Southern Weddings

Most wedding dresses are strapless – mine included – and while we love strapless gowns, sometimes we miss the wedding gowns of yore.  So it’s no wonder that we all fawned over Lindsey’s vintage-inspired Claire Pettibone dress.  The slim, column fit, the intricate lace detailing and the cap sleeves are wonderfully romantic and, best of all, totally unique in today’s strapless dress craze.  Lindsey + Scotty were married at The Oaks Plantation.  Amy Townson of Distinctive Designs planned the Alabama wedding, and Kim Box Photography documented all the happy moments.  (How blissful and serene does that bride look?)  We’ll see you back here for the reception pics!

How did the two of you meet?  Tell us your story. Scotty and I met in Alabama while I was a student at Auburn University. He was the Sous Chef at The Yellow Hammer Restaurant in Waverly, AL. We were introduced through mutual friends and were instantly attracted to each other. The next few months were spent getting to know each other and having the most fun of our lives. It didn’t take long for me to realize he was the most interesting, down to earth creature I had ever met. Not to mention an incredibly romantic man.
Describe the proposal. Scotty popped the question on a normal Saturday— Scotty working in his garden while I pretended to help. He casually told me to check the mail and I found something very odd in there. There was an envelope that held a simple white card. On the front was the name and address of a local spa and the word “Massage”. The back of the card had a phrase written in Chinese, which of course confused me completely. I thought it was an April Fools’ joke! He finally told me that because it had been such a stressful few weeks he had planned a massage for me. After the massage the masseuse handed me another white card with the word “Facial” on the front and another message on the back (again written in a language I didn’t recognize).  The same thing happened at the next stop and the next until I had been given the full treatment and a handful of cards. When I got home the house was immaculate and smelled of my favorite foods. He poured me a glass of our favorite wine and led me outside to our beautiful back yard (which he had staged with tons of candles and flowers). He asked me to be “his girl” forever and of course I said yes! Turns out he had been asking me to marry him all day through the mysterious messages on the cards! I framed all the cards together and gave it to him the night before our wedding.
Three adjectives that describe the day are: Romantic, eclectic and relaxed.
Our favorite detail of the wedding was: It’s so hard to choose one, but the thing we were most proud of was the hundreds of vintage glasses we collected during our engagement which were used as wine glasses for the guests. At the end of the night they were able to take their glass home as a gift from us! And I have to mention the gorgeous Moroccan lanterns hanging from the enormous oak tree. It was magical!
Tell us about finding your wedding dress: I found my wonderful Claire Pettibone gown at Kelly’s Closet in Atlanta. I had been to several other places, but never got the warm fuzzy feeling I had when I put on this one. It fit me just right and was the most comfortable dress I’ve ever worn! Really, I could wear it every day. I was comfortable and confident and felt like the most beautiful girl in the world.