Southern Weddings

Beautiful bride, stunning dress, perfect sunny day over an Alabama plantation… what more could you ask for in a Southern wedding?  (Hint: not much!)  Planner Amy Townson of Distinctive Designs created the ultra-feminine bouquets + airy centerpieces, while Tammy Griffin of A Catered Affair treated guests to good, old-fashioned Southern cooking.  Visit Kim Box Photography’s blog post for more eye candy from today’s Alabama wedding!

Describe your wedding flowers: My florist has the most wonderful taste and fulfilled my vision completely. I didn’t want the flowers to look too “fixed” or over the top. I wanted to keep with the feeling of a back yard dinner party, like the flowers had been cut fresh from the garden. She chose the most beautiful assortment, all in shades of cream and blush. My favorites were the open cut garden roses and fresh lavender. They were the most romantic flowers I’ve ever laid eyes on and I wish I could be surrounded by them every day.
Describe your wedding cake: To be honest the cake was kind of an afterthought, but ended up being one of my favorite parts of the wedding! The good people at Cake Designs in Montgomery put together a very simple, yet delicious, ivory cake for us. There were three different flavors in the cake: almond, strawberry, and Italian cream cheese. Amy accented the cake with a cascade of mixed succulents – so simple and yet so gorgeous!
What was your most memorable moment about your wedding day? Scotty and I wanted to take all of our pictures before the ceremony so we arranged a special moment outside where he saw me for the first time. The feeling we shared was the best feeling I’ve ever had. The love and happiness was tangible and the photos capture it perfectly. I gave Scotty a four leaf clover in honor of the first thing he ever gave me: a sweet little four leaf clover left in my car.
Did you write your own vows?  If so, what was your favorite phrase, verse or line? We chose an old Irish wedding vow that perfectly expressed the way we feel about each other and the way we view our future together. My favorite phrase is this one: “As light to the eye, as bread to the hungry, as joy to the heart, may thy presence be with me [forever].“