dark chocolate filling. The Favors given would be {Jo Malone} Luxury candles in Lime Basil and Mandarin for the women and Black Vetyver Café Cologne for the men.

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  1. avatar holly hatam reply

    I have fallen in love with those red shoes!!!

  2. avatar Mina reply

    aren’t they something

  3. avatar Andrea reply

    Wondering where the bridemaids’ bouquets photo came from? I love it – how could you not love ranunculus, veronicas, and light green lilacs – and would love to see if I can snag a larger version to show my florist.

  4. avatar Mina reply

    i agree, the bouquets are so amazinghere this is where I got that imagehttp://www.artfool.com/portfolio/portfolio-floral/bouquets/bouquets11.htmlartfool, they are awesomeeee

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From Tara of Asheville-based {Weddings With Tara}. “Lora and Jeremy were married at the Lioncrest at the {Biltmore Estate}. Liz, with {The Purple Iris}, filled the ballroom with candlelight.  The focus of the ceremony decor was a fireplace that Liz had built, filled with candles. With the lights dimmed, the room was breathtaking! Lora’s vision was romantic and elegant. Outside they had long tables decorated with ferns, pine cones, hydrangeas and lanterns. Beautiful!  Brian, with {Woodward + Rick}, captured the event perfectly.”  Enjoy~

 

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  1. avatar [C+D] Cathy and David – Photographers reply

    HOLY COW!!! I can NOT wait until we get a wedding of this magnitude. We love the cute little intimate weddings and we love simplicity but the regal-look of this one (and being designers in our past lives) makes me want it BAD! :-D Also. I love the dog! ^_^

  2. avatar Fan reply

    I have seen many of the weddings that have been done by Weddings with Tara. By far, she is one of the best in the Southeastern US. I love the decorations on the tables. Beautiful!

  3. avatar Tara reply

    I loved working with Lora and Jeremy…such a beautiful couple inside and out! Thank you SWS for blogging this one, and thank you to Woodward and Rick for such fantastic pictures!

  4. avatar Kathryn reply

    I love this! And the table arrangements are incredible!

  5. avatar Annette@Swanky Tables reply

    Gorgeous tables! Love the pine cones and moss!

  6. avatar Ashley @ Bliss Event Group reply

    All of this looks beautiful. Her dress is absolutely ravishing..who is the designer?

  7. avatar kristin @ the fairmount bride reply

    That dress is amazing! Who is made by?

  8. avatar Tara reply

    It is a Monique Lhuillier dress…it is amazing!

  9. avatar Diana @ with this ring. reply

    Stunning!!! And again… that dress is breathtaking.

  10. avatar Lora Brooks reply

    How cool! What a day we had- our wedding was definitly all that I wished it would be and more. And to top it off, Tara(wedding planner) was perfect!Thank you for all the great compliments-I did love my dress-and wish sometimes I could dance around the house in it!-Lora Brooks

  11. avatar Alexandra Payne reply

    Another stunningly captured wedding by the likes of Woodward + Rick!

  12. avatar elle reply

    Wow – beautiful, the tables fab, the dress amazing.

  13. avatar carrie edwards reply

    gorgeous bride and gorgeous photographs!

  14. avatar Allison :) reply

    I love the wedding!! Who made those Earrings!!!!! ????

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