Franki + Max have that story. You know the one where they both went to the same high school but Max was Mr. Football Player and Franki secretly wished he knew she existed. But then later in life their paths crossed and it was Max that made the move on Franki. Six years later, he proposed and it lead us to this glamourous Las Vegas wedding. The two were married at the {Paris Hotel} where they were paired up with the Paris Hotel’s Tina who helped plan and make the wedding go on without a hitch. The wedding dinner was catered by {Mon Ami Gabi} and a wedding cake by celebrity bakers {Marie’s Gourmet Bakery}. Capturing the day was {Spink Studio}. To see more shots, check out the Spink Studio {blog}.
How did the two of you meet? Tell us your story. He was actually my dream guy since the eighth grade. Embarrassingly, I picked his picture out of the local newspaper as the stud senior football player. Of course he didn’t even know I existed at the time, it was merely a girlish crush. It wasn’t till four years later that we finally would meet at a get together. As he walked in the room, I whispered to a friend, ”Oh my goodness, look who just walked in!!” Never thinking he would be interested in me, I acted cool, calm collected, never even looking his way. When he began walking toward me, I just assumed that he was going for the gorgeous blonde beside me. To my surprise, he was coming over to talk to me. Needless to say, the rest is history and after 6 years of dating, he proposed. So not only did I get my dream guy, I have a wonderful husband!
What was the design inspiration for your wedding? Since we decided to get married in Las Vegas at the Paris Hotel, I figured we could keep it fun and funky. I love ostrich feathers so we decided to go all out. We had feathers in the bouquets, the table setting, and we had also attached the name cards to large ostrich feathers.
Tell us about finding your wedding dress: My mom and I went to a boutique {University Bridals} and after looking for hours I decided on the first one I tried on. It was actually the one my mom picked out, but I could not decide right then, so I wanted to sleep on it for a week. The following week, I returned and they had received a new shipment of dresses, so of course I changed my mind. I bought one that was really big and fluffy, but it was really vintage inspired which I loved, but not really my style. Well not even one week later, I realized I had made a mistake. So we went back and bought the original one I had tried on. Although there was a moment when my mom wanted to kill me for changing my mind, everything worked out and I got the perfect dress. Ladies, listen to your mom. They know you better than anyone on this earth and 99.9% of time they are right.
Describe your wedding flowers: My flowers were awesome. They were a mixture of two different tones of deep red roses with white ostrich feathers surrounding the bouquet.
Describe your wedding cake: Our wedding cake was done by {Marie’s Gourmet Bakery in Las Vegas}. They are known as the “bakers for the stars.” They have done Paris Hilton’s birthday cake along with Ivana Trump and Jude Law just to name a few of the long list of celebrities. So it was really exciting when we were able to book them for our special day. We had a two tier cake the bottom layer being devil’s food cake with a white and dark chocolate swirl moose for the filling and a white chocolate glaze and the top layer being vanilla chiffon cake with German chocolate filling with a dark chocolate glaze. It also had our monogram on it in dark chocolate and to top it off…a crystal Eiffel tower. It was simple, perfect and delicious. Exactly what I wanted. Our favorite detail of the wedding was: Definitely the food at Mon Ami Gabi! There is only one word: “AMAZING!” Three adjectives that describe the day are: Exciting, fun, and gorgeous. What advice would you give to someone planning their wedding? Do what you want! It is your day!! Just know that if you are going to have a wedding out of town, make sure you have a great wedding coordinator to take care of all the little things of the day so you can enjoy every moment. What’s next for you as a couple? What are you looking forward to in the future? Enjoying each other and married life. Getting to set up our new house and all the fun firsts you get to do when you are newlyweds. Also, next year for our anniversary, we are planning a trip to Paris, France, since we got married at the Paris in Las Vegas.
Any DIY items? The menus, name cards, and favors I did with the help of some really creative friends. So if you or your friends are creative, go for it!!!
Congratulations to Franki + Max. We wish you the best and fun in Paris on your first anniversary!
I left you ladies something on my blog. Even though I’m not engaged *yet*, it is still fun reading your posts everyday! It has given me so many wonderful and beautiful ideas for when my big day does come! Thank you!!!!!
Love that shoe shot! really unique!