Thursday, August 27, 2009
This was a great wedding! It’s ultra modern and luxe infused with very personal aspects. This couple had a clear vision for their wedding day and worked with a great team to make it theirs. I really love that they gave their groomsmen “their favorite book”. That is such a great bridal party gift idea!
Plus, it took place at Cellar One, a new Nashville wedding venue. You know that I love hearing about new wedding venues!
Thanks Lisa Marie and Mark Daniel for letting me feature your wedding!
Bride - Lisa Marie of Houston, TX
Groom - Mark Daniel of Columbia, SC
Our wedding details - April 25, 2009 at 6:30pm
Ceremony location - River View Courtyard
Reception location - Cellar One
Guests - 60
Wedding Style:
My wedding style
Modern mixed with classic touches
My colors and why I choose them
Apple green (for spring), Steel – (elegant & evening), Ivory (touch of light!)
My theme
We really wanted our wedding to reflect us. Everything had a personal touch. The ceremony music was informal while the overall feel was a little more formal – it was June Carter and tuxes.
Personal touches
Save the date postcards, out of town guest gift bags, Polaroid photo booth, creating our own small touches (ex. rehearsal dinner menus and gift bags) to tie the entire weekend together
Wedding wow factor
Unity sand, our ceremony music (“La Vie En Rose” by Louis Armstrong, “It Never Entered My Mind” by Miles Davis, “Times A Wastin’” June Carter & Carl Smith), my parents performing songs dedicated to us at our reception
Favors
Cds of our favorite songs
Gifts for bridesmaids / Groomsmen
Bridesmaids: manicure, pedicures, luncheon, necklaces
Groomsmen: flasks with their initials, books (favorite author, music book), and a personalized gift
Most special moment for me?
Seeing each other before the wedding (we did our formal pictures before the ceremony) and having a moment alone before the evening began
My Wedding Vendors:
Planner: Nashville Event Space, Mindy Dees
Cake: The Sweetest Day, Stephanie Felts – so artistic! the cake was amazing!
Caterer: Chef’s Market – guests loved the food! Southern comfort – fried chicken, shrimp and grits, mashed potatoes, green bean – it was delicious!
Photos: Hannah Elaine Photography – the best! - Can’t imagine working with anyone else! Our pictures are incredible and she perfectly and creatively captured the feel of the day!
Invitations: The Paper Place and Kate Page Calligraphy
Bridal gown: Nicole Miller
Bridesmaid dresses: J Crew
Tuxes: Men’s Warehouse
Rings: Genesis Diamonds; my center stone was the one my father gave my mother – it’s now a family heirloom!
Florist: A Village of Flowers – so easy to work with and the flowers were unbelievable!
Hair and Makeup: Trumps Salon – they are so great and took care of all the girls!
Dress Alterations: Elegant Alterations – Cathy is amazing!
Wedding Night: The Mulberry House – a beautiful, private cottage where we stayed that weekend…we didn’t want to leave! We left for our honeymoon a couple weeks later…
My faves
We made the wedding about us – we designed and created everything that we wanted, the unity sand (our vase is sitting on our mantel), choosing some of our favorite songs for our ceremony music, having a small wedding so we could chat with everyone, our pictures, the flowers (peonies, hydrangea, kale, cherry blossoms), dancing
How I find my vendors
Friends
My Wedding Rewind:
What I would do differently if planning again?
my husband and I planned everything together – I loved that time with him! Our wedding was everything we wanted it to be!
Biggest waste of time or money?
The band we hired – Ivory Joe & the Midnight Howlers – was a waste. Our friends ended up putting together a great playlist towards the middle of the reception and got everyone was up and dancing. It was a blast!
Best value for the service/product?
Our flowers – they were gorgeous!
Neatest find
We loved the Polaroid photo booth! We used my grandpa’s old Polaroid camera, set up a booth in what was once a phone booth at the bar in our venue, had someone take the pictures, and then paste them into a scrap book. Everyone signed their names and wrote great messages to us! The book is sitting on our coffee table and we love going back through it!
