Southern Weddings

Like the bride + groom, we are in love with their bold red + orange color palette.  And how about Sheila’s ruffled red Qupid pumps or the flowers from Ribbons and Roses?  Woo, baby!  Gorgeous.  Sheila wore an Allure gown and heirloom fingertip veils to her ceremony at the Mobile Museum of Art, and her maids were lovely in platinum floor-length gowns.  Evan Davis of Buttercakes designed the ribboned four-tiered cake.  For more images from Sheila + Matt’s Alabama wedding, visit Amy + Douglas Anderson’s post on the Studio A Photography blog!

How did the two of you meet?  Tell us your story.  I was celebrating a friend’s and my birthday one weekend in October of 2005. We both invited our friends, which included, Matt. I wasn’t looking for a relationship at the time, but he was just too cute asking me question after question trying to get to know my interests and hobbies… and not just my number. I knew he was different, and we became friends and immediately clicked because we had so much in common. We began dating a couple weeks later and spent as much time together outside of the classroom as we did in class until our graduation in May 2009. 
Describe the proposal. When I asked Matt if there was anything in particular he wanted to do to celebrate his birthday, he said he wanted to go to an art museum. We decided on Mobile Museum of Art in Langan Park, where I had taken him to feed the ducks for his birthday three years earlier. We looked around the museum until closing and decided to walk on the bridge right outside. I wanted to sit down for a bit and Matt pointed out a bench that we had walked past earlier. As we were walking to the bench, he was nervously telling me how special I was to him.  When we sat down, he pulled out an abstract painting (his specialty) that he had made for me that read “Marry Me?” He hid it three hours before we arrived. I said “yes,” and felt like it was more my birthday than his! And seven months later, we tied the knot right outside the same museum.
Three adjectives that describe the day are: Unique, multi-cultural and vibrant!
Our favorite detail of the wedding was: We loved the DIY elements we designed, printed and assembled ourselves.  We came up with a circle design that represented our married name, Overstreet, on things like the invitations, programs, menus and table names.

Tell us about finding your wedding dress: I knew I was looking for something Matt would like, of course, but something more modern than traditional, and definitely simple. I tried on about 15 gowns at one store, and nothing clicked, so I decided to visit the new “I Do” bridal salon on my way home. We were there at closing, but Bonnie let us in to play dress up. The third dress I tried on was it! It was very me and him at the same time.
Describe your wedding flowers: We knew what we didn’t want: pinks or roses. An explosion of bold colors and really cool, natural pieces of art is what we wanted, and think we found just that with dahlias, daisies, ranunculus, carnations, lisianthus and tulips. I especially loved my bouquet! I couldn’t stop staring at it.
Describe your wedding cake: Simple, modern and gorgeous! We wanted a red and orange ribbon effect circling around each of the four tiers to create movement. The cake was set on a simple white cake stand, with a couple of fresh dahlias for the finishing touches. We designed the cake ourselves, and went on a hunt for the perfect cake baker to do it. The talented Evan Davis did it perfectly!
What was your most memorable moment about your wedding day? Matt says the moment he saw me walk down the aisle towards him was his favorite. Mine would have to be when we were saying our vows. I knew the beginning of our married life together was about to begin with all of our loved ones surrounding us. It was unforgettable.
Did you write your own vows?  If so, what was your favorite phrase, verse or line? We didn’t write on our own vows, but we did choose them.  My brother-in-law was the officiant, and before the wedding he added one small detail to our vows that really touched us both: “I am honored to call you my wife/husband.” As we looked into each other’s eyes and said those words, we couldn’t help but shed tears of joy.
What’s next for you as a couple?  What are you looking forward to in the future? Our honeymoon in Florence and Rome has really sparked our adventurous side, and we hope to travel to Asia within the next year. Right now. we are in the process of looking for our first home together, and hope to start our family in the next few years.

Congratulations, Sheila + Matt!  Happy travels!