Nashville weddings

Kerri {of Kerried Away Couture} Weds and Wows with a Sweet and Stunning Wedding

Friday, October 8, 2010

I often wondered what a dress designer would dresses their bridal party.  I am sure there's great pressure to make the dresses perfect...while planning your wedding.  Not an easy task.  But apparently, they stop nothing short of wow for their bridal party, as Kerri of Kerried Away Couture did!   I didn't expect anything less but I also didnt expect to absolutely fall IN LOVE with her bridesmaid long, black, one shoulder gowns.  Of course she designed and made them, making her girls super fab!

This summer, Kerri walked down the aisle and said "I do" to her (now) husband Lucas.  Their beautiful wedding took place at Scarritt Bennett, followed by a reception at War Memorial Auditorium.  We wish Kerri and Lucas all the best, and we're so glad they could share pictures from their day with us!

Kerri of Kerried Away Couture Shares Her Nashville Wedding!

How would you describe the "theme" of your wedding?
I would say our wedding was traditional and classic with touches of glamour and full of fun! (A great band and a really fun photo booth added lots of entertainment to the evening. I still love looking through the guest book with all the notes and photobooth photos!)

What inspired the design/look/feel of your wedding?
I would say alot of my favorite things and some of my husbands inpsired our wedding. We chose our venues because we both like the look and feel of older historic buildings, we also both love living in the city thus the War Memorial Auditorium downtown and Scarritt Bennett were perfect. We had our rehearsal dinner at The Hermitage Hotel because we actually got engaged on the veranda there. I love pink and white together so I decided these would be my colors. I wanted to bring in an evening feel so I added black and silver to the mix. For flowers I think the side of me that likes the look of symetry showed through. Almost all the the centerpieces were various sizes of round rose and hydragea balls. During our cocktail reception outside we wanted a more relaxed feel so we had black and white floral table clothes with pink sashes on high tops and served mini burgers and grilled cheese. Inside we wanted to create a more formal feel so we used white jeweled overlays on half of the tables and solid light pink on the others with touches of black and silver throughout.

Where did you get your gown?
I got my gown at Saks Fifth Avenue Bridal Salon right before it closed in Atlanta. The dresses were all between 50%-70% off. I ended up getting a beautiful Kenneth Pool gown.

How did you come up with the design for your bridesmaids dresses?
I wanted a dress that was formal, traditional, that looked good on alot of body types, and that they could wear again. The one shoulder design I went with is very flattering on almost any body type. I chose black because I have always loved the traditional black dresses with black and white tuxedos - I think its stunning and classic. I made the dresses floor length to create a more formal feel and gave the girls the option to hem all the dresses off afterwards so that they had a knee length dress that maybe they could wear again. I added a large bow detail at the shoulder because I love bows and to add a little something to the dresses. However, the bow was actually detachable, so again, if they didn't want to wear the bow later all they have to do is unsnap it from the dress.

What was your favorite part/moment of the wedding?
I think I have 2 favorite moments. Seeing Lucas for the first time and our ceremony. We decided to see each other before the wedding and I am so glad we did. It gave us some time to just be spend a few moments just the two of us on our wedding day. At the ceremony, we went with traditional wedding vows and my best friend said an irish blessing - the ceremony was so special.

Absolutely beautiful! Kerried Away Couture makes custom gowns and dresses for your bridal party and if that is what you've been seeking for your wedding, visit their website and get in touch with Kerri!

Images courtesy of Divine Images.

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Tabitha

Blogging is something I’ve enjoyed doing for years. My interests lie mostly in lifestyle related topics like fashion, style, design, food and weddings. When I heard Ashley was looking to bring on new members to the ABG team, I jumped at the opportunity - I can’t think of a better way to stay involved in weddings than to write about them and to stay in touch with the trends and new ideas. Lucky for me, Ashley likes my blog and trusts my experience to bring me on and so far, it’s been a blast.

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