Wednesday, August 26, 2009

What a yummy wedding. That’s all I could think as Amy told me about it. Catering by Chef’s Market, Maples’ sour cream and almond wedding cake and a candy buffet? Talk about a deliciously romantic day!! I can almost taste it.

Thanks Amy and Andy for letting me feature your wedding!

Bride - Amy of Nashville, TN

Groom - Andy of Nashville, TN

Our wedding details - Saturday, July 18, 2009

Ceremony location - Saint Henry Catholic Church

Reception location - Reception Hall at Saint Henry Catholic Church

Guests - 200

Wedding Style:

My wedding style
I would say our wedding style was classic.

My colors and why I choose them
Light Blue, Periwinkle and a hint of Lime Green. I love hydrangeas and knew I wanted to use those as my flowers, so that is where the blues came into play. I met with Shannon with Chef’s Market and she suggested we use green apples on the buffet, that’s where the green came in.

My theme
We really didn’t have a set theme. However, Andy and I met at UT during a football weekend, so there were little touches of UT things. We had a orange and white cupcakes as the Grooms Cake. My garter was orange with T’s on it. We left through our guest shaking UT pom-poms and chanting G-O V-O-L-S, Go Vols Go!

Personal touches
We had several personalized touches. I wore my mother’s veil from my parents wedding that was 33 years ago.I also had a lucky penny that I taped to my shoe that was worn by my grandmother and mother when they got married. I would also say the touches of UT things were very personal! I also had personalized wine bottle.

Wedding wow factor
We decided to do “late night food” and so many of our guests loved that! Chef’s market made mini cheese burgers, and their famous spinach artichoke dip with chips.

Favors
We had a candy bar with m&ms, jelly beans, green sour straws, and Hershey kisses. Also, guests could take the UT pom poms with them after our leave.

Gifts for bridesmaids / Groomsmen
Bridesmaids: Monogrammed Tote Bags, Monogrammed mini coolers, flip-flops for the reception (we tied ribbon around them which was same colors of their dress), and beach towels. I did a pool/beach theme since the wedding was in July and It’s Hot! Groomsmen: Monogrammed Coolers

Most special moment for me?
Looking into Andy’s eyes, holding back tears while he is telling me it’s okay, while saying my vows. I felt at that moment we were the only two people in the church. It was an amazing feeling!

My Wedding Vendors:

Cake: Maples Wedding Cakes (maplesweddingcakes.com/) Everyone loved our cake, It was sour cream and almond! Not only does Jay make beautiful cakes, he makes sure they taste great too!!

Caterer: Chef’s Market (chefsmarket.com)

Photography: Mary Davidson Photography (marydavidsonphotography.com) Mary is so easy and great to work with! She took great pictures!

Videographer: Dynamic Video (dynamicvideo7.com) Jennifer is really good at what she does, she captured some great moments of Andy and I and our guests on video!

Invitations: Carte Blanche (everythingcarteblanche.com)

Bridal Gown: The White Room (theultimateweddinggown.com) They have such a wide variety of dresses! Kristen-Michelle is awesome to work with!

Bridesmaid Dresses: Arzelle’s (arzelles.net)

Tuxes: Bittner’s

Rings: Genesis Diamonds (genesisdiamonds.net) Great customer service!

Music: Dwanna and The Prime Time Band (www.primetimediva.com)

Flowers - Family friend

My faves
Dwanna and The Prime Time band know how to make everyone have a great time and their music is great!!
Chef’s Maket was fabulous not only is the food wonderful but, the staff is great too! Shannon is so easy and great to work with! She has great ideas and I knew with everything in her hands,our wedding day would be perfect. I love that fact that they don’t only handle food, but also can handle other details.

How I found my wedding vendors
I found a few vendors at the Nashville Bridal Show and through friends, word of mouth and through the internet.

My Wedding Rewind:

What I would do differently if planning again?
I would try my hardest to not be worried about the little things, because in the end it doesn’t matter!

Biggest waste of time or money?
Nothing!

Best value for the service/product?
Chef’s Market, their service is wonderful!

Advice for other Nashville brides?
Get many different price quotes from serveral vendors and do your research. Enjoy the process and know that everything will be Perfect!
And most importantly HAVE FUN! It goes by so fast!!

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