Southern Weddings

For those that like a ultra-chic wedding then Jude + Josh is for you to check out.  Jude + Josh met at a concert but they soon found out they had more in common then just music.  With a similar style, the two had a mod ceremony and reception at {The Square Room} in Knoxville, Tennessee. The beautiful paper goods that marked this event were created by Travis Grey.  Jude being quite the {Etsy} shopper had many of her flower accessories by {St. Jude Creations}.  Being creative again, Jude purchased her dress from {VeKa Bridal Salon in NYC} and left the shop with a dress perfectly fitting her on the day she went in!  Lucky girl! Photography by {Dixie Pixel Photography}.  More amazing things to come in the second post!

How did the two of you meet? Tell us your story. We met at a performance by folk singer Malcolm Holcomb. Oddly enough, we had known some of the same circles of people for years, but just hadn’t crossed paths yet.
Describe the proposal: I kept it simple: a nice dinner and then came home with a bottle of wine and popped the question.
What attracted me to my husband was: I love that Josh is very tall. I love his sense of humor, his laugh and his ability to talk to just about everyone. Did I mention that he is tall?
What attracted me to my wife was: I fell in love with Jude’s cheerful disposition and those great big eyes.
Tell us about finding your wedding dress: I’m a very independent shopper and I don’t like being fussed over. The idea of having to order a dress six to eight months in advance just made me squirm. I must have tried on 30+ gowns and never felt comfortable in any of them. On a trip to New York to visit a friend, I called a boutique out of curiosity and made an appointment. Thirty minutes after trying on one of two dresses I walked out the proud owner of a Suzanne Ermann gown after a) having been ‘fussed over’ and b) having to order a dress in advance! It was the best experience ever!
Were there any special details included in the wedding? We created special details to honor family members and friends. In lieu of a guest book, we had guests sign the leaves of a tree my sister and I painted on a large canvas. This Friends and Family tree was then placed on the stage and during the ceremony Josh and I signed the heart on the tree trunk. It was our version of the Unity Candle. I pinned a section of lace from my mothers veil to my bouquet. I also honored our grandfathers by attaching little framed photos of them to my bouquet.
What was your most memorable moment about your wedding day? I’m almost 34 years old and my Dad still got choked up at the question ‘Who gives this woman…’?

More to come from this sweet wedding!

Laura + Jason truly had the perfect wedding day, thanks in part to {Magnolia Events}. The couple loved their tasty, nontraditional flavored wedding and grooms cakes from {Baker’s Man, Inc.}, which Laura + Jason and gusts enjoyed at {Kung Plow Event Gallery} after the beautiful and personalized ceremony captured by photographer {Kate Altmix} and videography by {Atlanta Wedding Memories}. Floral arrangements, one of the couple’s favorite things about their wedding (and ours, too!), were by {Tulip}.

How did the two of you meet? Tell us your story. We’re good old fashion high school sweethearts! We officially met Jason’s senior year after a football game. We spent that first evening laughing and flirting and then started to talk more at school – “accidentally” bumping into each other in the hallways during breaks. After all that flirting, Jason decided to make his move in February. On Valentine’s Day morning 2001, I walked out to leave for school to find a single rose on my car windshield. The note read, “I Hope you Have a Great Day – Jason.” The rest, as they say, is history.
Describe the proposal: Malibu. Cliffs. Sunset. Need we say more? After seven and a half years of dating, Jason staged the perfect moment while we were on vacation in California.
What attracted me to my husband was: His sense of humor. Jason has a wonderful, sarcastic, witty sense of humor that immediately appeals to the 16, 25 and hopefully 95 year old girl in me.
What attracted me to my wife was: Her physical beauty and sense of humor. Not only is Laura one of the most beautiful girls anyone will ever see, she has a great sense of humor and contagious laugh that always keeps me happy.
The weather on our wedding day was: Perfect Spring day – mid-60s and sunny.
What was the design inspiration for your wedding? Clean, classic lines with a spring color punch! We wanted the look to be romantic, but feel young and fun. Each of our favorite colors (purple and green) lots of candlelight and lush florals were our musts and everything else was built off of these elements.
Favorite design element of your big day: It’s cliché to say, but it’s so hard to pick just one! We loved how the picture display in the entry way turned out. A beautiful, Tuscan table was filled with a handful of our engagement pictures and then wedding and couple pictures of our parents, grandparents and great grandparents. It was the first thing people saw before they entered the ceremony area and it really personalized the space. We also loved the super fun purple & green “Life is Sweet” candy bar, the live floral artwork and the super romantic candle-lit ceremony space! The florist and wedding coordinators did a great job bringing all our visions to life on the big day.
Tell us about finding your wedding dress: What a fun experience! I had a vision in my head of what I wanted in a dress and I ended up with something similar (although I swore I’d never wear strapless). I found “the dress” the very first day we went shopping. We went three places and found it on at our second stop. As soon as I tried it on I knew it was the dress. It had clean, soft lines that went with my vision for the wedding, with a touch of lace around the bodice and skirt adding the perfect romantic feel. At our third stop, all I could think about was “the dress.” We went straight back to buy it. Like everyone says – when you know, you know.
Describe your wedding flowers: The gorgeous flowers done by the lovely ladies at Tulip were all different blooms in our purple and green color scheme. The centerpieces, varied by table and each featured different monochromatic, mono-floral arrangements (e.g. purple tulips, green spider mums, etc). I think the use of the mono-florals created a bold, understated floral impression – and the hydrangeas surrounding our altar and on the estate table were unbelievable!
Describe your wedding cake: Delicious! We both have a major sweet-tooth, so a traditional wedding flavor wasn’t going to cut it! The wedding cake was filled with alternating flavor layers and fillings (can you say cookies and cream?) and the grooms cake was a peanut butter cup dream!
Our favorite detail of the wedding was: Having all of our friends and family there to support us. It made for a perfect wedding day.
What was the biggest challenge you had to overcome while planning your wedding? Planning in a big city with hundreds of wedding vendors! My wonderful mother and I were completely overwhelmed by the process. Hiring a wedding coordinator not only solved this problem, but was hands down the best decision we made throughout the entire planning processing.
Were there any special family traditions you included in the wedding? While we didn’t incorporate any specific traditions into the wedding, we tried to incorporate family as much as possible. Outside of the family picture display, my bouquet was wrapped with fabric from the wedding gown of my late maternal grandmother and I wore a bracelet of my paternal grandmother, who was in attendance that day.
What was your most memorable moment about your wedding day? Before the wedding, our wonderful minister, Dr. David Jones, had us write letters to him describing what we loved about each other. Dr. Jones integrated our comments into our wedding ceremony, resulting in a beautiful personalized, but yet still traditional ceremony. The words we wrote about each other were spoken in our ceremony in front of all our family and friends. It was so sweet (and funny in parts!) – we know the memory of our ceremony will stick with us throughout our marriage.
Scariest moment? The beautiful mother of the bride nearly caught her dress on fire on the candlelight that lined the ceremony aisle as she was walked to her seat. Neither of us saw it, but several of our guests commented after the wedding about how close her skirt was to catching on fire!
Funniest moment? Unveiling the groomsmen gifts at the rehearsal dinner – each of the groomsmen got their own personalized bobble head doll!
Hardest decision you made in planning? Picking a venue! Once we decided on King Plow, everything else came together!
The most unexpected event on our wedding day was: How incredible the service was! From the brilliant catering company to our hard-working coordinators – we didn’t worry about one thing the entire day!
Three adjectives that describe the day are: Romantic, Breath-taking, Surreal
What advice would you give to someone planning their wedding? Enjoy the process – it flies by! Don’t be afraid to price compare or see if you can make something yourself. There are vendors out there that offer bargains for the same quality materials and services. If it seems expensive, Google for other vendors. You might be surprised what you can afford when you step outside the big name vendors.
Who was your most honored guest at the wedding? We are so grateful for all our family that made the trip to Atlanta for the wedding, but we’re especially blessed to have each had a set of grandparents at the wedding to share in our day.
What’s next for you as a couple? What are you looking forward to in the future? We’re ready to enjoy this next phase of our lives as a married couple. Even after dating for so long, we’re learning new things about each other everyday living together and merging our lives together. We’re looking forward to starting a family one day and to taking each of life’s adventures as they come!
Any DIY items? Save the Dates, Ceremony Programs, Candy To-Go Box Labels, Ring Bearer Pillow…whenever we couldn’t find the perfect piece, we figured out how to make it ourselves!

Congratulations Laura + Jason! We wish you the best is your upcoming adventures!

There are so many cool aspects about this wedding.  First we have that Lindsay + Jeremy met in the 9th grade and funny enough Lindsay was one of her only friends that didn’t have a crush on him.  But years later…we have this awesome wedding to share with our readers.  This wedding was also a family affair with Lindsay’s step mom creating her veil, a family friend took care of the catering, Lindsay’s aunt did the flowers and Lindsay acted as planner.  And Lindsay planned her heart out with booking the {Bullock Springs Manor} and hiring the fabulous {Brandelyn Lee}.  Check out more from this wedding on Brandely Lee Photography {Blog}. 

How did the two of you meet? Jeremy and I met in Mrs. Pruit’s 9th grade Literature Composition class. For some odd reason, my cousin and all my best friends had crushes on Jeremy. I didn’t understand the fascination until a few months later.
Describe the proposal: Jeremy proposed to me at the top of Kennesaw Mountain. I woke up that morning, July 2, 2007, got all dolled up because I didn’t think hiking entailed all that we went through. So, from the very beginning, I was not a very nice girl to say the least…complaing the whole way up the mountain. We went hiking with my sister, brother and his girlfriend. Somehow they managed to sneak away while Jeremy pulled out an enormous rock. My brother’s girlfriend, Diana, somehow hid in the bushes further down the trail and got some amazing pictures of it all happening.
What attracted me to my husband was: My husband is handsome. That’s what got me at first. Then after I got to know him better, he became my best friend and someone who was so random/hilarious. I just couldn’t imagine not being around him…having that someone to make me laugh or smile when I’m trying to be a crazy stressed out control freak.
Why do you love your husband? I love my husband because…
The weather on our wedding day was: On our wedding day, the weather was sunny during the day and overcast later that evening. It made for a comfortable June wedding.
What was the design inspiration for your wedding? I found the design inspiration for our wedding in a bridal magazine that had a pink and navy monogram cake. From there, I went crazy. I thought they were unique wedding colors.
Favorite design element of your big day: Our favorite design element of the day was the gorgeous pink rose petals that covered the center aisle. They made for beautiful pictures.
Tell us about finding your wedding dress: The very first dress I tried on was the one I bought. It was perfect!
Describe your wedding flowers: I mean HELLO….Just look at the flowers! My aunt was my florist and she is absolutely amazing. We just did a mixture of colorful flowers.
What was the biggest challenge you had to overcome while planning your wedding? My dad is stingy. He kept us on a VERY strict budget.
Hardest decision you made in planning? The hardest planning decision we made was choosing the music for the reception…especially the first dance.
The most unexpected event on our wedding day was: The flowers that lined the isles almost did not make it on time. They came from Ecuador and the UPS man delivered the flowers like 20 minutes before we left for the wedding place.
What’s next for you as a couple? What are you looking forward to in the future? Our next undertaking as a couple is a new puppy. We just got a little black Labradoodle puppy. She’s our new baby and she’s been such a blessing.
Any DIY items? The favors and flowers balls that lined the aisle my step mom and sisters helped create.

Congratulations to Lindsay + Jeremy.  We wish you the best as puppy parents!