Southern Weddings

Most brides opt for all-white accessories, but Memory, in a fitted Pronovias gown, took a bold fashion risk with her jade-colored shrug and blue Franco Sarto heels… and won, big time!  We love the unexpected pop of color in Memory + Jacob’s Alabama wedding (held at the bride’s home!), and think it’s the perfect complement to the bridesmaids’ coordinated mixed, not matched, frocks.  The ladies carried blooms styled by family friend Jan Parker, and the talented Stephen DeVries photographed the couple’s traditional celebration. 

How did the two of you meet?  Tell us your story.  Strangely enough, we lived in the same freshman dormitory at Middlebury College. Our sophomore year, we were actually next door neighbors, but the sparks didn’t start flying until Mud Season (aka, Vermont Spring) of our senior year.  Our last minute college relationship turned into a transcontinental, long-distance odyssey.
Describe the proposal.   Several helpings of my grandmother’s very Southern cornbread dressing, a Thanksgiving staple, helped steel Jacob for his proposal.  He opted for a late evening, low-key proposal in front of the family fireplace, without the family.  It worked.
Three adjectives that describe the day are:  Fun, familiar and festive.