Real Wedding: Ashley and Chris, IV
On to the ceremony…it’s so lovely, so incredibly romantic. And Ashley has shared with us some of the details that made the ceremony not only beautiful, but unbelievably touching.
photos by the lovely and oh-so-talented April Smith
From Ashley…
For the ceremony, my mom walked me down the aisle, which is fitting since it has always been me and her. We really wanted everyone to be involved in our ceremony since each person we had asked to be there was special to us. To do this, we asked our parents to stand and pledge their support to strengthen our marriage by upholding us with their love, concern, counsel and prayers. To involve everyone there, we had a wedding blessing where our officiant asked all of the guests to offer their blessing to us and pledge their support and protect our relationship. Everyone said, we do.
We also had a family medallion ceremony. Chris has an 11 year old daughter and we wanted to involve her in the ceremony. So, the officiant asked Mackenzie to join us. We then gave her a gold bracelet with a charm that had three overlapping circles, which symbolized our love and support. Chris was a little too teary to put the bracelet on her, so I did. 
So much more to come!
I love the bridesmaid gowns. That's exactly what I want for my maid of honor for my wedding. Who's the designer?
Ashley-
I love your hair and makeup and am getting married in the same area this fall. Would you mind sharing the names of your hair and makeup artists? Thank you! Congrats!
They are After Six:)
I love it when the children of both parents are included in the ceremony in a special way. It's so important to bring both families together. I don't know how the bride managed to put the bracelet on the daughter noticing her groom crying. I would have broken down right there on the spot!
This wedding really sounds so special. This has got to be one of my favorites I've read about on your site.
I am looking for the exact color gold ribbon. Where did you find it?
Gorgeous Pictures!!!!
I've been looking at this wedding for WEEKS because I love it so much.
Do you know what veil she is wearing. Tell me she didn't do it herself.