An All-White Secret Garden Wedding at Marie Selby Botanical Gardens

Lauren Megerdichian
September 5, 2024
Categories: Real Weddings, The Blog, Traditional Elegance

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Neutral colors, white flowers and lots of greenery to not compete with the vibrant colors of the garden. Afterparty was blacks, golds, and dark greens (think Miami Club vibes)

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[field title=”Design / Vibe / Vision”]

Vision was secret garden-esque. We wanted it to be very romantic, classic, timeless and whimsical with the afterparty giving a completely different fun, upbeat, party vibe.

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[field title=”Proposal Story”]Max proposed over Thanksgiving break 1.5 years before the wedding at the Four Seasons in Nassau, Bahamas. He proposed in the gardens of the medieval cloisters there. It was very intimate and just us two. Then Max had both our families surprise me for a celebration afterward. [/field]

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[section title=”The Fashion”]

[field title=”Wedding Gown”]Monique Lhuillier, shoes were Louboutin. I wore my moms diamond studs and a gold diamond bracelet that I got my mom, my sister and I to wear on the day as a gift.[/field]

[field title=”Bridesmaid Dresses”]Amsale white dresses with gold jewelry and tan shoes[/field]

[field title=”Groomsman Attire”]Suit Supply, shoes were Christian Louboutin[/field]

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[section title=”The Details”]

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First Course: Burrata Salad with parma prosciutto, arugula, boston, radicchio, heirloom tomatoes, beet greens drizzled with Balsamic reduction & olive oil duet. Entree: Boneless short ribs of beef braised in chianti mirepoix paired with Miso glazed Grouper Served with Roasted garlic mashed potatoes, grilled corn ‘off the cob’ blistered peppers & green beans. Dessert: wedding cake!

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[field title=”Florals & Decor”]Neutrals, whites and greenery with candlelight. For the ceremony, we included a large arch of greenery at the entrance to the aisle. Then for dancing indoors, we wanted to turn it into more of a Miami club vibe to get the party going. Dark colors like glitter blacks, dark sage greens and gold[/field]

[field title=”Wedding Cake”]We did simple florals on the wedding cake to go along with the color scheme[/field]

[field title=”Readings, Ceremony Music, Reception Songs”]

First Reading: Ruth 1: 16-17

Second Reading: 1 John 4: 7-12

Circle of Blessing of the Rings -The circle of the blessing of the rings – during the ceremony, we called up our parents to form a circle around us and each one did a silent blessing upon the rings

For our Recessional we had the song -“HIGHER LOVE”

In our reception – we did: Mother/Daughter Dance – untraditionally, in addition to the father daughter dance, we did a mother/daughter dance, but with a twist. We danced to “dancing queen” (our favorite song while growing up) and had all the women join us on the dance floor to get the party started. [/field]

[field title=”Special Detail #1″]DiVine – She is best described as a “living tree”. She came out during the cocktail hour and was definitely a “wow” moment for guests[/field]

[field title=”Special Detail #2″]March from dinner to the afterparty- since the afterparty was across the property, we served guests mini espresso martinis and had my brother in law, Austin Hodge, play his trumpet leading the guests there. [/field]

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Live painter at the afterparty – we had a live painter at the afterparty who was painting watercolors of the guests

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