A Serena & Lily Inspired Wedding in Romantic Blue and Pink Hues

Logan and I, both first-year law students at Ole Miss Law, met at our very first law school social function. Surrounded by what have become great friends, we struck up a conversation after I went up to a group of guys that I had been told went to Mississippi State. Logan was the only State guy there. We struck up a conversation, which led to a GroupMe message (not Logan's proudest moment), which led to an exchange of phone numbers. We have been inseparable ever since. As our law school journey was coming to an end, Logan asked me to be his wife on the slope of my favorite ski run at Deer Valley in Park City, Utah. We skied down the run to our family and friends running to hug us. It was truly a dream!

The dress I wish I could wear forever! It was a full lace gown with a high neckline, long-sleeves, and an open key-hole back. The lace had scattered clear sequins that gave it a subtle sparkle.

Bridesmaid dresses were from Revelry. They were an almond colored crepe dress with a sleek square neckline, bows on the shoulders, and a godet skirt.

The groom and groomsmen wore ranunculus boutonnières with a feather from mallards killed by the groom.

Logan and I are pretty picky and knew we wanted to have food that both of us would eat. We had 3 stations: mac & cheese bar, nacho bar, and slider bar. My favorite was the bite-sized Beef Wellington. Incredible! For drinks, we had a full bar and two signature drinks: a dirty shirley and an old fashioned. We had Raduno Pizza as our late night snack!

We had blue and white monolithic florals abounding with cherry blossom branches. Our tables were filled with o'hara roses, blue delphinium and garden florals. Our stage and bar were custom painted with cherry blossoms. And of course, candles everywhere! Above the bar, we had a floral framed screen that scrolled through memories of Logan and me.

We had a 7 tier cake with florals/lace matching my wedding dress cascading the side of it. There were three flavors: funfetti, white chocolate raspberry, and lemon. The groom's cake was a chocolate cake in the shape of our chocolate lab, Sawyer Brown.

I am big on traditional church ceremonies! Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring (Bach) for the seating of the mothers; Canon in D (Pachelbel) for the wedding party processional; Here Comes the Bride (Wagner) for the Bridal processional. For the recessional/postlude, the Second Presbyterian Chamber Choir performed the 'Hallelujah Chorus' from Handel's Messiah. Our band was Manhattan with Jordan Kahn Orchestra and were absolutely unbelievable! Our first dance song was Better Together by Luke Combs. This song was released the year we met and has always been our song. Our father-daughter dance was Just Fishin' by Trace Adkins. Our private last dance was Dance with Me by Morgan Evans. So very special!

My dad gave me a sixpence from the year I was born (1997) to wear in my shoe. For my something old, my mom gave me a broach that I wore on my bouquet of lily of the valley. The broach was handed down from my great-great-grandmother. I wrote a letter to Logan every month of our engagement and gave them to him at our rehearsal dinner for him to read the morning of our wedding. Logan wrote a letter to each of my bridesmaids and house party and gave them to them at our rehearsal dinner. He is so thoughtful. Our first look was on the Capital Hotel porch and was everything I dreamed of. Right after we saw each other, we heard cheers from the street below and saw our friends walking by. It was so special!

Honestly, all of it took way more effort than I could have imagined. The fireworks on the banks of the Arkansas River had to be approved by a lot of people. They were unbelievable and worth all of the logistical planning. We covered the entire carpet in the room because it was a typical conference room carpet. Blegh. It transformed the room!!!

My mom wore a Lourdes Chaves gown in blush pink with re-embroidered sequin florals and a crystal rose bag by Judith Leiber. Too incredible not to share!