Our Perfect Day: The Details, Part III

The Food and Room Set-Up
Vendor: Thomas Caterers of Distinction
Grade: A+

When it came to the caterer we did not have a choice. Our location specified which caterer we had to use. At first I was a little nervous about this, I will not lie. But after our first meeting with Dee from Thomas Caterers my fear immediately diminished. The nice part about having to utilize a specific caterer was that we didn't have to research one and since they were exclusive to our location they knew what did and did not work inside of our venue.

I was even more impressed after our tasting. The food was delicious! During our meetings I decided that I wanted to do a 'Snack Table' and a 'Candy/Dessert Table.' We took care of all the candy and snacks while Thomas Caterers took care of all the desserts.

Thomas Caterers handled the food, table linens, chair covers, flatware, place settings, appetizer service, bar service, etc. Looking back on everything, the caterer had a lot of responsibility when it came to the reception.

Here was the set up-
Cocktail hour: Guests were sent up to the 3rd floor balcony of the Scottish Rite Cathedral for cocktail hour. The balcony overlooked the ballroom so guests were able to sneak a peak of what was in store. When the guests first walked through the doors of the balcony white-gloved servers had trays of wine that they were passing around to hit the initial rush (Dee's genius suggestion). White-gloved servers also passed around four different types of hoers-devourers (you can see the different types here). Guests who did not want wine could go to the back two corners of the balcony where bars were set up for additional beverage service. The escort card table was set up on the balcony so guests could find their cards while enjoying appetizers and drinks. After cocktail hour the guests were directed downstairs to the ball room for the start of the reception.

Now on to the pictures:

The salad-

Strawberry Fields Salad
It was YUMMY!!!! I did manage to eat all of my salad. This was the only food picture but it was a darn good one! You can read about the rest of the food line-up here.

This was the view the guests had from cocktail hour. The wood-work inside the SRC was phenomenal!

Another view from up top.

Here is what the guests saw right before they entered the ballroom.

Table set up with low floral arrangement.

You can see the balcony that circles around the entire ballroom. Our guests had full range of the balcony during cocktail hour. Oh how I love that chandelier!

Another view of the ballroom. Side note- when it came to chairs and chair covers I chose to use the cushion covers because the dark wood chairs just matched perfectly with the wood-work through-out the ballroom.

Snack Table and Dessert Table:
Vendor: Thomas Caterers of Distinction, T.J. Maxx Homegoods Store, and Moi
Grade: A+

All the apothecary jars and vases came from T.J. Maxx Homegoods Store (I love that store). We were able to get all the glassware for the tables at a very good price. Plus, I knew that after the wedding I would decorate our house with several of the jars/vases (which I have).

Snack Table:

My wonderful MIL had the banner made. It said, "Help yourself to something salty."
From left to right: Mixed Nuts, Gold Fish, Pretzel Crisps (which are addicting and you must try if you haven't), Chex Mix, and Regular Pretzels

Dessert Table:

Warning- If you are hungry it is highly recommended that you skip this section. Pictures may cause mouths to water and stomachs to growl.

Chocolate covered Cheesecake Lollipops (obviously you didn't heed the warning.....lol)

Chocolate Mousse Ganache in a Chocolate Bowl

M&M's in white and champagne

The other banner that my MIL had made said, "Help yourself to something sweet." This picture shows everything that was on our dessert table. The table looked beautiful! Stephanie and the caterer's put the jars in the middles and then had the ganache bowls, lollipops and fortune cookies on both sides for balance.

Back row from left to right: Hershey Kisses, Mints, Champagne M&M's, White M&M's, Chocolate Mousse Ganache in a Chocolate Bowl, Chocolate covered Cheesecake Lollipops
Front Row from left to right: Chocolate covered Stawberries and Fortune Cookies (there were five different personalized messages in our fortune cookies that Hub's and I came up with)

I am still bitter that I did not get a chocolate covered strawberry but I will eventually get over it! Ha!

Review:
Thomas Caterers of Distinction did an amazing job! All of our guests loved the food and said the dessert bar was fabulous. The service we received was absolutely incredible. For example- there was a table that was short one place-setting and a chair. Before the guests could even say anything the caterer had everything fixed! I was able to eat a little bit of my meal but unfortunately wasn't able to eat as much as I would have liked before guests started talking to us. The caterer took our plates away and when we finally were able to sit back down they brought us two fresh, hot plates of food. The caterer also let us know that she had already packaged up two meals that would be sent back to the hotel for us. Talk about service!

I cannot say enough great things about this vendor! Our reception was executed with perfection thanks to the caterer, Stephanie, and the venue coordinator.

All professional pictures are by Angela Talley Photography. Please give due credit when posting any pictures. Thanks!

Up next: The Details, Part IV (this should be the last of the details/vendor reviews)

Previously Posted:
The Details, Part II
The Details, Part I
The Grand Exit
The Ceremony
Pre-Ceremony
Location 2- St. Elmo's Steakhouse
Location 1- The Canal
First Site, Part II
First Site, Part I
Gifts
Getting Dressed and a Special Visitor
The Dress and Accessories
The Hair and Makeup
Rise and Shine!
Post Rehearsal Dinner
Rehearsal Dinner
Rehearsal

It's a sad, sad day......

RIP UGA VII (aka Loran's Best)

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This may be somewhat of a confusing post because I am not a Georgia Bulldog fan (not that I don't like them or anything, I just do not really follow them more than other college teams) nor did I go to college at Georgia but I am a bully owner and have a special place in my heart for all bullies! Bulldogs are a big part of my life and my husband's life. Reasons:

1. I attended Butler University which also has a Bulldog as their mascot, Blue II. Butler is where Hubs and I first met. Meet Blue II:

Blue II with Hink (Hink is the costume mascot)

Isn't he adorable?!?
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2. Hubs and I own two bullies- Buerly and Rooney. Meet Buerly and Rooney:

These two boys are the apple of their momma's eye! No matter how rotten they are or how much trouble they get into I will always love them (and probably laugh at them once I get over being mad).

3. One of the first times I really talked to Hubs was when my roomie and I broke into her brothers room at the fraternity to steal back our mini fridge sophomore year of college. It was the end of summer so some of the boys were moving back in at the time. After we managed to successfully break in we decided to roam the hallways to see who was there. A couple rooms down we saw Hubs and his mom unpacking boxes. In the center of the room was a playpen which obviously made us do a double take and had us scratching our heads in curiosity. My roomie and I decided to go into the room to find out what was in the playpen. Inside we discovered an adorable English Bulldog puppy named Zeus. Zeus only spent a short time at the fraternity before he moved back home with Hubs' parents which is where he currently resides. Zeus and obvsiously our school's mascot started my love of bullies. Meet Zeus, Buerly and Rooney's step-brother:

Zeus and Buerly (Buerly was sooooo little). Zeus is the biggest ham you will ever meet! If you are sitting on his couch past 9pm he will growl at you to tell you that it is WAY past his bed time and time for you to leave.

As you can see, bullies are a major part of my life. My heart broke when I saw that UGA VII had passed away. Not only was UGA VII a mascot but he was also someone's pet and companion. You can be sure that I gave each of my bullies an extra hug last night because they are part of our family much like UGA VII was part of Georgia's family.

So from one Bulldog to another- I am sorry for your loss! I am sure his presence will be missed on the sidelines. :'-(

I will be back with my final recaps next week. Stay tuned!

Our Perfect Day: The Details, Part II

Okay my blog-land friends! Sorry for my sudden MIA stint but I have been home on the couch sick! But never fear.....I am feeling much better which means I am back to blogging! I will now continue with part deux of the recaps! Hope you enjoy!

The Cake(s)
Vendor: Classic Cakes of Carmel
Grade: A+

I LOVED my cake and the outcome of the groom's cake. Back in my planning days I wanted the groom's cake to be of our two bulldogs- Buerly and Rooney (see here, here, here, and here for the complete story). They are our children and since they couldn't be at our wedding we wanted to include them in someway.

Hubs wanted our wedding cake to be Fun-Fetti but I put my foot down and said no. Instead I asked them to make his groom's cake out of Fun-Fetti which they had no problem doing!

I couldn't have been happier with how my cake looked and tasted! Granted, the only piece of cake I ate was when we cut the cake. But I was told by many people that the cake was incredible! We had three different flavors- chocolate fudge, raspberry cream cheese, and the traditional white. Mmmmmm.......makes me hungry for some cake as we speak!

Below is the picture of Buerly and Rooney that I gave to the people at Classic Cakes to use as an example for the 2-dimensional groom's cake (but on Rooney I told them to make him with his tongue sticking out since that is usually how he looks.....Ha!)

Awe! My sweet babies!

And the outcome:

LOVED IT!!!! They did an AH-MAZING job of re-creating our bullies! I couldn't believe how realistic they looked!!!! We receievd soooooo many compliments on the cake! But alas, nobody could bear cutting into our bullies so the cake is completely intact in my mom's freezer. Hubs and I plan on breaking the cake out the next time we have a big party at our house so that everyone can enjoy it, including our bullies. We plan on giving a small little slice to our bullies too! Don't worry, there is no chocolate in the cake!

Close up of the wedding cake. That is buttermilk icing you see.....no fondant! YUM!

Originally we had purchased a "C" monogram to go on top of the cake but the cake people forgot to put it on top. To be quite honest, I am glad they forgot. I loved the simplicity and elegance of the cake!

Review:
Classic Cakes of Carmel was great to work with! They did a fabulous job of creating my vision at a very reasonable cost. They didn't even look at me like I was crazy when I told them about my idea for the groom's cake. They looked at the pictures and assured me that they could do it. I am not going to lie.....I was nervous! But when I walked into the reception and looked at that cake I was in awe!

When it came to searching for the perfect bakery I felt like you had to forfeit one aspect or another, ie- taste, appearance, cost. One bakery had beautiful cakes but the cake was dry and expensive, another bakery had cakes that tasted amazing but lacked on appearance. With Classic Cakes I felt like you received the entire package! They were wonderful to work with and I will highly recommend them to everyone!

Flowers
Vendor: McNamara Florists (David Strohmeyer)
Grade: A+

Flowers were very important to me! As contradicting as this sounds I wanted something that said 'WOW!' without breaking the bank (don't we all?). My family has used McNamara Florists for a VERY long time, since before I was born. McNamara has always done amazing work and has been wonderful to work with so I knew instantly which floral company we were going to use. The problem was- I didn't know which specific florist I wanted to use.

Thankfully one of my co-workers had just gotten married and highly recommended David Strohmeyer from McNamara. Let me just say this- David is a creative floral genius!!!! I seriously handed the reigns over to David and did not worry about the flowers one bit! I specified a few things like my bouquet, the groom's bout, and that I wanted highs and lows at the reception but the remainder of the details was left to David. He called me back a few weeks later and told me what he had envisioned and it sounded like a fairy tale to me!

The Bridesmaid bouquest along with their shoes. Each bouquet had the Bridesmaid's initial pinned to the hand-tied stems. The antique roses were a taupe color while the hydrangeas maintained a green/champagne color. I had told David that I wanted to incorporate green's into the mix to add some color/pop. Picture taken by one of my bridesmaids

My Hub's bout, a green lady slipper orchid. The stems were supposed to be wrapped in black floral tape but oh well! No biggie because they still looked GREAT!

My bouquet- green lady slipper orchids, mini calla lilies, hydrangeas and ivy. Can I just say that I loved my bouquet and was devestated that it died before I got home from the honeymoon?!? :-( As of right now I plan on contacting David to see if he could recreate my bouquet with silk flowers.

My toss bouquet

Here is a close up of one of the low centerpieces at the reception. David selected some gorgeous flowers to use in the centerpieces!

The low centerpieces

The tall centerpieces

All of the tall centerpieces had cymbidium orchids within the trumpet vases to add an extra touch of elegance.

And here is what the talls and lows all together!

Review:
David did a wonderful job working with my budget. He understood and agreed with why I did not want to spend an arm and a leg on something that would die. He made my "wow" factor happen within my budget.

I seriously cannot say enough good things about David and McNamara Florists. They made my wedding a dream come true when it came to the flowers! I was speechless when I first saw the ball room. David and his team were ah-mazing to work with! David made me feel like I was his only client and that my wedding was the event of the year (it was, wasn't it?!? J/K!!!!). He did his homework and stayed in constant communication with me! He greeted each of my numerous emails with cheer and excitement even after my 1,000th email with a picture attached as inspiration asking him what he thought about it. He is very passionate about what he does and saying that he is absolutely amazing at what he does is an understatement. Indy brides- contact David and McNamara immediately.....seriously!!!!

All professional pictures are by Angela Talley Photography. Please give due credit when posting any pictures. Thanks!

Up next: The Details/Vendor Reviews, Part III

Previously Posted:
The Details, Part I
The Grand Exit
The Ceremony
Pre-Ceremony
Location 2- St. Elmo's Steakhouse
Location 1- The Canal
First Site, Part II
First Site, Part I
Gifts
Getting Dressed and a Special Visitor
The Dress and Accessories
The Hair and Makeup
Rise and Shine!
Post Rehearsal Dinner
Rehearsal Dinner
Rehearsal

Our Perfect Day: The Details, Part I

Before I dive into pictures from the reception I am going to go ahead and do my details recap/vendor reviews. I hope you all don't mind! :-)

Stationary & Calligraphy
Stationary: April Foster Events
Calligraphy: Penned & Pretty

April created our invitations, programs, menu cards, guest favor cards, and escort cards. She also designed our monogram. Everything turned out gorgeous! Jessica from Penned & Pretty did the calligraphy for our invitations and the escort cards. I had so many people compliment us on the beautiful calligraphy! Unfortunately, I completely forgot to bring an envelope that Jessica had done for the photographer to get pictures of but you can go here and see my level below amateur attempt at photography. I know.....silly me!

Our pretty invitations

Programs

Menu Cards and Guest Favor Cards

Close up of the favor cards

The lovely escort cards

Review:
April Foster Events-
Grade: A
I received soooooo many compliments on our stationary and monogram! April does a great job and has an amazing talent at creating your vision. Her prices are very affordable which is a big perk! I can't tell you how many guests and family members commented on the beautiful stationary at our wedding. I also loved how April tied our monogram into all of our stationary. As you can see from the pictures our monogram is incorporated in everything!

There was a minor issue with the programs that was discovered right before rehearsal. Stephanie called April and the two immediately came up with the best plan of attack. The original plan was to have a bow tying party in the bridal suite after rehearsal dinner but that quickly changed. Not only did Stephanie meet April to get the programs reprinted but they also tied all the ribbons around our programs. I was very impressed with how the issue was handled and the service that I received! Thanks Stephanie and April!!!!

Penned & Pretty-
Grade: A+
Jessica does an amazing job when it comes to calligraphy. I knew from the get go that I wanted to have our invitations addressed in calligraphy but was not willing to pay some of the astronomical prices that I had been quoted. Our invitations were so beautiful I could not stand the idea of scarring them with my attroctious handwriting. It wasn't long after that Jessica announced that she was opening her calligraphy business. Perfect timing! I immediately booked her! She puts so much thought and care into her projects. When you receive your envelopes, which I promise will look AH-MAZING, you will find that they are even packaged in the prettiest manner. And trust me, the envelopes will be so pretty you won't even want to deface those precious envelopes with a stamp or send them through the horrid handlings of the postal service.....but alas, you will have to {sigh}.

Jessica was great to work with, very timely and her prices are out of this world. If you are in need of a calligrapher or even on the fence about having a calligrapher leave this post immediately and go directly to Penned & Pretty. You will not be disappointed. Don't worry, I will wait for you while you go take a peek! :-) Go!

Okay, now that you are back we will move right along.....

Table Numbers
Vendor: Papercut Diecut on Etsy
Floating Frames: Michaels and Bed, Bath & Beyond

Review:
DieCut Papercut
Grade: A
I spent a lot of time trying to come up with something unique to do for our table numbers. I searched blogs, consulted with our florist, asked other wedding vendors but nothing really hit me and said, "THAT'S IT!!!" Well, until I was browing Etsy one day and came across Papercut Diecut. I immediately contacted the vendor and began my ordering process. The vendor was wonderful to work with. She was very timely and prompt in her email responses. I am not going to lie, I did splurge on these lovelies but it was so worth it! When I received the finished product I was in love. The diecut numbers are very delicate so it was a little tedious working with them but the end result left me giddy and excited.

The frames came from Michaels and Bed Bath & Beyond. Remember a couple years ago when all you could find was floating frames?!? Well, I struggled to find the type of floating frame I needed for the diecut numbers.....figures. Once again, my mom and I clipped all of our Michael's coupons and saved our BBB coupons to use on these babies. Major, major money saver!!!!! It took several weeks for us to get all the frames since we would buy up every single frame per stop. My mom was such a trooper and even drove around the city to all the BBB's and Michael's to wipe out their stock. In the end I was very happy with how the frames looked with the numbers. And I DEFINITELY have plenty of frames for pictures now.....thirty-six to be exact! Ha!


Guest Book
Vendor: Shutterfly
Pictures in Guest Book: Engagement pictures from session with Angela R. Talley Photography
Review:
Grade: A
I went back and forth between Blurb and Shutterfly. I have used both in the past and have been VERY happy with both companies. I ended up choosing Shutterfly in the end (partially because I found a BIG promo code). I uploaded all of our engagement pictures and hit the 'auto-fill' button.....I know, shame on me but that little button made my life so easy! A project that could have taken days took minutes. Definitely worth it since I waited until the last minute to order our guest book. I highly recommend both companies! Note- search the internet for promo codes to cut your costs!

Happy Friday and have a great weekend!!!

All professional pictures are by Angela Talley Photography. Please give due credit when posting any pictures. Thanks!

Up next: The Details/Vendor Reviews, Part II

Previously Posted:
The Grand Exit
The Ceremony
Pre-Ceremony
Location 2- St. Elmo's Steakhouse
Location 1- The Canal
First Site, Part II
First Site, Part I
Gifts
Getting Dressed and a Special Visitor
The Dress and Accessories
The Hair and Makeup
Rise and Shine!
Post Rehearsal Dinner
Rehearsal Dinner
Rehearsal

Our Perfect Day: The Grand Exit

After the wedding our guests were offered tubes of bubbles while they exited the front of the Scottish Rite Cathedral.
I purchased all of the bubbles from Michaels. Each week my mom and I would clip our coupons (typically 40%-50% off a single item purchase) and buy a container of bubbles. We continued this process until we had enough containers of bubbles for all of our guests. NOTE - If you are going to do this be sure to start the process early since you are only allowed one item per coupon! Definitely worth the $$$ savings!

I originally was going to tie ribbon around the top but after tying a few I decided that it was not worth the hassle and they didn't look that much better in the end. So, I decided to make my life a lot less stressful and ditch the ribbon! Boy am I glad I did that!

For some reason it is hard to see the bubbles in the pictures below but if you click on them to enlarge them you can see the bubbles more clearly.

Hubs was in charge of our 'get away' vehicle! He surprised me with a horse and carriage! This was perfect since I LOVE horses (luckily FIL owns horses too.....lucky me!).

The original plan was to capture a picture of my veil blowing behind the carriage. NOT A SAFE IDEA!!!!! The wind was blowing the opposite direction so in reality my veil was being blown towards the wheels of the carriage. My mom was about to have a heart attack! Luckily I noticed the veil blowing precariously towards the wheels so I snatched it up and tucked the veil in the carriage with me!

I cannot remember the horses name for the life of me but he was so sweet. He did try to eat my bouquet......we would have had issues if he had been successful in his attempts! Haha!

Hubs fed him a peppermint which distracted him from my bouquet!

"I'm MARRIED!!!!!"

Recommendations:

1. Do a grand exit- it may not have been the most practical thing for us to do since our wedding and reception were in the same location but that did not stop us. I wanted the pictures and I am so happy that we did our grand exit.
   
2. Check with the venue beforehand as to what they will and will not allow- do not assume that your venue will allow you to do whatever you want. Some venues are very finicky about what they will/will not allow. Venues may allow confetti but they also may require you to pick it all up afterward. At that point you will need to decide whether it is worth it. Additionally, if you want to use sparklers you will want to check with the fire codes. Some places within city limits will require you to have a permit just for sparklers (crazy, I know).
3. Get your bridesmaids/groomsmen to help direct- not all of your guests will know what you are up to when it comes to your grand exit. Have your bridesmaids and groomsmen line up right outside of the door so the guests have an example of what to do. Typically they will all fall in line once they see what the bridal party is doing.
   
4. The 'get away' vehicle was totally worth it! Hubs and I rode around the block, approximately 15 minutes. This was 15 minutes that we were able to let everything soak in and have a little one on one time. I was so giddy to be married! It was especially nice to just kiss my husband and talk to him before the craziness of the reception ensued.
5. Don't feel like you have to add that 'added little touch' to everything. I was so worried about this. I wanted to add detail to everything including the bubbles. But when you get right down to it, you can't physically do everything. And you may all gasp when I say this but not everything is worth the 'added little touch' either. {GASP!!!!!!! DID SHE JUST SAY THAT?!?} Yes I did! The ribbon didn't really thrill me or make that big of a difference so I decided not to do it. And guess what?!? That was one less thing for me to stress about and more time for me to be excited about my wedding day! :-)

I am getting towards the end of our wedding recaps......sigh......tear, tear. Next up on the agenda is the details/vendor reviews. Is there anything you would like to see or hear about as I start concluding our wedding recaps? Or have I bored you all to death with these recaps? Please be honest!

Have a fabulous Wednesday!!!!

All professional pictures are by Angela Talley Photography. Please give due credit when posting any pictures. Thanks!

Up next: The Details/Vendor Reviews

Previously Posted:
The Ceremony
Pre-Ceremony
Location 2- St. Elmo's Steakhouse
Location 1- The Canal
First Site, Part II
First Site, Part I
Gifts
Getting Dressed and a Special Visitor
The Dress and Accessories
The Hair and Makeup
Rise and Shine!
Post Rehearsal Dinner
Rehearsal Dinner
Rehearsal

Our Perfect Day: The Ceremony

Before I knew it the bridal party including Hubs and myself were being ushered to a room so that we could wait until it was time to walk down the aisle. It was nice hanging out with everyone prior to lining up.....kept my nerves at bay.

After a while Stephanie came to get us. We all lined up. Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring started playing as the mom's started their walk down the aisle. I just looked up at my daddy, he squeezed my hand and asked, 'Are you ready to go?!?' I just smiled and said, 'Of course I am daddy!' My nerves were at bay......for that moment.

Our mom's lighting the candles for the unity candle. When they first walked down the aisle they each carried a single stem white rose that they placed in front of the 'Remembrance Candle'.

Anxiously waiting for moi!

When I saw Hubs standing at the alter, smiling anxiously, all my nerves disappeared! I was so excited to get down that aisle and hold Hubs' hand!

Our little nephew making his way down the aisle in style! Good thing he had his pimped out ring bearer mobile because by the time he was ready to go down the aisle he was ready to pass out! Poor little thing!

Our precious niece! She was such an adorable flower girl! As you can see, Stephanie was letting her know what to do and when to go! :-)

LOVE this picture! So does her mommy! hehe!

My daddy and I making our way down the aisle. I told him that I was nervous that I was going to trip on my dress and he replied, "Don't do that because you will knock me down too!" Haha, my nerves instantly disappeared! Thanks daddy!

Framer alert! I love this picture! Do we agree?!?

Peeking through the iron gates at the entrance of the theatre.

I swore that I was going to keep it together during our vows. Buuuuuuuuut I totally lost it! I started out strong but as we kept going through the traditional vows my voice started to quiver, before I knew it I was struggling to even get the words out. Finally I had to pause and take a deep breath. Hubs squeezed my hand and smiled at me. It was at that point that I was able to get it together and get through the rest of my vows! Several friends told us after the ceremony that when I lost it their eyes teared up too.....we even had a couple groomsmen with tears. Sorry guys!!!!

Lighting the unity candle. Our song during the unity candle was the instrumental version of 'Bless the Broken Road' by Rascal Flatts. I absolutely love the piano accompaniment!

"You may now kiss your bride!"

......and still kissing!

So excited to be married!

I don't think excited even began to describe how I felt at that moment!

All professional pictures are by Angela Talley Photography. Please give due credit when posting any pictures. Thanks!

Up next: The Grand Exit

Previously Posted:
Pre-Ceremony
Location 2- St. Elmo's Steakhouse
Location 1- The Canal
First Site, Part II
First Site, Part I
Gifts
Getting Dressed and a Special Visitor
The Dress and Accessories
The Hair and Makeup
Rise and Shine!
Post Rehearsal Dinner
Rehearsal Dinner
Rehearsal

Our Perfect Day: Pre-Ceremony

After we were done taking pictures at St. Elmo's we headed to the Scottish Rite Cathedral for formal pictures/family pictures. We did have a little bit of down time so we took full advantage of it. I made the GM move the couch so Hubs and I could get some pictures on the couch. Okay, I didn't exactly make them.....I asked nicely!

I have a WAY cuter picture of us sitting on the couch but unfortunately the file size was too large to upload. I look so classy with no shoes on! ha!

My daddy getting some help with his bout from Ashley, the SRC event coordinator.

This is how the front of the theatre was set up. I loved the ferns with the big floral centerpiece.

Now you can see our bouquets and bouts! :-)

Us ladies had to show the boys how it was done!

Obviously they did not take notes! It took a couple tries before we could get a good picture due to the laughing/goofing off!

Hub's brother-in-law decided to plant a kiss on his check. The picture to the right shows my reaction to this. I was amused!

Both sets of parents! Love them!

Can I just say that I LOVED my train and my veil?!?

I was definitely starting to get antsy by this point. I wanted to get the show on the road so I could marry my best friend!

A little windage! As you can see the rain stopped so we were able to run outside before the ceremony to capture a few more pictures!

This picture was on my 'must have' list. I love how it turned out but we darn near got ran over trying to get it. Note to others- busy streets can sometimes make it hard to get a good shot not to mention you don't have much time! Oh, and some drivers are not considerate. They don't care that it is your wedding day and that you are trying to get that perfect shot. All they care about is getting from point A to B as quickly as possible. lol

I loved our location. Architecturally speaking, it was gorgeous!

All professional pictures are by Angela Talley Photography. Please give due credit when posting any pictures. Thanks!

Up next: The Ceremony

Previously Posted:
Location 2- St. Elmo's Steakhouse
Location 1- The Canal
First Site, Part II
First Site, Part I
Gifts
Getting Dressed and a Special Visitor
The Dress and Accessories
The Hair and Makeup
Rise and Shine!
Post Rehearsal Dinner
Rehearsal Dinner
Rehearsal