Details: Leanne + Robert

post from Southern Weddings Magazine on 15 June 2009 08:00:00 AM. © Southern Weddings Magazine

Romantic is definitely the right word to describe Leanne + Robert's wedding! Roses were everywhere - from the isle to the chairs to the bouquets. The center pieces, Tiffany lamps adorned with roses by {Designs by Design}, added soft, romantic light to the reception and were one of the couple's favorite design elements of their wedding. The bride wore a dress by {Demetrios}. The catering and the wedding cake, which was banana with chocolate cream frosting, were both done by the venue, {Arizona Biltmore Resort}. The bride thanks her wedding planner from {Signature Events} for a flawless and un wedding. See more of Leanne + Robert's wedding at {Marriott Photography}.

How did the two of you meet? Tell us your story: We met on the internet in 2003. After a few weeks of chatting we finally met and we have spent nearly every day together since!
What was the design inspiration for your wedding? We wanted an elegant theme with lots of dark reds and gold colors.
Favorite design element of your big day: We loved the centerpieces on the tables and pretty much everything about the layout on the tables. Our centerpieces included a raised tiffany lamp with cascading roses flowing out of it.
Tell us about finding your wedding dress: I looked at quite a few dresses before deciding on the final one. I looked at a lot of the high end designer dresses, they were all beautiful, but I really fell in love with a "mermaid style" dress from Brides By Demetrios. During my final fitting a lady in the store came up to me and said "you're getting that dress, right? You'd be crazy not to!" and that was pretty much when I knew this was the dress for me!
Describe your wedding flowers: We had lots of beautiful red roses. My bouquet was a cascading bouquet of roses and all my bridesmaids carried mini-bouquets similar to the one I carried.
Describe your wedding cake: We chose a pretty large wedding cake for the size of wedding we had. We just loved the look of a larger sized cake. The flavor of the cake was banana with chocolate cream frosting... It was delicious!
Our favorite detail of the wedding was: I loved the rose petals lying across the isle, up to the alter.
Three adjectives that describe the day are: FUN, FUN, FUN! But if I had to name two other than fun I would say elegant and romantic.
What advice would you give to someone planning their wedding? I would give the advice of not coming to me for advice! I'm just kidding (sort of). I would say find a GREAT wedding planner... I don't think we could have had nearly as beautiful wedding (or a wedding that ran as smoothly) without our amazing wedding planner!
What’s next for you as a couple? What are you looking forward to in the future? Right now we are just looking forward to spending the rest of our lives with each other. Children are definitely in our future, but maybe not for a few more years... We're still kids ourselves!