as soon as i was donned in my kelly green dress, hair in a side braid, and strutting in my new wedge sandals, i was finally ready to see the bride. she is my dear friend from graduate school, and she is a person of great support and so much love. when i finally saw her, my heart was so full of joy, that i began to well up in tears. this made her eyes brim as well, and so the two of us were left laughing and fanning away our almost tears. she then began to thank me for my hard work to make her wedding beautiful, and felt humbled and honored to have given her this gift.
this gift all began when adam davie proposed to laura jacobs, right before they moved down to south carolina so that he could attend medical school. laura asked me if i could help her plan the wedding...or maybe i offered? either way, i was up for the challenge. she was to take care of the arrangements until i was able to come down the day before and finally bring it all together. i was also there for every phone call along the way, and every detail laura ran by me, sent pictures of, or emailed back and forth until a plan was derived. the final result...perfection (at least in my opinion).
i, too, had help along the way (thanks to allison, lindsey, jess, patrick, dave, and adam...what an amazing help you were to realize the vision laura and i had in mind). the morning of the wedding, the group of us gathered at the reception site, the sand castle on kiawah island, and began plucking and pruning flowers. we arranged, fluffed, poked, and prodded every stem until everything was in place. i focused on the bridal party's bouquets and barked out orders (or politely asked for as long as i could) all the while singing show tunes. everyone was willing to help out in any way possible, and i had plenty of jobs to delegate. it was like clockwork, and we were able to make that place as lovely as we could in a matter of 4 hours.
the beach, just around the corner, also had to be set up, complete with chuppa, lanterns, parasols, and water for the guests. that did not take so much time, but as soon as everything was in place, it was show time. the bride never looked so lovely, and the groom never so in love. i cried during the vows, and mazel tov'd as the glass was shattered at the end of the ceremony. we partied all night, ate great southern food including: local wreckfish in a shallot chardonnay sauce, fried chicken, mac and cheese, crab cakes, fried green tomatoes, and cornbread. we had good wine, lots of beer, sweet tea. there was dancing, laughing, and the best rendition of "don't stop believing" sung by all to end the night.
here are some pictures from the wedding day...
the sand castle.
creating laura's bridal bouquet- made of creamy white peonies, white listhianus, and lavendar.
place cards in wine corks. chalk board. mason jar of flowers.
mason jar centerpieces filled with purple hydrangeas, hypericum berries, and orange star of bethlehem. handmade menus and chalkboard table numbers.
wedding program. white parasol.
they are married!!!
second kiss as husband and wife.
patrick and i out on the deck where we had appetizers and drinks. it was so pretty.
congratulations to laura and adam. we love you and may your marriage be happy and blessed.
this is beth signing off.
mission: wedding accomplished.
