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[field title=”Wedding Colors”]When it came to a color palette, I kept it simple by just starting with our favorite colors –
rose pink and sage green. I didn’t want to shy away from color and made it a point to
steer away from neutrals, especially in the flowers. I started loving seeing hints of purple
in florals, and wanted to have small pops of color throughout my bouquet and throughout the ballroom. The color palette slowly evolved to include some red and orange, as we leaned into color and the September timing of our day. Again, I wanted the whole day to feel like guests were surrounded with romance and elegance, and I think the colors we chose really helped bring that to life.[/field]
[field title=”Design / Vibe / Vision”]From the beginning, my vision was “fairytale” with a hint of “garden party”. That
really came to life as I started going through Pinterest and thinking tangibly about our
day with the Swan House as the backdrop. I quickly realized that I didn’t want to have
extravagant decorations, because I wanted the natural beauty of the venue to be the
focal point. That meant intentional floral arrangements and lots of draping greenery.[/field]
[field title=”Proposal Story”]We met in August of 2016, during the start of our freshman year at Georgia Tech. We
actually both lived in the same hall of our dorm, so the first time we ever saw each other
was during our first dorm meeting. We spent that fall in classes together, going to
sorority/fraternity parties, and quickly realizing that we were pretty obsessed with each
other. We made it official in spring of 2017 and have been inseparable ever since. We
both graduated in winter of 2020, and spent the following summer roadtripping across
the US. At the end of our road trip, Ian proposed in Cloudland Canyon, GA! A few
months later, we moved to Seattle, WA, and began planning our wedding. We’ve lived
here for three years now!
Georgia Tech and Atlanta in general were definitely a big part of our story that we really
wanted to be reflected in our wedding day. Actually, one of the first vendors we booked
was the Ramblin’ Reck (one of Georgia Tech’s mascots) as our getaway car. I vividly
remember going to football games during our freshman year and singing the Georgia
Tech fight song by Ian’s side. Those were some of the first moments I really started to
fall in love with him. So it felt right to ride away from our wedding in the best car in the
world, the Reck, with our closest friends singing “I’m a ramblin’ reck from Georgia Tech”
as we rode off.[/field]
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[field title=”Wedding Gown”]I bought my dress at the Sentimentalist in Atlanta. I had always envisioned a ball gown,
and that’s exactly what I chose! The dress (designed by Rebecca Schoneveld) had a
stunning pattern of flowers, and I worked with the stylist at the Sentimentalist to design
custom sleeves (which I drew inspiration for from Belle’s dress in Beauty and the Beast).
I didn’t do a second gown for the reception because I was too obsessed with the gown![/field]
[field title=”Bridesmaid Dresses”]The bridesmaids wore one of our favorite colors, sage green. It was our way of bringing that part of the color palette to the forefront of the design of the day. My sisters were my maids of honor and they wore sage dresses with a light blue floral design.[/field]
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[field title=”Food & Drink”]We served an amazing spread of Hors d’oeuvres which included cumin coriander chicken kabobs, lobster arancini, smoked salmon fried potato chip, and a squash and cream phyllo tart. For dinner, we decided on three stations; seafood, pasta, and a potato bar. [/field]
[field title=”Florals & Decor”]Our florist, Bantam and Bloom, knocked it out of the park. She brought my vision to life
in the most unique way. My favorite arrangement that she put together was the meadow of flowers placed at the front of our sweetheart table during the reception. It looked so naturally done and made the ballroom look so stunning.
I think my favorite crafted detail were the bouquets. The first time that I cried the entire
day was seeing mine and the bridesmaid’s bouquets when we arrived at the venue. I
put a lot of trust into the florist and wasn’t too particular about the exact flowers or colors that she used and more so, with the help of my planner, gave her a sense of my
inspiration. The arrangements that she so carefully created for the day were better than
anything that I could’ve imagined, and genuinely took my breath away all day.[/field]
[field title=”Wedding Cake”]Our cake was a classic, three tiered cake with white frosting. We had so much fun
choosing flavors with my mother in law during the tasting! We ended up with layers of
amaretto white chocolate raspberry and black tie (a chocolate flavor picked especially for the groom).
We didn’t have favors, but did have late night snacks with a personal flair! At those
Georgia Tech football games I mentioned, Ian and I always shared a chick fil a chicken
sandwich at halftime (a very important tradition). So for a snack, we had our caterer
make the yummiest chick fil a like chicken biscuits, each with a Georgia Tech flag
sticking out of it. This was a big hit with the guests.[/field]
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[field title=”Special Detail #1″]One of my favorite decisions that we made for the wedding was to have my
grandmothers be the “flower girls”. I wanted them to have a significant role in the day,
as they have been so influential in my life. They both looked stunning walking down the
aisle, and I loved hearing the guests laugh as one of my grandmothers threw flower
petals right on the guests.[/field]
[field title=”Special Detail #2″]For the Swifties out there – I had to incorporate at least some aspects of my love for
Taylor Swift into our day. Our seating chart, adorned with a stunning base of flowers,
said “and at every table, we’ll save you a seat”, which is a quote from one of my favorites
of Taylors songs. I loved the way the sun hit it as it welcomed guests into the reception. I
also walked down the aisle to an instrumental version of “Love Story”, and our last song
of the night was a remix of “Love Story”. That song felt like the perfect book-end to our
day, for obvious reasons.[/field]
[field title=”Special Detail #3″][/field]
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Photography: Megan Wallach | Videography: Ashley Loyer Films | Event Planning: Luxe Atlanta Events | Floral Design: Bantam & Bloom | Cake: Lush Cakery | Invitations: Paper Eliza | Ceremony Venue: http://www.aAtlanta History Center: Swan House & Grand Overlook Ballroomtlantahistorycenter.com/ | Shoes: Alohas | Catering: Affairs To Remember | Hair and Makeup: Bridal Beauty Authority | Dress Designer: Rebecca Schoneveld | Dress Retailer: The Sentimentalist | Table Linens: Affairs To Remember