Eye-Catching Blooms and Iconic Bridal Style at This Nashville Affair

Lauren Megerdichian
November 19, 2024
Categories: Modern, Real Weddings, The Blog

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[field title=”Wedding Colors”]Taber & Christopher’s ceremony colors were an elegant combination of blue & white. The bridesmaids wore beautiful blue gowns from Bella Bridesmaids & carried a single white Calla lily down the aisle. The iconic Hermitage Hotel, where the couple held their reception, perfectly complimented the minimally added reception touches of red, raspberry, purple, & green in the unique & eye catching floral arrangements.[/field]

[field title=”Design / Vibe / Vision”]A handful of words come to mind when thinking of the overall design, vibe, & vision for Taber & Chris’ wedding day. Joyful. Classic. Angelic. Iconic. Fun. Sentimental. Personal. Both Taber & Chris deeply care about the people in their lives. The way they honored & interacted with their family & friends on their wedding day left everyone involved feeling seen, delighted in & loved. Their wedding day perfectly reflected their personal style & creativity, but also revealed the kind of life-giving, joy-filled, & humble people they truly are. It was an honor to witness & to capture.[/field]

[field title=”Proposal Story”]Chris proposed at one of their favorite and most cherished pieces of land on Grand Lake in Oklahoma known as “Paradise Point.” This spot has been in Tabor’s family for years. Generations have made memories on this piece of land! It is where Taber, her mom, her grandmother, and great grandmother all learned to water ski! On August 4th, 2023, Chris had a custom bench, bible, and pictures of their passed loved ones all seated where the water breaks to the rocks. He held Taber’s hand and walked her down to the edge of the water where he sat her down, read pieces of scripture they love, and then asked for her hand in marriage. It was perfect and so “them”! The feeling in that moment was something Taber said she would never forget.[/field]

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[field title=”Wedding Gown”]Taber’s wedding dress was found at Mark Ingram Bridal in New York City and was a Stephane Rolland design! This bride is deeply passionate about fashion and loves incorporating really cool structures and sculpture like details into everything she wears! Stephane Rolland is a designer that does just that with her wedding gowns! Taber’s gown was a full length white crepe mermaid dress with a boat neck-line, open-back, and sculptural “orchid sleeves” in Gazar. It was the last dress she tried on & was absolutely perfect and everything she dreamed of! [/field]

[field title=”Bridesmaid Dresses”]The bridesmaids look was highly inspired by the mother of the bride’s bridesmaid dresses she picked when she got married in 1995. Taber said she knew she loved the look of a 90’s bridesmaid, but especially loved the classiness of the way her mom’s bridesmaids looked. She, the MOB, had her bridesmaids wear a strapless light blue satin A-line, added a silk scarf around their arms, and finished off the look with satin gloves that matched. When Taber was deciding what her girls would wear, she kept going back to how classy and timeless her mom’s bridesmaids looked & how the look had stood the test of time. With that thought, Taber wanted to honor her mom and recreate the look! With hair slicked back into ballerina buns, light blue satin twill strapless dresses, and short white lace and satin gloves, they were able to do just that. “They looked like Cinderella. The classiest and most beautiful group of girls I am honored to call friends!”, Taber said.[/field]

[field title=”Groomsman Attire”]Sticking with the classiness aspect of the entire wedding attire, Taber knew she wanted the boys in a traditional black and white tux. “There is something about this that will always stand the test of time and makes any man look so handsome!”, She said. All the groomsmen wore a black bow tie and Chris, the groom, wore a white bow tie. It was perfect detail to make sure the groom stood out from the rest of the groomsmen. [/field]

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[field title=”Food & Drink”]Taber said, “When we sat down to plan our wedding, we made a list of “saves” and “splurges”. One of our “splurges” was definitely our food! We were asking all of our guests to travel to Nashville to celebrate with us, so we wanted to spoil them with an amazing dinner!” Taber & Chris did a four course meal starting with a wedge salad. The guests were then served a tomato soup followed by the main course, fillet mignon. Dessert was of course wedding cake! Guests still tell them it was one of the best meals they’ve ever had![/field]

[field title=”Florals & Decor”]The ceremony took place in a church, and the reception was held in a historical hotel in downtown Nashville known as “The Hermitage Hotel.” Taber had two very different floral visions for these two spaces. Both the bride & the groom really value their faith and wanted their ceremony to almost feel “angelic” as a way to display and honor that aspect of their lives. Taber said she wanted the presence of God to be known and felt. With that, they knew they wanted all white, airy, and beautiful flowers! The aisle was lined with as many Calla Lilies as possible, spilling installations of white florals draped the altar, and a beautiful white aisle runner was used to usher the bride & her father down to the awaiting groom. The reception space was so beautiful on its own as far as its interiors that Taber & Chris didn’t feel the need to fill it with flowers. They did minimal florals in the space, but the ones they did have were beautiful arrangements of red anthurium and other unique floral elements.[/field]

[field title=”Wedding Cake”]The wedding cake was a white, three tiered, almond flavor with vintage piping in buttercream icing! Taber’s favorite part of their wedding cake was the topper. It was her great grandfather and great grandmother’s cake topper from their wedding. “Also known as our “Nene & Papa.” I knew I wanted to honor as many loved ones as I could with our wedding day who had ultimately shaped us into being the couple that we were.” – Taber

Her Nene was an incredible artist and her papa was incredibly smart and business savvy. They have shaped Taber’s family in many ways and the cake was one way to honor them! [/field]

[field title=”Readings, Ceremony Music, Reception Songs”]The couple’s ceremony was incredibly special to them with songs and scriptures that played a huge part in their relationship. Two of Taber’s grandfathers and Chris’ dad read several scriptures they love including, 1 Corinthians 13: 4-13, Ecclesiastes 4: 9-12, and 2 Corinthians 4: 13-18. During their time of communion, Taber’s matron of honor and one of her best friends sang the beautiful hymnal, “Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus”. While they sang, the couple took communion and silently prayed together over the future of their marriage. Taber said, “It is actually one of our favorite memories and pictures from our entire day.” For their reception, the couple knew they wanted to keep the energy high! Instead of slow dancing for their first dance they entered with, “I Wanna Dance with Somebody” by Whitney Houston and saved their slow dance, “One day Tonight” by Hoah Thompson for their last dance of the night! [/field]

[field title=”Special Detail #1″]”My “Mother-In-Love” as we like to say in our family, took apart her wedding dress and made my getting ready robe out of it! It was the most beautiful, special, and thoughtful gift to me. My sister in law had one too and we both got ready in her reconstructed dress! It was a beautiful way to honor her and something I will hold onto forever and pass onto my girls!” – Taber[/field]

[field title=”Special Detail #2″]”As a way to honor my mom, my reception dress was made from her wedding dress! She has beautiful taste and her dress had lace roses all over the top with a short sleeve ball gown silhouette! We used the underskirt fabric as the skirt part and then corseted the top! It was SO fun to dance in and my dad said he was doing double takes the whole night watching me dance!” – Taber[/field]

[field title=”Special Detail #3″]”Chris and I are both extremely sentimental and love our families, so it only made sense to incorporate this into my wedding ring! My ring has two diamonds on it, one of which belonged to my grandmother on my fathers side (our meme) and one which belonged to Chris’ grandmother on his mothers side (his meme). The band has blue sapphires which belonged to my Meme as well! Chris has always worn a bracelet that his grandfather gifted to him and is very special to him. For the gold the jeweler melted down that bracelet and used it to complete the ring. I will treasure my ring forever not only because it is so beautiful, but because it incorporates so many we love into one heirloom! What a gift!” – Taber[/field]

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