Southern Weddings

We know it’s going to be a great wedding when a) it’s sent to us by the talented team at Next Exit Photography and b) it’s held at the Viceroy Palm Springs.  The fabulous hotel’s punchy palette has inspired countless weddings over the years, and Sabrena + Casey’s bash is no different.  Holy wow, just take a look at a few of the details below: the invitation suite (made by the bride!), the welcome bags, the stunning florals by Desert Floral Importers?!  I’m dying over here, and Katharine tells me the bridesmaids’ pink and black bouquet is her all-time favorite arrangement of 2009.  Check back soon for more from the ceremony and reception!

How did the two of you meet?  Tell us your story.  I was visiting my friends from college in Washington, DC and met Casey when we all went out for the 4th of July.  When we first met, we just really hit it off.  I was living in Los Angeles at the time, but we started emailing and talking on the phone, and before we knew it, we were trying the long distance thing.  Casey likes to say we kept Jet Blue in business during the first few months we were together!
Describe the proposal.  For our four year anniversary, we took a trip to the Viceroy in Palm Springs.  I thought we were celebrating our anniversary that weekend, but Casey had his own agenda and had been working with the hotel on a big surprise, including making spa reservations for shortly after we arrived.  While I was finishing my treatment, Casey cut his short to run back to the room, grab the ring, and make sure all the arrangements were in order before heading back to the spa to wait for me.  When we opened the door, I saw a room filled with flowers and poured champagne but was still a little out of it from my treatment so I said “You must have told them it’s our anniversary”… only to turn around and find Casey on one knee with the ring.  This all made having our wedding day at the Viceroy Palm Springs even more special.
Our favorite detail of the wedding was: All of the special touches, from the gene chart, to the car escort cards to designing our own invitation suite.
Tell us about finding your wedding dress:  My long dress was a really easy decision — I just felt like I was shopping for normal clothes.  Eventually I started to get worried that I would be too hot in a long dress for the entire wedding, so that’s where the short dress came in.  I saw it online, fell in love, and immediately tried it on – it was perfect.