Sunday, June 7, 2009

Congratulations Cody and Andrea


This outdoor ceremony and indoor reception was held at the beautiful Courtyard on St. James. It was hot out there but luckily, it cooled down in time for the evening ceremony. The wedding featured a black/white/fuchsia theme, with Celtic/Welsh accents to honor the Groom’s heritage. They tied it in to the day in multiple ways.

Andrea wore a beautiful white gown with pick-up skirt that had a black sash, accented with a black and white Celtic plaid. The Bridesmaids wore gorgeous strapless fuchsia gowns with pick-up skirts, and the Groomsmen wore fuchsia rose boutonnieres. The Bride’s white cake was 3-tired, with black fondant accents on each layer, mimicking a Celtic plaid. The large black fondant bow on the middle layer featured a beautiful brooch in the middle. Cody and his Groomsmen wore kilts – cool! (And no, I didn’t ask what they wore underneath. Ha ha) The silver Groom’s cake had his family crest and was on a Celtic plaid base.

The favors matched because the white boxes had a black Celtic design on the top and were tied with a fuchsia bow. Even the centerpieces tied in with the colors and theme, with pink flowers in alternating high/low vases, tied with black bows. It all came together beautifully and was just the right amount of Celtic accents to tie it all together without being too much.

Following dinner, the cake cutting, toasts, and the special dances, it was time for the dancing to begin. This crowd danced to everything, from Oldies to Country to Pop to Hip Hop to you name it! I can’t forget to mention the three guys who were doing a break dance/hip hop dance-off on the floor. Or, the guy doing an Elvis impersonation. Or Andrea’s dad, who is quite the dancer! We saw him do a Riverdance type jig, the Robot, the Running Man, and a few more dances. He was so funny: I see where Andrea gets it from. It always helps when the Bride and Groom are big dancers (the Bride was in this case, I swear she’s always dancing! Cutting the cake, greeting guests… If there’s a song playing, she’s dancing.) Their love for dancing is contagious and it always encourages everyone in the room to join in. The last 45 minutes or so on the dance floor were crazy wild and fun!!

This was another wedding where I saw someone I knew in the crowd. For the 4th largest city in the country, it’s amazing how often we see people we know, at weddings halfway across town. It’s especially odd considering the fact that we never knew the Bride and Groom before we booked them to do their wedding. Small world!

After the bouquet and garter, and a lot more fun dancing, the Newlyweds ran through a shower of rose petals, jumped in the limo, and headed off to their new life together. Congratulations!

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