a wedding story. - keep calm & carry on.

Oh y'all I'm TOO excited about our guest blogger today!!! This girl and I have really hit it off through blogland and I just ADORE her! 

And her wedding? WOWZA. 

absolute.perfection.

Hello lovelies! My name is Katie and I blog over at Keep Calm and Carry On. I've guest posted for Lauren before and am so happy she has decided to have me back {or is she crazy?! ;)} I'm really excited to show you little portions of my wedding day with Lauren's wedding series! She's so creative, isn't she?

 

Billy and I were married on August 28, 2010. We have been dating for almost 7 years {married almost 1..woo-hoo!} and met my freshman year in college. After college, he moved from his hometown in Cleveland, Ohio to where I grew up in Columbus, Ohio. We got married in a beautiful church and had the reception at a nice country club in the same town. The country club was just recently renovated and so everything was really new and modern.

 

We had a *LOVEBIRD* theme for our wedding, which you will get a glimpse of in these pictures! I hope you enjoy them as much as I do! :)

 

 

I'm in love with the color red so I knew I had to wear some bright red heels!

 

Leading up to our ceremony and reception, we spent the day at the country club where they had seperate men and ladies locker rooms. The locker rooms were stocked with beer, appetizers, flat screen tv's, and a pool table for the boys to play while hanging around! My girls and I enjoyed mimosas and fresh fruit while getting our hair and make up done. I remember watching my florist start to set up the dining room with our flowers and vintage birdcages and getting so excited!

 

Here is a look at our florals & our lovebird theme. As you can see, we had vintage birdcages hung from the ceiling with flowers pouring out of them! For the name card table, my florist made rustic branches with flowers sitting in them and the name cards sat below the "trees". The room where we had our reception has a panoramic view of a waterfall and of the 18th hole on the golf course that..you can see some of the huge windows in the picture with our centerpieces.

 

Our wedding party consisted of 7 bridesmaids, 7 groomsmen, 2 flower girls, and 1 ring bearer :) We felt so blessed to have all of our best friends & family be a big part of our special day.

 

 

Well, I have really enjoyed recreating my wedding day with all of you! It was a magical day for both of us. I hope you liked looking at our pictures and don't forget to come say HI to me over on my blog! A big thank you to Lauren for allowing me to share my wedding with her friends! :)

A 'lovebirds theme'?!!? TOO stinkin' cute! Just like Miss Katie! 

Thanks again for sharing your wedding with us girly! You were absolutely STUNNING! 

Happy Tuesday Y'all! 

a wedding story. - from a to z.

Are y'all loving the guest posts from all these FAB ladies on their BEAUTIFUL weddings?! I know I am! I feel so lucky that everyone has been so excited to share their stories with us! 

Today Jen from From A to Z is sharing her GORGEOUS wedding with us! She was one of the first bloggers that I became friends with when we both started blogging! And she's the SWEETEST! 

Hey ladies!  This is Jen at From A to Z.  I have really been loving Lauren's new blog series and I'm thrilled to be a part of it!  I hope you all enjoy our wedding story and I will definitely enjoy reliving it.  Here is our wedding story in pictures.

Gabe and I were married on July 17, 2010 in a beautiful Catholic Church that is in the neighborhood we both grew up in (yes, we grew up on the same street :) ).  We had over 400 (we both have huge Italian families) of our closest family and friends there to celebrate with us.  Along with 11 bridesmaids, 11 groomsmen, 2 jr. bridesmaids, a ring bearer, and a flower girl.  We had a FULL house!

My Dad walking me down the aisle.

Ceremony

A few of my favorites from the ceremony.

All my ladies

 Crazy guys!

I wanted pictures at the park I used to play at but it was not really a good idea in 90 degree weather!

For the first time as husband and wife...

You can sneak a peak at my yellow shoes.

Card box, Monogram Door Hangers, Flowers (Lillies and Billy Balls), Seating Arrangements, Favors ( we also gave the traditional 5 almonds), and LOTS of cookies!

Our "fake cake" and cupcakes.  Only the top layer was real.  We made the cupcake picks.

Father-Daughter Dance

First Dance

Here are a few of my favorites from the day!

A Pre-Wedding Snack!

A little nervous before walking down the aisle!

The "D's"

They lived happily ever after - except when Mr. D doesn't put his clothes down the laundry chute!

Thanks Lauren for letting me share our Wedding story!

Ummm, LOVING those yellow shoes girly!! :) How fun! 

And those monogrammed door hangers! Too cute! 

Thanks for sharing with us Jen! 

Now y'all be sure to check out Jen's blog ... and the D's newest edition to the fam ... GUS! Cutest thing ever! 

Happy Tuesday Y'all! 

a wedding story. - creative index.

Oh y'all I'm just SO excited about today's guest poster ... She's just the cutest! And has a FAB blog! Tired of the suspense ... {nevermind, just realized my title totally gave me away. ugh.}
It's Jessica from creative index! 
And she's sharing her GORGEOUS wedding with us! 

Hello beauties! I'm Jessica and I blog over at creative index. I am so honored that Lauren asked me to share a little bit about my wedding! It was so fun going through our pictures again and reliving our big day!

My husband and I were married almost two years ago on August 7, 2009. It was the happiest day of our lives and we were honored to be surrounded by our nearest and dearest family and friends!



:: We were married in a beautiful church on a perfect August afternoon ::


:: A vintage Rolls Royce was a MUST for me! ::


:: One of my favorite pictures of us ::





:: Quite the ladies man, huh? ::

:: First dance as Mr and Mrs ::


:: He definitely enjoyed smashing cake in my face ::


:: My sister's speech/rap... totally unexpected and FUNNY! ::


:: Cheers to a wonderful day ::

To all future brides out there who want a little advice... just ENJOY the day. The day goes by so fast and is pretty much a blur. Don’t stress about things going wrong. When you look back on your special day later on, you'll want to remember the happy memories.
photography by dana marie photography
www.danamariephoto.com

Thanks for having me, Lauren!! Happy Tuesday! xo

Are you joking?! Like absolutely GORG!! 
That Rolls Royce ... my oh my! 
The pops of purple? loves. 
And what I'd give to see the rapping speech! :) 
Thanks so much for sharing your FAB wedding with us Jessica! 
And I couldn't agree MORE with your advice to future brides ... The day should be all about you & your future hubs!! No stress because you'll only remember how absolutely perfect your day was!! 


**Y'all check out creative index today too ... Jessica's featuring ME and my FAVE new store! :) **


Happy Tuesday Y'all! 

a wedding story. - mackey madness.

Ahhh, y'all I'm MORE exited about these posts than I ever thought I'd be! I just love them! 

And LOVE my fab guest bloggers! :) 

Up this week ... My fellow Southern Belle {that's what we are, right?!} Megan from the oh-so-fabulous Mackey Madness! I'm so excited to have met her thru Blogland! Her blog is definitely a daily read of mine ... She's basically famous after all. And today she's over here posting about her GORGEOUS wedding and reception! 

Y'all will just love it ... Promise ... 

Hey y'all! My name is Megan and I blog over at Mackey Madness. I am so honored that Lauren asked me to come over here today and share a little bit about my wedding! I enjoyed her wedding recap SO much...and I'm excited that she's come up with this new series!

My husband and I were married on October 2, 2010. It was an absolutely beautiful day with just a hint of crisp fall air...and it was lovely. We were surrounded, loved, and supported by our closest friends and family. We had an evening wedding (6 pm) and I loved that I had the whole day to enjoy with my family and my bridesmaids. 

Our venue.

Our programs...that came from Etsy. I love that website. 

The favors. 

Entry table. 

Reception area. Why yes, I do love pink. : )

The cake...pure perfection. 

One of the groom's THREE cakes...no fair!  

My best friends and my mom spent the entire day with me. It was magical. 

The dress. : )

I can still feel my heart going pitter patter. 

Husband and wife!

We are married...yayyyy!!

My beautiful bridesmaids. 

The handsome men. Please note the ring bearer's hilarious face. : )

Can we get married every year? It was wonderful. 

The enddddddd. 

All of our pictures were shot by the amazing Brandon O'Neal photography! 

Thanks so much for having me, Lauren!! 

Oh my gosh!!! How can you not fall in love with her wedding?! 

The flowers? I die. 

Her dress? swoon. 

That adorable ring bearer? could eat him up. 

Thanks for sharing your wedding Megan! <3

And Happy Tuesday Y'all! :)