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 Now this is my kind of wedding!  Or, more accurately, this Monique Luillier gown is my kind of dress!  Lace detailing?  Check.  Neutral-colored sash with vintage pearl detail? Double check!  Katie + Andy tied the knot in a traditional Southern ceremony at the Carillon Beach Meeting House (check out those delightfully preppy green and navy details!) and, lucky for us here at Southern Weddings, Genya and Wesley Ann at Vue Photography were there to capture the Gulf Coast soiree. 

How did the two of you meet? We both went to Mercer University in Macon, GA for undergrad.  Andy was a member of the KA fraternity and I was a member of the Chi Omega sorority.  All of my guy friends were in the same fraternity as Andy.  We knew of one another through mutual friends, but had never really talked.  One day, I was running with one of my sorority sisters—she ran really long distances and my limit was 6miles – and decided to head back to campus when I saw Andy at the red light ahead of me.  I said his name and he waited on me to catch up with him so we could run back to campus together.  We became fast friends and ran together every day.  I was actually trying to set him up with one of my friends (mischievously trying to hide my interest in him) but he did not seem interested in dating her.  I kept asking him why when he finally said he was interested in someone else.  Luckily, he was interested in me!  Pharmacy school in Atlanta took me to completing a clinical residency in Chattanooga, TN.  This is close to my hometown of LaFayette Georgia.  Andy moved to the Chattanooga area so that I could complete my residency and we did not have to be long-distance anymore (like we had been for the 4 years I had been in pharmacy school).  After 7 years of dating and lots of memories,  Andy proposed!
Describe the proposal
: One of our favorite things to do on summer weekends is to take a pizza to the lake in our neighborhood and have a picnic.  It was an exceptionally hot summer night for the North Georgia Mountains and we decided to stay in and make pizzas instead.  We were both in the kitchen, I was looking exceptionally fantastic since it was so warm outside, when Andy said “I wonder how I was so lucky to find you 7 years ago?”  We talked about our relationship and how much we had enjoyed our time together and I turned to continue working on dinner.  Then Andy said “I wonder if I could get that lucky again?”  When I turned to look at him,  he was down on one knee with a ring in his hand.  I was so surprised!  I got down on my knees to hug him, when our Great Dane Hank tackled us both—he really likes hugs and wanted to be included.
Three adjectives that describe the day are: 
Magical, surreal and enchanting.
What was the design inspiration for your wedding? 
We wanted something that felt like a garden party but not all-white.  I love color and wanted it to be bright and fun.  We also wanted it to be comfortable for all of our guests and not at all stuffy.  We are an extremely laid-back couple and wanted the night to represent who we are.  Andy loves the outdoors, so we incorporates this into the night . . .  hence his wonderful fishing cake.  Pictures have been a huge part of my family’s life, so a photo booth also felt appropriate.
What was your favorite design element of your big day?
We absolutely loved the various chandeliers hanging from the trees and the chaise lounge and bench that were propped under the chandeliers.  This definitely created the garden party feel that we were going for.  Our guests also loved the setting, which made it even better.
Our favorite detail of the wedding was: 
The homemade apple butter my mom and grandmother made as favors, the street signs that represent different roads in Macon—especially the head table because it was where Andy and I ran together on that first day – and the wonderful video put together by my aunt and cousin (they took pics while we were getting ready and compiled them all following the ceremony so that we could watch it during the reception).

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  1. avatar Bella Michelle reply

    Love the photo of the bride in the swing…so, so, so southern! http://www.southerness.blogspot.com

  2. avatar Melesha reply

    The pic of them walking on the beach with the sun shining through is gorgeous.

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See, I told you: fun, right?  I love that Lee (in a gown designed by her groom’s mother) + Cameron celebrated their new marriage with a jump on the giant trampoline.  Talk about memorable wedding portraits!  More and more brides (including this one from Down Under) have started trading traditional multi-tiered confections for smaller, personal cakes.  (Check out Lee + Cameron’s cakes from Queen of Tarts.)  Think this is a trend worth trying in 2010?  Thanks again to our friends at The Image is Found, for sharing this Australian wedding.

Describe your wedding flowers:  Our friend, Kylie, organized them from London, and then she assembled them in the hall the night before the wedding. They were absolutely stunning! The flowers were a mix of David Austin roses, lisianthus and ranunculus.
Describe your wedding cake: We had a little bit of a last-minute panic with the cake, and our original plans had to be changed. We ended up finding a great cake shop the Tuesday before our wedding, an hour away from home. Mum and I headed out there and we chose 3 different mud cakes in different sizes with white icing. I had fresh flowers placed on the top of each cake, along with some nice ribbon around the sides, which finished off the decoration nicely.
Were there any wedding traditions or new ideas you included in the wedding?   Our new idea was having a wedding weekend festival rather than a day-long wedding. We asked everyone to join us on the Friday before the wedding for a big BBQ.  We then had a Saturday morning ceremony, a picnic lunch, then dinner.  Everyone even stayed for a breakfast BBQ on Sunday morning. There was also face painting for everyone, cricket on the oval and, most importantly, a trampoline for fun and to help with some of the amazing photos.
What was your most memorable moment about your wedding day? The entire ceremony, specifically, walking down the aisle with all of our friends and family singing “All you Need is Love” by the Beatles.  I also loved being showered in bubbles, confetti and rose petals as we joined our friends and family on the river bank after the ceremony. Cam was also very excited by how much people loved his smoked ham!
Did you write your own vows?  If so, what was your favorite phrase, verse or line?
We wrote our own vows, took little bits from here and there and mixed it with our own words to create what represented us best. Neither of us knew what the other was going to say until that moment. In his vows, Cam promised to love, cherish and tickle me for the rest of my life! Lee; In my vows, I secretly used one of Cam’s nicknames, ‘Spewbert’ instead of Cameron Stuart!
What’s next for you as a couple?  What are you looking forward to in the future?  We are looking forward to starting a cute little family and spending the rest of our days enjoying life together and jumping on trampolines.

Congratulations, Lee + Cameron!  Thank you for sharing your wedding with us!

Written with love by Katharine
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  1. avatar bridal girl reply

    Amazing couple. You have also given your guests the chance to have a great break away from work with the type of wedding you made. Congratulations. I know that preparing a wedding for the entire weekend was not that easy, but it sure paid off since you made everyone happy.

  2. avatar jenny haas reply

    love the banners! so cool!

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Since 2010 is all about “firsts” for Southern Weddings, we thought a fun and festive wedding from Australia (yes, really!) would be the perfect addition to our January line-up.  Can we all agree that Lee + Cameron’s wedding, photographed by the Image is Found, looks like one of the most fun weddings ever?  Bubbles?  Confetti?  Face painting?!  Lovely loose floral arrangements (designed by the couple’s dear friend, Kylie Short) were the perfect complement to the natural beauty of the Riverwood Downs where the Aussie natives swapped handwritten vows.  If you think the ceremony looks fun, I know you’ll go nuts over their reception.  (Hint: there’s a giant trampoline and, yes, the bride did jump on it in her handmade wedding gown!)

How did the two of you meet?  Tell us your story.   We were lucky enough to be introduced to each other by a mutual friend, Angela. We met one night over a glass of red wine while having a carpet picnic at Cam’s house. It turned out we lived less then 800 meters from each other. Cam mentioned he went for a bike ride some afternoons, I kept my eye out for him but I never saw him.  A couple of months later, Angela invited me to a New Year’s Eve party at none other than Cam’s house. The fireworks started well before midnight, sometime between the champagne and bad karaoke. I really thought he didn’t like me, but it turned out he was just shy! From then on, we have been inseparable.  
Describe the proposal. In a word, romantic!  Cam decided well before our six-week trip around Europe that he would propose to me while we were away and had a ring made prior to our departure. He had previously spoken to both of my parents and had told his parents what he was up to. Being a traditional kind of guy, he asked my father for permission, and then it was just a matter of time to put his secret plan into action! We were in Vienna visiting some friends at the start of our trip. He had originally planned to propose at a special spot in Prague, but later said he was having too much fun to wait. Apparently, he though I was onto him, as I was supposedly acting strangely, and the ring was burning a hole in his pocket! Thankfully, he had the help of our two friends to make it all happen. We were looking at jewelry in a shop window and I made a comment that I would never put a ring “like that” on my finger. Little did I know that Cam had a ring in his pocket and, that within three hours he would be down on one knee in a beautiful Viennese square surrounded by stunning old buildings and nervously asking me to marry him. We then celebrated late into the night with our friends.
Three adjectives that describe the day are: FUN, memorable and unique.
What was the design inspiration for your wedding? A wedding festival that reflected not only our personalities, but also the way we live and experience life everyday.
What was your favorite design element of your big day? The Paper lanterns hung with colorful party lights with fairy lights strung in between.
Our favorite detail of the wedding was: My favorite details were my bridal flowers and the trampoline.  Cam’s favorites were the three legs of ham he had smoked the day before for everyone to enjoy. The music was also really fantastic! We had an acoustic guitar, a three-piece jazz band and then a local singer/musician to entertain us all, well into the night.
Tell us about finding your wedding dress: It was really about trying to describe what was in my head to my wonderful mother-in-law, who was kind enough to make my dress for me. It was beautiful and exactly as I imagined it.

Written with love by Katharine
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  1. avatar Amy reply

    What brand are the shoes? I’ve been looking for flats (so hard to find ones that are fancy enough) and I LOVE these!

  2. avatar Nikki reply

    I agree with Amy. I NEED NEED NEED these shoes. The whole wedding is beautiful – but those shoes – swoon. I have been looking for something exactly like that – any idea where she got them?

  3. avatar Steph reply

    What a beautiful and fun wedding! I am in love with the shoes, especially! Where did the bride get them? Or did she make them?

  4. avatar Kelly reply

    How adorable to ask the parent’s permission before he proposed.

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