Southern Weddings

In addition to loving yellow + gray – and the bridesmaids’ mix-and-match frocks in these sweet summer colors – I’m also a wee bit crazy for the bride’s baby’s breath bouquet from Elizabeth House Flowers.  So simple and feminine!  Jenna + Kevin were married at the Green Rice Gallery, where Erin Woolsey was on-hand to document their fun, art-inspired wedding.  Take a peek at the couple’s invitation suite and programs, complete with a word search to entertain guests during the pre-ceremony lull.  (Appropriately, the bride + groom lovingly referred to their ceremony as the “art of love” – how perfect!)

How did the two of you meet?  Tell us your story. (From the groom)I saw her across the auditorium at church when she was in town interviewing for a job. I knew the moment I saw her that if she got the job and moved to Charlotte that it would be all over for me. A couple of months later, they hired her, and after about a year of working up my courage, a mutual friend set us up on a date. About two years later Jenna realized that maybe she liked me too.
Describe the proposal. A homemade art gallery, complete with audio tour and so much more. It’s truly indescribable, but I tried anyway on my blog: http://redwhiteandgreen.squarespace.com/home/2009/11/13/ms-frizzle.html
Three adjectives that describe the day are: Blessed, footloose, finger-lickin’-good.
Our favorite detail of the wedding was: Kevin’s art gallery proposal inspired us to use “the art of love” as a theme for the wedding. We hired a local artist to paint a six-foot mural of the wedding party during the four-hour reception. David brought enough brushes for our guests to contribute to the painting that now hangs proudly in our home.

What Southern details or traditions did you include in your celebration?  What was Southern about your wedding? My family is 100% Italian. Kevin’s family is 100% Alabama-ian. We don’t share ethnicity, but we do share a love for food. Our caterer worked with us on developing a “Southern meets Italian” menu, complete with Tuscan fried chicken, macaroni and asiago cheese, and fried green tomato bruschetta. We also created watercolor sets of our favorite duos for our guests to take home at the end of the evening, and one of the three do-it-yourself paintings featured the most Southern of all couples: an R.C. Cola and a Moon Pie.
Tell us about finding your wedding dress: I found a thrifty, vintage dress that I really liked but I had to face the facts early on…it was too small. I was looking for something drapey and simple (I actually typed that into Google and ended up finding the winner) and I lucked out big time! The dress I liked was by a designer that sold sample gowns for half price. The store was in Seattle, but the owner was wonderful and she found the dress I was looking for and sold it to me over the phone!