Congratulations Shea and Abby

This wedding was filled with many special elements that reflected Abby and Shea and their relationship.  To start, the guests arrived to see the sidewalk in front of the venue covered in chalk scriptures and pictures.  Abby and her father used to do that when she was little. 

The color for the day was turquoise, accented with rustic touches.  The bridal party wore a variety of turquoise knee-length dresses with cowboy boots.  They, as well as Abby, carried bouquets of white and turquoise flowers.  The groomsmen were handsome in their black tuxes with turquoise vests and ties.  Shea wore the same, but with a turquoise bow tie.  The colors were perfect for a spring wedding.

Abby and Shea greeted each guest as they entered the reception.  The guests then found tables with white floor-length table cloths topped by centerpieces of mason jars filled with white and turquoise flowers.  Underneath each centerpiece was a square of burlap.  The couple’s sweetheart table featured turquoise mason jars with flowers.  There was a bell sitting on the table, and it had “Ring for a kiss” written on it.   I guess that bell was rung a few too many times, as it soon disappeared off the table.  We did one unique thing we did at this wedding that we have never done before: read a short bio of each person toasting.  We’d introduce them and tell the guests about their relationship with Shea and Abby, and then they’d do their toast.  The bios were a huge hit!  For another way to make their wedding personal and entertain the guests, the couple played the shoe game.  Abby and Shea really know each other well, as most of their answers matched.

The white, three-tier, stacked cake was simple and elegant:  perfect for this wedding.  All the tiers had scroll designs on them, and the topper was a Willow Tree bride and groom.  To reflect Abby’s career in the Navy, they cut the cake with a sword.  Shea’s ‘groom’s cake’ was a big hit: root beer floats!  The staff were scooping up ice cream and covering it with root beer as the guests looked on.   When the guests weren’t eating delicious cake, drinking root beer floats, or dancing, they were taking fun pictures in our photo booth.  We customized the strips to match the wedding and they were a great match!  When the wedding came to a close with the last dance, the newlyweds ran through a tunnel of sparklers and headed off in a horse-drawn carriage.  Congratulations Shea and Abby!

Vendors:

Photographer: Darlena Parish Creative

Cake: Colosseum Bakery

Catering: Kat’s BBQ