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Megan and Kyle were married just a few short weeks ago on a beautiful summer day. We'll have that recap to share with you soon, but first we wanted to show off Megan's stunning bridal portrait session with Inara Studios. We loved them so much, Megan was featured on our advertising for the Franklin Bridal Ball!
We will be back soon with a full recap of our Franklin Bridal Ball booth, but wanted to extend a special offer to our blog readers who aren't current clients of A Delightful Day. Contact us today at adelightfulday at yahoo dot com to schedule your free consultation! The following offers are good only on new contracts signed by August 31, 2008.
Here is a peek at our setup courtesy of Dove Wedding Photography:
- Amber
This title would only be appropriate for a wedding held on July 4th weekend. I met the groom, Mark's, parents at the bridal show in January in need of a wedding planner for their son's wedding in July. Both he and his soon-to-be bride lived in New York and were in desperate need of someone to do all the leg work for them as they wouldn't be in town but a few times. When Allison and I first met, she came into town for a whirlwind weeknd of venue searching. After looking at many options, urban was the style that Allison was going for. That led us to the aVenue on 3rd Avenue South at the foot of the Shelby Street Walking Bridge. Enjoy the beautiful shots from Allison and Mark's wonderful day July 4th weekend from the always talented Whitney, Peter, and Jen of Dove Wedding Photography.
Allison's beautifully amazing dress by Monique Lhuillier was a slim fitting figure with lace and fit her perfectly. She was a vision with subtle bridal beauty. This creative shot was taken in the hallway of the Hotel Indigo where the bride and her bridesmaids stayed for the wedding weekend.
I love this shot of her shoes on the windowseal. Her incredibly sexy, and comfortable, shoes were by Cole Haan who now produces a line of shoes that has the cushioning of the nike tennis shoes. The comfort allowed Allison to dance the night away with her bridesmaids and family.
This beautiful shot of Allison's engagement ring that was taken as she was having the final touches of her hair and makeup. Allison had several friends who were a makeup artist and a hair stylist to come down and do her hair and makeup, as well as be invited guests to celebrate with them.
Allison had a beautiful gold colored sash that was an element added to her color scheme of royal purple, apple green, and ivory, with hints of chocolate brown and gold.
The handsome groom, Mark.
These photos were some of the first moments of Mark and Allison seeing each other for the first time before the ceremony. They wanted to take advantage of as much at their reception, so all photos of the bride and groom, bridal party, and family members were taken beforehand.
These beautiful photos were taken on the grounds of Benton Chapel which is in the heart of Vanderbilt's Divinity School campus. Mark is a graduate of Vanderbilt University and was able to use the chapel for their wedding ceremony. This beautiful chapel is used by graduates and employees of Vanderbilt only.
Allison and Mark's fun bridal party was a blast and one of my favorites that I have worked with to date! This fun photo was taken outside of the chapel. Her groom and groomsmen got their tuxes at MW tux in Green Hills Mall. The fun purple, sweetheart neckline, bridesmaid's dresses were by After Six.
Allison's precious flowergirl was a friend's daughter, and she did a wonderful job!
The beautiful programs were designed by Delightful Day's own Amber Housley and Sweet Life Designs. Amber also designed the invitation suite for Allison and Mark as well. It was a beautiful pocketfold design, which was also replicated on the wedding cake.
The fun ceremony was officiated by Dr. Red Michel, who is a well known minister here in town and officiates for many couples who don't have a homechurch here in town, as Mark and Allison did not. Allison and Mark had a blast saying their vows and showing their true personality in front of their guests. I loved the ceremony. One of my favorites!
Allison and Mark had a fun stretch limo for them and their bridal party to be escorted downtown provided by Precious Cargo Limos.
Chef's Market were are caterers and did a fabulous job of incorporating Allison and Mark's theme through the food. They created a fun menu of appetizers, meats, and sides that their guests truly enjoyed. Followed by delicious wedding cake created and designed by Maples Wedding Cakes.
Amber and Sweet Life Designs also created the fun gobo monogram showing on the wall behind the cake that was also displayed on their invitation suite and programs.
The fun lounge style centerpieces with spider mums, hydrangea, and orchids was created by Carry Ann of Fresh Nashville. We did all ivories and greens in the florals to coordinate well with the royal purple linens.
The fun lighting with apple green and white lanterns, monogram gobo, and white uplighting was created by Blake and Nashville Event Lighting. Blake also provided a night of great toons acting as the DJ for Allison and Mark.
Allison and Mark had some fun lounge sets around the dance floor provided by Music City Tents and Events to provide some soft seating for her guests, as well as a few 60" rounds for family, and cozy 4 tops for couples to enjoy.
Congratulations Allison and Mark! We had the best time helping the sparks fly on the day of your event. Too bad you didn't get to go to the Kenny Chesney concert, Allison, but you did get to have your own day as the main event! We wish you guys many, many wonderful years and thanks again for choosing us to be apart of your day! ~ Mary Alice
I am so excited that my trip to California is almost here!
I have the exciting and wonderful opportunity to learn from a very successful wedding planner, Mary Dann next week for 3 days.I will be spending time in the office with her, learning about her processes and what has worked for her, doing a rehearsal, and spending an entire day working at a wedding with Mary and her assistants. Wish me lots of luck, and I will blog during my trip of what I've learned!
This wedding is a long awaited post! Leigh Ann and John were one of the sweetest couples and so sincere in planning a wedding that focused on them, the love that they have for each other, and the wonderful family and friends that would be celebrating with them. She contacted me for assistance with their small, 75 guest wedding, that they were actually going to be doing in the beautifully landscaped backyard of a close friend of the couple. We began the planning process with a visit to the Loudon's home in Hendersonville and hit the ground running, planning a June wedding. I am always one for a Plan B, just in case of inclement weather. But, with the strange shape of the backyard and its shape around the pool, we didn't have any options for a tent. So, we were praying to the Lord no rain, and it did rain that day, up until about 5 hours before the wedding and when set up began. Enjoy these wonderful images that were captured on this beautiful day by Evin Photography.
This beautiful portrait shot that was on display at the wedding, and was taken at Lillie Belle's in Franklin where Evin's studio is located. Leigh Ann was the "Barbie" bride. She looks like a replica of what a bridal Barbie would look like!
Leigh Ann enjoyed a very leisurely day of having hair and makeup done at their home in Brentwood and dressing at her wedding site.
Leigh Ann is known for her love of pink and bling. She loves any kind of diamonds, so her adorable shoes had a blinged out ankle wrap design. They matched wonderfully with her beaded gown.
With our pink and bling theme, with a touch of Sex and The City elegance, Rhonda Patton created a beautiful bouquet of pink roses with a diamond cuff.
This photo was taken of Leigh Ann and John when they first saw each other. So many brides and groom's are forgoing tradition and are seeing each other before the ceremony. Not only for the sake of time taking pictures beforehand so their guests don't have to wait, but also so that they have some time alone to see each other in a private and intimate location, rather than in front of all their guests.
Fun picture of the bridal party. I love that they had a small party, in keeping with their very intimate wedding.
For Leigh Ann's decor, Rhonda incorporated bling in all different facets. She rented table centerpieces from FABU that were covered in bling and really shimmered later on in the evening with the glow of the candles. Votives were hung from the trees that surrounded the pool area and small votives were floating in the pool while surrounded by paper luminaries. We rented pink pintuck linens for our larger tables and pink satin for our cocktail tables with Connie Duglin Linens. For a more intimate setting we created several lounge set ups with furniture and low cocktail tables from Liberty Party and high boy cocktails with bar stools. A small number of chairs were set up right in front of the ceremony space for family, while guests sat at the cocktails, lounge sets, and large rounds.
The delicious cocktail style foods were provided by Copper Kettle. They had a delicious assortment of fruits, cheeses, and other finger foods chosen by the groom himself. John was very involved in the food aspect of the wedding, even designing the wedding cake.
The beautiful cake was created by Patty Cakes of Hendersonville. John had total control over the design with alternating designs on each tier. To top it off, 4 different flavors of truffles were displayed as well as a compliment to the cake.
Leigh Ann, John, and their guests had a great time dancing and listening to the toons of DJ Emcees.
Here we are after a long, sweaty day! We've got to have our pics done at the beginning of the day when we haven't been moving furniture, running the ceremony and reception, and winding down the evening!
Leigh Ann and John, you were a darling couple and I will truly miss meeting with you two! We wish you many, many delightful years to come and we hope that all of your wedding dreams came true! ~ Mary Alice
Ladies, I want to invite you, as brides, and your maid/matron of honor, mothers, and friends to take part in the Franklin Bridal Ball!
This boutique style show premiers next Thursday, the 17th, at the Factory in Franklin, from 5:00-9:00p.m., with all of the top vendors in the Nashville wedding market. Check out the website for full details! The first 300 brides at the show will receive an adorable "Bride" hat!
Tickets are $15.00 in advance, $20.00 at the door. It is sure a show not to miss! Check out the Delightful Day booth located in Liberty Hall as we are doing an outrageous reception set up not to be missed! See all of you beautiful brides there!
I couldn't wait to share the photo's taken by the wonderful Dove Wedding Photography! We wanted to wait and do a huge posting when their photo's were finished, but I absolutely love the detail shots and the wonderful shots of the new Mr. and Mrs. Hand. When I met Amy, she had a very fine vision for what she wanted to her day to be like. She had booked the elegant and romantic Union Station hotel for her wedding in the lobby and reception on the veranda. Amy is a very discerning bride, so when she finds what she likes, she goes for it! Amy and Jason wanted a very personalized, romantic, and fun day for their guests with many touches chosen by Amy. Enjoy the wonderful photos take by Whitney and Jen of Dove Wedding Photography and see the romantic day of Amy and Jason unfold. When all the photos are finished, we'll put up more detail shots.
Amy's gorgeous dress was from The White Room in Lebanon. She had an adorable headband and veil, but on the day of the wedding wasn't feeling it, so she decided to go all naturale and forgo doing the headpieces, and she still looked gorgeous.
Amy's very classic bouquet was comprised of hydrangea, garden roses, and gardenias.
I love this bouquet shot! The florals were beautiful, created by Vickie and Petals from Heaven. Amy wanted to add a personal touch to each bouquet, having a satin ribbon cuff with their first name intial embrodered on it for their keepsake.
Amy had so many friends that she wanted to be apart of her wedding. They were a great bridal party to work with, definitely one of my favorites! Megan, the Maid of Honor sitting on the left, is another of our brides. Her big day is less than a week away!
The lobby was a beautiful spot for the ceremony. Hotel guests were very respectful of this sacred time as well keeping the space quiet, even though the hotel was fully open to its guests.
Whitney took some amazing sunset photos!
The Bake Shoppe created a delicious confection. Amy purchased her topper, their new last name, from Toppers With Glitz in different colored crystals that this picture doesn't do justice for!
Amy was inspired by a wedding planner on Whose Wedding Is It Anyways?, so I contacted her and found the resource for these unique LampLights and it fit her scheme very well, with her ivory and gold palate with the crystals.
Nashville event lighting provided these fun bulb lights draping the veranda railways and he also provided uplighting along the hotel wall with a fun pattern as a backdrop.
Whitney used one of the large lamps in the lobby at Union Station to take this gorgeous shot of Amy and Jason's wedding rings.
These shots were taken in the ladies restroom! How creative!
Congratulations Amy and Jason! We're truly going to miss working with you two! Best wishes and many, many years of happiness! It was a delightful one! ~ Mary Alice
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