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Could there be a better way to start the week than with this breath-of-fresh-air wedding from Rachel at Millie Holloman Photography?  We think not.  Tiffany + Brian celebrated at the Shoals Club on Bald Head Island.  Brunswick Town Florist took care of the beachy flowers, while Jessica Scully took care of coordination.  I have to say, I’m almost as in love with the casual onlookers at the ceremony as with the ceremony itself.  Talk about being a laidback couple, no?  More from the reception soon!

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  1. avatar Megan reply

    Wow, gorgeous pictures!

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One year ago, Emily and I left Katharine here to hold down the fort while we spent a whirlwind week in Watercolor producing this:

Photography by Fred Egan

Photography by Jory Cordy

Photography by Jeff Holt


A year and many laughs and adventures later, we’re busy bees today putting final touches on V3.  We’re also celebrating Katharine’s birthday today (technically it’s tomorrow, but the more celebrating, the merrier)!  Since it is her birthday and she tends to shy away from the camera, we decided to spare her and celebrate off screen.  Regardless, y’all send her some birthday love on twitter and help us get this party started!

Adorable pic of the birthday girl above from our shoot with Millie Holloman.

From Emily: Katharine, I had big plans to make you a birthday cake out of Sour Patch Kids, but then I fell asleep way too early last night to finish my masterpiece.  Oh well, I’ll just hand over the raw materials — you won’t complain about two extra bags for your filing box, will you?  I am so excited to be your bridesmaid in two weeks — it’s going to be fabulous!!  HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

From Lara: Well, thanks to some happy news in the office today, you have a TON to celebrate!  I hope this weekend with your fam is amazing and that you enjoy every day leading up to the BIG one in two weeks.  I am so excited for you and all that is to come in this next year.  Wishing you a year full of sugar, happiness, love, excitement, and Lifetime TV. xo!

Happy weekend y’all!

xo Lara and Emily

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  1. avatar lydia {ever ours} reply

    happy birthday to katherine!

  2. avatar Justin James reply

    Three of my favorite photographers. I'm definitely going to have to pick up an issue this time around. Keep up the good work, and MERRY BIRTHDAY Katharine!

  3. avatar Mary reply

    I'm not even getting married yet and I'm counting down the days until v3. Happy birthday Katharine!!

  4. avatar Jessi-Lo reply

    KATH! 2 weeks…no big deal! Just thought I would show you a little love on the blog that I read during work (shh). I would wish you happy birthday but I will be talking to you tomorrow so until then enjoy the sour patch kids! Love you!

  5. avatar Mecheal and Paul Johnson reply

    Happy happy birthday, Katharine! We hope it's an amazing weekend.

  6. avatar Sara Dickinson reply

    Happy Birthday Katharine! And good luck with your wedding :) Thanks again for all ya'lls help this year!!!

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Happy Friday, y’all!  As you know, we’ve been a little busy over here prepping V3 for your enjoyment, but we wanted to tide you over with some Kentucky gorgeousness from Todd Pellowe.  In true Southern fashion, Sarah + Arturo were married beneath a wild oak in the Gardens of Ray Eden.  The bride wore a ruffled Lezu gown (which I’ve been swooning over all morning!) and vintage veil from Birdcage Veils.   Sarah’s maids, in yellow David’ Bridal frocks, carried bright, summery stems from In Bloom Again.  Our favorite part of the ceremony?  The pretty pink pomanders hanging from the tree!  Hankering for me before you head off for some weekend fun?  Take a peek at the photographer’s blog post here

How did the two of you meet?  Tell us your story. We actually worked together. At our company Christmas party, Arturo finally got the courage to ask me out, but since we worked together I wasn’t sure it would be a good idea to accept. He was very persistent, though, and after some beautiful flowers for Valentine’s Day, I accepted. We dated for four years and managed to keep our relationship a secret until we were engaged. No one knew that I was even dating anyone!
Describe the proposal. I was standing at the stove fixing taco salads when Arturo came over for dinner. After coming in, he got my puppies ready to go outside, which was not unusual. When he returned, I was still at the stove with my back to him and he said he had something to ask me. I turned around and he had flowers. I was completely surprised. He pulled out the ring, and said he wanted to ask me to marry him.  I said, “You’re doing this now? I’m wearing sweat pants.”  Of course, I said, “Yes,” and immediately called my parents!
Three adjectives that describe the day are: Happy, perfect and unforgettable.
Our favorite detail of the wedding was: I don’t think we could pick just one; we loved all of them! We wanted everything to be unique and personalized, so that meant making a majority of our details just the way we wanted them. 
What Southern details or traditions did you include in your celebration?  One of my favorite Southern details was all the family we included in our ceremony. With the exception of the Best Man, our entire wedding party was family, including the Minister who was my brother-in-law. My six sisters walked in the processional with their husbands as my honor attendants. My brother escorted my mom and my other sister was my Matron of Honor. We weren’t sure that my one year old niece and great nephew would make it down the aisle on their own, so we had my nephew pull them in a red town and country wagon.  To include both cultures in our reception, our dinner menu included both a Southern and a Mexican food station. The Southern station included mac and cheese in tiny mason jars with fried onions on top, fried green tomatoes sprinkled with goat cheese, and ham biscuits.
Tell us about finding your wedding dress: We searched endlessly for a dress. My mom, sister and nieces looked in numerous stores in numerous states. Becoming very desperate, we decided to forego our usual tradition of Black Friday shopping for wedding dress shopping in Charlotte, NC. We went to our appointment and were led to the dresses in our price range. My sister and I started looking at the dresses in our price range and picked out a few. We decided to “just look” at the dresses that were a little over our budget, and found the most beautiful dress that I would “just try on.” It was Ivory with a sweetheart neckline, buttons down the back and a double accordion ruffle along the bottom. It was completely different than what I had been looking for, but I LOVED it!  
Describe your wedding flowers: It was important to us that our wedding be very happy and colorful, so our flowers were bright pink and bright yellow. My bouquet included hot pink gerberas, hot pink tulips, hot pink peonies, pink calla lilies and some clusters of yellow spray roses. We had hot pink gerberas “growing” in the grass down the sides of the ceremony aisle. We also hung large spheres of pink flowers from the huge oak tree where we exchanged our vows. 
Describe your wedding cake: We served a white cake with a vine of old-fashioned daises going around it. One tier was lemon cake with a bavarian cream filling and a raspberry filling, and the other was chocolate cake with a turtle filling. Our topper was a handmade customized replica of me and Arturo, plaid tie and all.  
What was your most memorable moment about your wedding day? For me, it was the entire ceremony. Whether it was the sound my dress made on the grass as I walked with my dad down the aisle, Arturo’s legs shaking at the beginning of our vows, or Arturo trying to push the rings on my finger, it was the most wonderful, happy day of my life. 
 What’s next for you as a couple?  What are you looking forward to in the future? We can’t wait to just settle in as Mr. and Mrs.!
Congratulations, Sarah + Arturo!  We wish you a lifetime of hugs + happiness.

 

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  1. avatar Katie O’keefe reply

    The wedding is beautiful, but the last image is truly magical! Congratulations!

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