Congratulations Ronnie and Tonja

This was the Brady Bunch, 4th of July but the colors weren’t red or blue, held in a Historic ballroom, wedding of the year, and it was wonderful! I say Brady Bunch because, between the Bride and Groom, they have 5 daughters. Gorgeous and sweet girls, they already fit together like family.

Although the wedding was on July 4th, it wasn’t all about the holiday. It just happened to be the day that worked best for this couple’s schedule. The colors were a soft and summery mix of soft pink, mauve, ivory, and sage. The colors were perfect for the ballroom, which held tables covered with cloths of ivory damask topped by vintage oil lamps for centerpieces. The Bridesmaids wore soft pink gowns and had pink and ivory flowers. Tonja’s oldest daughter walked her down the aisle, so she wore the same gown as the Bridesmaids, but in sage green.. The Groom and his Best Man wore sage vest and ties with matching pink and ivory flowers.

The Bride’s cake matched the colors as well. It was 3-tiered, ivory, with sage ribbons around the bottom of each tier, and had mauve and ivory flowers spiraling down the front. There was a tiny bit of cake smashing when the couple fed each other the cake, but it wasn’t too bad and only required Tonja to blow her nose to get all the cake out. :-)

The ceremony prelude music was a bit unique in that it was timed to a slideshow put together by Ronnie. So, the guests got to enjoy the photos and accompanying music while waiting for the ceremony to start. Finally, Tonja walked down the aisle in a pretty gown with soft layers of chiffon. Combine the dress with the curls in her hair, and Tonja looked like a Greek goddess!

After picture taking and appetizers, the Bride and Groom were announced into the room and dinner began. Following the First Dance and the Bridal Party Dance (which was to the Chicken Dance – that’s when the guests knew the night was going to be a lot of fun!), it was party time. Everyone had a lot of fun dancing, especially Ronnie and Tonja. I knew going in that Tonja would probably be a big dancer, but I didn’t expect that Ronnie would be on the dance floor so much. He’s a real party guy!

The bouquet toss (bouquet caught by Tonja’s oldest daughter) and the garter tosses were over, and the dancing continued until the end of the night. (They had already done a bubble exit after the ceremony, so everyone got to dance until the very end of the reception.) Finally the happy Newlyweds left for their honeymoon cruise. Congratulations to you both and enjoy your trip!