Brion Hopkins Giveaway: Voting!

Hi hi!  Remember our Valentine's Day Brion Hopkins giveaway?  Talented and generous photographer Brion is gifting his services to one lucky couple in exchange for a $1000 donation to Haiti Relief.  You can read about all of the details here!

It was nearly impossible to choose just three finalists, as there were SO MANY wonderful entries!!  We did ultimately choose, however, and here they are, in no particular order:

1. Meet Sarah + Ryan, getting married in December in Tennessee:

"We are getting married in an intimate evening ceremony in the stables of the Belle Meade Plantation, with an elegant 'barn party' reception to follow in the carriage house.  The ceremony will highlight the natural beauty of the wooden stables, with magnolia garland, numerous candles, and an iron and candle chandelier.  The wedding attire will have an earthy, vintage feel.  The flowers will be a lot of greens, ivories, and some winter berries.  The reception will feature a bluegrass band playing in the carriage house, and will be decorated with a ceiling strung full of lights.  We're using antique harvest tables to display the buffet of home-style Texas and Tennessee favorites, as well as winter desserts, including large jars full of cookies with small burlap sacks stamped with horses, hearts and 'I Do' for guests to take as favors.  The tables will be filled with candles as well as vintage vases and apothecary jars full of winter flowers and berries.  We also plan to have baskets displayed of pine cones, clementines, and berries.  And, in the hallways, vintage benches with cozy plaid blankets draped across them."

2. Meet Trisha + Jason, getting married in September in Carmel Valley.

"We have decided we do not like conformity.  We don't have "colors." We aren't having bridesmaid dresses (all of the bridesmaids are unique and beautiful, and we like the fact that they will be wearing something that reflects their own sense of style).  Boutonnieres and bouquets will coordinate with what they decide to wear.  The ceremony will be in the Carmel Mission Basilica, which was founded in 1770 and is so beautiful.  The dinner will be in a vineyard, actually IN it, surrounded by ripening grapes and hopefuly while the sun is setting.  We have requested picnic tables and a live grill for the feast.  We are bringing in galvanized tin tubs for beer and beverages.  The table decor is undecided thus far, but I have purchased different sizes of mason jars to fill with olives, flowers, and candles.  We want to keep the decor simple since the landscape speaks for itself.  Cake and dancing will be in a wine aging room surrounded by oak barrels, Jason's dream."

3. Meet Whitney + John, getting married in June near Asheville.

"Our wedding will be an expression of our love for one another and our families, and a reflection of the place where we have chosen to celebrate.  It will take place on a farm outside Asheville, and be full of natural, simple, vibrant things, like hand-sewn fabric banners, locally-grown flowers arranged by the bride and her friends (all lovers of flowers, if not all green-thumbed!), and wreaths of branches found in the mountains.  We will serve locally-sourced, really delicious barbecue, with all the real Southern sides, like fried okra and crumbly cornbread, and (of course) sweet tea in big Mason jars.  And instead of cake, we will have loads of berry shortcake and s'mores (Whitney's childhood favorite).  We want to evoke the atmosphere of a big, happy, extra-special backyard barbecue, with an incredible bluegrass band, lots of dancing, and lots of love."

The polls are now officially open, ladies and gents!  Please vote for your favorite couple by commenting below.  The comment section will remain open until next Friday, March 19. PLEASE only ONE vote per person! We can and will easily track IP addresses and delete over-voters.

Best of luck to our finalists, and another HUGE thank you to Mr. Brion Hopkins!

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