Leigh Ann + John- June 14th

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