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We Love This Wedding: Rachel + Brett Wed With Local + Vintage Style

Friday, January 27, 2012

We love when photographer friends share unique and Nashville stamped weddings with us. What says Nashville more than a local indie roots band and a historic, southern venue? This wedding has both! Plus, the bride, Rachel is a photographer herself!  She photographed Cali Ashton's wedding and Cali returned the favor. These two gals did great justice to each other's special days. We are just too happy to share Rachel's day. Thanks to Nyk, Cali's husband, for emailing everything over. Nyk had some great things to say about the wedding...

"All the groomsmen and Brett are in a band called Apache Relay; they are on tour all the time and are doing fairly well. Photography was one of the most important parts of their wedding and Rachel spent a TON of time making sure we had an awesome shot list. They also did a bridal/groomal session a few days before the wedding so that their pictures weren't rushed. It was a really fun wedding, both the dads were funny and outgoing (we love the pic of them pulling out their pockets!)."

Enjoy Brett and Rachel's special day! Complete with personal touches, a vintage wedding dress, a southern home venue, and lots of local vendors.

Brett + Rachel
Date ~ August 6, 2011
Ceremony + Reception Venue ~ The Sam Davis Home
Guests ~ A whoppin' 425
Rachel's blog: blog.rachelwilliamsonphotography.com

Budget

Initially $15,000, but it grew with the # of guests we invited!

Wedding Team

Planner | Fran Dunne, a lady from our home church
Photographer | Cali Ashton Photography
Videographer | Truepix Weddings
Gown & Accessories | My dress was a vintage early 1900's graduation dress I got from a antique shop and had altered
Groom’s attire/ groomsmen attire | Billy Reid
Bridesmaids' attire | Custom designed and made by Tatyana Merryman
Hair and Makeup | Stephanie Russell
Stationery | Design from printablepress.com and printed through greenerprinter.com
Ceremony musicians | Our friends, Jessie Parker, Kellen Wenrich, and Jonathan Anderson
Reception Musicians | Our own iPod playlist
Transportation | Brett's Subaru!
Caterer | Jim 'N Nick's
Cake Artist | Fiddle Cakes 
Floral Designer | A Village of Flowers for the bridal party and church friends for the decor

How would you describe your style as a couple?

Classic, vintage, eclectic, natural, quirky

How did you incorporate that style into your wedding?

We chose an outdoor venue, historic home, a non-traditional wedding dress, wood cuts and wildflowers, etc.

What was the favorite aspect of your wedding?

The fact that we could've had rain or blazing heat, but God gave us a miracle of perfect weather and a beautiful day!

Where did you splurge?

Shipping my invitations was pricey! But everything just adds up fast!

Where did you save/DIY?

We saved by having an iPod playlist instead of a DJ; my dress was only $230 + alteration; and we also chose the most affordable tables and chairs. We had friends from our church help out by working day of and had friends do the decor and flowers.

Now that the wedding day is over, is there anything about your planning process you feel you could have done differently?

We would have invited a smaller number of guests to cut down on cost! And not stressed as much on the little things.

Thank you guys for sharing your friendship with us and this great wedding! Such a lovely day!

About the Author:

Megan

I’m new to the wedding industry. Before getting engaged I literally avoided any websites for weddings only because I knew, once I delved in, I would become obsessed…. And it’s true. Once I got engaged, I did become obsessed and luckily, about that time, I started working in the wedding industry. So my interest increased on two levels. Now I am a newlywed and still enjoying the industry. I love writing, social media and connecting to people; happily, I get to do all of this with ABG.

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