Real Wedding: Kelly + Justin, Part II

post from Southern Weddings Magazine on 20 August 2008 11:00:00 AM. © Southern Weddings Magazine

Welcome back for Part II! Be sure to check out Kelly's {BLOG} for more of Kelly + Justin's big day.

What was the design inspiration for your wedding? Thebeautiful mountain setting and the surrounding architecture from theEseeola Lodge inspired a refined style. We let our flowers add thecolor to the brown and green palette accented with silver.
Describe your wedding flowers: Ichose lush arrangements of pink peonies, white peonies, coral and pinkroses, pops of yellow and white hydrangea. The Bridesmaids bouquetswere very colorful and featured fiddle-head ferns to incorporatechocolate brown. My bouquet was all pink and white peonies ? myfavorite flower. The men?s boutonnières were pink orchids and greenberries. The table arrangements featured a mixture of high and low andsilver and glass bases.
Describe your wedding cake: Ourwedding cake was a 4 layer cake alternating vanilla bean and lemonlayers. The butter cream icing was to die for and I ate it by thespoonful at the tasting! It was a simple design ? white with swiss dotsat the bottom of each layer and a custom designed monogram on themiddle layer. I chose a large pink peony to top off the cake. ForJustin?s grooms cake I had his favorite bottle of wine re-created.

What was the biggest challenge you had to overcome while planning your wedding? Having two sets of opinions.
What was your most memorable moment about your wedding day? The first dance, Jamie McLean covered ?Two? by Ryan Adams.

Three adjectives that describe the day are: perfect, beautiful, and FUN!
What advice would you give to someone planning their wedding? Don?tfeel overwhelmed, take everything one step at a time, remember that youare planning you wedding and don?t forget about the Marriage side of itand the real meaning behind the day ? two people coming together andcommitting their lives to one another.
What?s next for you as a couple? What are you looking forward to in the future? Weare looking forward to settling in to the married life and buying ahome together. We love adventure and surviving our honeymoon was thefirst step towards a very bright future!