Southern Weddings

Merrie + Simon’s wedding may have been a union of American (the bride’s a Texas gal, y’all!) and British (Simon’s a Londoner), but we think it’s all-around awesome – and ridiculously cute.  I think Kari Crowe’s clever ring shot sums up this merger pretty well, don’t you think?  Of course, the newlyweds’ first order of business at their downtown Fort Worth reception was cutting into that fun Billy Bob-topped cake from Creative Memories.  For more, mosey on over to Miss Kari’s blog and check out her post from the big day!

What Southern details or traditions did you include in your celebration?  What was Southern about your wedding? Compared to English weddings, everything about our wedding was Southern!  We had a groom’s cake, which is a completely foreign idea in England.  We had iced tea at the reception, too.
Describe your wedding flowers: I loved our flowers.  I wanted something really romantic for my bouquet and something very different for my girls.  I had a bouquet of white peonies and ranunculus, and Simon’s boutonniere was white ranunculus.  The bridesmaids had bouquets of billy balls to match the groomsmen’s boutonnieres.  We had very little decoration at the church because it was beautiful enough by itself. At the reception, we had vases of loose yellow and white flowers.
Describe your wedding cake: My wedding cake was a simple three-tiered white cake with tiny Swiss dots and billy balls on each tier.  I didn’t have a cake topper, but instead had a pile of billy balls on top.  The cake was pina colado!
What was the biggest challenge you had to overcome while planning your wedding?  The Atlantic Ocean.  It was really hard to plan a wedding with my other half 4,000 miles away.  Also, in October, half way through our planning, we realized we had a massive scheduling issue for our original date in July and had to reschedule everything.  We lost 3 months of planning and had to start from scratch.  This ended up working out amazingly, but it was quite a hassle when it came up.
Did you write your own vows?  If so, what was your favorite phrase, verse or line?  We did write our own vows, which was one of our best wedding decisions.  My favorite line was “I promise to honor you, uphold you, respect you, and cherish you above all others for the rest of my life.  From this moment on, I am fully yours and only death with separate us.”
What’s next for you as a couple?  What are you looking forward to in the future?  Since the wedding, I have packed up my bags and made the big move to England to be with Simon.  We are looking forward to settling down and starting our careers.  We are also looking forward to our honeymoon in June when we are going back to Italy.  We thought it only appropriatem as it was the place where we fell in love and knew we were going to spend the rest of our lives together.

Congratulations, Merrie + Simon!  Enjoy your time across the pond!