Southern Weddings

I love getting emails from Genya and Wesleyann of Vue Photography because the weddings they photograph always seem to match their personalities: sunny and warm.  Katie + Andy’s fabulously bright reception is no exception!  From the ridiculously beautiful florals by Nouveau Fowers to the carefully mixed-and-matched tablecloths, this wedding has, shall we say, got it going on.  Add in a photobooth, a delightfully plush couch, a beautiful white wedding cake and an unnervingly life-like groom’s cake from Confections on the Coast, and you’ve got yourself a Southern Wedding of the Week.  For even more details, check out Vue’s blog here!

Tell us about finding your wedding dress:  This was the only part of the planning process that stressed me out. It probably comes as a surprise to most people that know me that I was not stressed out about everything because I am very “Type A.”   I thought I knew what kind of dress I wanted , so I found the one place in Atlanta that carried it . . .  and it did not look at all how I imagined it  would!  The only thing I knew for certain was that I did not want a strapless gown.  My mother saw a dress on another girl in the shop, but she was reluctant to tell me to try it on because we’d been so unsuccessful.  I finally did try it and it was perfect!  My mother was reluctant to tell me to try it because we had been so unsuccessful thus far.  As always . . . mother’s (especially mine) do know best.
Describe your wedding flowers: The flowers were absolutely beautiful.  I had found a bouquet that was very avant-garde with lots of color.  I knew everyone was going to think I was crazy, but when I showed Christina from Nouveau Flowers, she loved it.  She did such a wonderful job of re-creating the bouquet but really making it original.  It was exactly what I wanted.  The flowers on the tables and in the chapel were absolutely gorgeous.  I could not have imagined it any better.
Describe your wedding cake: It was very simple . . . yet very complicated in the way the sugar rose petals fell on the layers.  The petals looked real.  It was understated, but beautiful and elegant, and it tasted as good as it looked. 
Were there any wedding traditions or new ideas you included in the wedding?  We had a family friend read the same poem that was read at my parents’ wedding.  We also had our Great Dane, Hank, walk down the aisle,  One of our good friends, Jack, was in Iraq and could not be in the wedding, so his mother provided a life-size cut-out “Flat Jack” so that he could stand with the groomsmen.
What’s next for you as a couple?  What are you looking forward to in the future?  We have not taken our honeymoon yet, and plan to in the spring, so we are looking forward to a vacation.  We are also looking forward to growing together as a couple.  It will be fun to share the holidays married.  We are also looking forward to starting a family.  There are so many things to look forward to in the future and we are just excited to do it together as best friends.