Google+ Real {Florida} Wedding: Danielle + Jay, Part I - Southern Weddings

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This wedding is very special to our SW team because it is of Danielle, one of our Southern Bride bloggers and perhaps one of our biggest fans and supporters over the past year!  Congrats to Danielle and if you want to learn all about Danielle’s bridal life be sure to check out her blog, {Just Dandy}, which she still updates about her now newly wed life.  But back to the wedding of Danielle + Jay…the two were married at {Riverside Baptist Church} and held their reception at Jacksonville, Florida’s {The Cummer Museum of Arts and Garden}.  Capturing it all was {Scarlett Lillian} and she made sure to get great shots of the flowers by {Flowers by Pat}, lighting by {Jax’s Stage Lighting}, furniture rental by {Unique-Options}, food by {Chef’s Garden}, music by {Spike at the Beach} band, rentals provided by {Riverside Flowers and Events}.  This wedding was planned by the team at {Flaire Weddings and Events} and they did a fabulous job with the event design as well.

How did the two of you meet? We met in a one week class at Liberty University where we both went to college. We met with four days left until we would have to spend a whole summer apart. It was the best thing that could have ever happened. We built a friendship to stand upon our attraction with God as the center of it all. From ear to ear, California to Florida, we talked 24/7.
Describe the proposal: We spent all day at the beach and I never knew it was coming. We had just finished a home cooked meal and after dinner, Jay decided that we should take a stroll on the beach with our beach cruisers. We biked about 25 minutes down the beach, turned around, and then decided to head back. I complained that the wind was really hard pedaling against it and I said I wanted to ride on the beach, Jay said no! We kept on pedaling and then to our luck, the chain on Jay’s bike broke. So, I started to complain more! After walking the rest of the way home with the bikes, we arrived back at our condo. When we started getting closer, I started to see what was going on. A blanket with candles, flowers, and a bottle of sparkling wine… It was completely and utterly romantic. Jay poured his heart out to me for 15 minutes and then he got down on one knee and asked… “Will you marry me?” I had a tear drop down my face, started shaking, hugged him, and then let him put a to-die-for ring on my left finger. I love how I knew what was going to happen and that I got so dressed up, put on makeup, did my hair, and looked so fabulous… not!
What attracted me to my husband was: His funny, outgoing personality! When we met and became friends, we would walk around campus together. I thought he knew everyone on campus and had the most friends ever. So one day I asked him, “How do you know everyone?” He laughed at me and explained that he was just being friendly and saying Hi to everyone that walked by, that’s all!
The Weather on our day was: Perfect, It was bright sunshine with a little cool spring breeze in Florida! I loved the temperature, and there wasn’t any Florida humidity! The Lord blessed us with an awesome day!
What was the design inspiration for your wedding? Modern, Chic, Garden wedding.
Favorite design element of your big day: It was my “lounge”. As soon as I got the chance, I plopped myself and my big dress right down on our VIP Bride and Groom section!
Tell us about finding your wedding dress: I was treated like royalty! I had the designer of my dress all the way from Australia with me. The designer, Luanne, was there with me the whole time. She went way above and beyond, I could not even tell you who worked at the store or who my bridal consultant was, sad I know! But Luanne had flown in from Austrailia for the weekend to be at the boutique and she was heaven-sent! She put the gown on me, dressed me, buttoned me up, put a veil so I could get the whole “feel”. She told me about every piece of the gown, every feature, about the fabric and the special color. She even designed to put pockets on the gown… how perfect! It was the best! She and I swapped e-mails and we were instant friends! I just had to take a picture with her so that you could all see her! {Click here to read more}

More to come from Danielle + Jay!

Written with love by Southern Weddings
9 Comments
  1. avatar Miss HoneyDew reply

    I love all the colors in these pics!

  2. avatar New York City Wedding Photographer reply

    Birdcage looks awesome. What a lovely bride!

  3. avatar Victoria Joanne reply

    Great photos and what a beautiful bride. That church was amazing looking! wow – the black / white photos make such an impact. thanks for sharing the inspiration :) that lounge idea to plop down and just relax in the bride and groom section is perfect :)

  4. avatar Aisha Holly | Dooby Design Group reply

    This wedding is amazing:) I absolutely love the color palette!!

  5. avatar Danielle – The Bride reply

    Thank you so very much for giving me the opportunity to be featured on SWS! It has been a dream and goal of mine and I am honored that this has come! I love SWS and without having you guys providing this HUGE inspiration source my wedding would not have been a success! Thank you for all your time and commitment to your duty! Love!

  6. avatar Michelle Guzman reply

    I LOVE the veil. What a gorgeous bride!!

  7. avatar Adrienne reply

    Love all the details! These pictures are amazing, and that shoe shot – love it!!

  8. avatar Annie reply

    What a beautiful wedding! The details are awesome! I love the blue and green and all the little personal touches! If I wasn’t already married, I’d have her coordiatedecorate a wedding for me!!!! Well done Danielle!

  9. avatar Jaclyn Rickwald reply

    Danielle, I know I have met you at Liberty before! It was so great to see your beautiful wedding on SW’s. I loved getting to see a sneak peak into it. It was so lovely. You did an absolutely amazing job with every little detail. Jackie Rickwald

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