Friday, October 26, 2012

Erica and Chads Romantic Summer Wedding


Erica's gorgeous gown from Ivory and White Bridal Boutique hangs elegantly in the window and draped over the sofa






Hair and make up for our bride as she quietly sips Mimosas with her girls






Beautiful hair style for bride Erica on her wedding day by the fabulous Melissa Moore Bogardus of Joyce"s Formals





Time to sip up the dress with the help of Mother of the Bride and Maid of Honor and Sister of the Bride




Writing a sweet note to her groom before they see each other for the first time on their wedding day




Ready for her Daddy to see his daughter as a bride for the first time on her wedding day




Dad is overwhelmed with emotion as he sees his daughter for the first time in her wedding gown



Definitely a "daddy's girl", Bride Erica practices dancing with her father



Groom Chad waits with the bridal bouquet to see his bride










A moment to take in the day












This was the most fragrant bridal bouquet of Spring Peonies beautifully created by Carol Riley of Lillies


















Beautiful bridesmaids bouquets of white and soft greens by Carol Riley of Lillies





The most fragrant bridal bouquet of white peonies ever!






Love this gorgeous image of bridesmaid in her Blush Pink dress holding her beautiful bouquet




Erica and her girls









Such a fun bridal party...... ready to have a great time!




The guys looking dashing in their suits














Sister of the bride/Maid of Honor has the groom's ring and ready for the ceremony to begin





A sweet prayer with all the girls before walking down the aisle







Ready to walk down the aisle

















Erica's look was complete romance with lots of pinks and whites like this shabby chic mantle at the alter area 












Right after the ceremony and finally married!




















Mason jars ready to be filled with Sweet tea or lemonade .....  "Love is Sweet"



A whipped buttercream icing Bride's cake beautifully decorated with fresh flowers




The romance continues on the food display tables under this basket of assorted breads




Beautiful fruit and cheeses by our own Chef Bob in Birmingham Alabama








Introducing the brand new Mr. and Mrs.........!!!!!



First dance for our bride and groom








And a dance with Daddy



Cutting the delicious cake while bridesmaids look on...



This bunch is ready to PARTY!!!



Bride Erica dances with her groom Chad



Fabulous lighting design over the patio of our beautiful venue The Sonnet House created by Andy Tolar of Design Productions LLC



Absolutely gorgeous image of our bride and groom by the fabulous David Shirk of Unplugged Photography





Having a great time!




Bouquet toss!



Get ready to catch that garter!



And Erica and Chad are off to enjoy their honeymoon!


Many many thank you's to this wonderful team of professional vendors including Jared and Cory with The Sonnet House, Carol Riley of Lillies, Andy Tolar of Design Productions LLCChef Bob, Geoff Carlisle of Jamm Entertainment, Melissa Moore Bogardus of Joyce's Formals, John and Angela Deaver of Main Street Productions and of course thank you so very much to David Shirk of Unplugged Photography for allowing me to share all these gorgeous images from Erica and Chad's very romantic wedding!



Blessing to you!

Anita