Meet Becky & Mike {Facebook Engagement Photo Contest, Runner Up}
Thursday, May 12, 2011
Today's couple received the second most Facebook votes in our contest. So, not only are they our runner up, but we really liked their photos too, especially Meg {ABG's community manager}! Photographed by Wendy C. Photography, Becky and Mike are adorable! They did a fantastic job choosing great photo locations and Wendy truly captured their deep love connection + chemistry.
Mike Jarrell + Becky Aguiar
Engagement date ~ December 24, 2010
Wedding date ~ December 10, 2011
Our Blog: http://mikeandbecky.blog.com
How did you get engaged?
(I told him no holiday/birthday proposals but what girl is going to say “No, propose on another day” when her man has bling in her face on Christmas Eve? Not me!)
We got engaged after the Christmas Eve service at my hometown church in Louisville, KY. Our church lobby was decorated for Christmas and we decided to get our family picture taken in front of one of the trees. Mike took the picture of me and my family. Then my mom suggested that Mike and I get a picture together. He walked over, wearing his LARGE winter coat, and turned to smile at the camera. I asked him to take off his coat because I didn’t want him to wear it in our picture. He said he wanted to keep it on and I said “Fine, you’re going to look stupid in this picture”. About that time my mom said “smile” and I smiled and he got down on one knee. I honestly have no idea what he said in his little “Will You Marry Me” speech because I was so surprised (aren’t I the worst woman ever?!) but I saw the ring and freaked out. YES! YES! YES! It was so special to have my family there and to have pictures of the actual moment to show friends and family.
Who have you hired for your wedding team?
Wedding Ceremony I Eastland Baptist Church
Wedding Reception I The Belmont Mansion
Photographer I Wendy C. Photography (AMAZING lady and photographer! Love her). The site she put together for us to share with our friends and family is: BeckyandMike.WendyCPhotography.com
DJ I Irwin Entertainment
Baker I Doing a dessert table so we’re not getting a huge cake. Just a bunch of little things from a local store. I have one in mind but need to taste test (YUM!) before I commit.
Floral Design I Ruth’s Flowers (we are only getting flowers as bouquets for me and my bridesmaids…the church and reception hall are already pretty well decorated for Christmas and adding anything else would be overkill…or so I think.)
Caterer I NO IDEA! I have a small budget for this so it’s been tricky so far.
What's your wedding style?
The ceremony is going to be very small. We’re only inviting about 100 people so the style will be intimate and romantic. The wedding will be at 6pm so there will be tons of candles and rose peals. The reception will be a little different. Since we’re having our reception at The Belmont Mansion, we’ve decided to have a Williamsburg/Victorian reception to go along with the art and decor. We will be decorating with fruit, flowers and candles. The Belmont Mansion will be decorated with garland for Christmas so we’ll be using bold colors (purple, blue, teal, gold) to help incorporate the garland but not make the event feel like a Christmas event.
What's your wedding budget?
Small. Is that the correct answer? We are trying to do the wedding and reception for under $6,000. It has been a challenge but its fun to shop around and get a great deal.
Anything else you want to share?
We just got our Save the Dates together this week. I should have a copy of our invites to share sometime in August if you’re interested. We have a friend of ours who is a graphic designer creating them and who also created our Save the Dates. Our invitations will use a purple graphic element (also used on our Save the Dates) and will be very simple. We are using purple as our color since that is what the girls will be wearing. Lapis to be exact.
Our personal blog is: mikeandbecky.blog.com. We created this blog to keep our friends up-to-date on our planning and decisions…and talk about our dogs. (Sorry, we are THOSE people) Since we’re only inviting 100 people to the wedding a lot of our friends aren’t able to come to our big day. We set this up in hopes that people could read this and know what was going on with our planning. It also helps communicate some of our decisions to our friends and family since the majority of them don’t live in our state.
About the Author:
Ashley of Ashley's Bride Guide
Hey - I'm Ashley! I started AshleysBrideGuide.com to give Nashville brides, or folks planning a Nashville wedding, a local resource for inspiration and resources. Hope to see you at a bridal show soon! Happy Planning.
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Posted on May 12, 2011 |
Filed under: Engagements & Proposals, Real Nashville Brides
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Posted on May 12, 2011 @ 9:48am
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