Hartford Wedding by Finishing Touch Event Design
This adorable Arkansas couple’s story is certainly a sweet one. Once high school sweethearts, they may have parted ways but this lovestruck groom never quite got over his fair-haired, first love. After years apart they reunited and, four months later, were ready to wed! And what a beautiful wedding it was! A sweet, whimsical day filled with vintage pieces and gorgeous florals all put together by the talented Finishing Touch Event Design. See all the love-filled photographs by A Moment Captured Photography in the full gallery!
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From Finishing Touch Event Design… Anna and Michael met over 12 years ago as kids in junior high. They dated in high school, and then went their separate ways. Through college and the military, Michael never got over Anna and always held onto the hope that they’d one day reunite. And they did just that! Two years ago they found themselves back in their hometown and became friends again. Four months later they were engaged, and tied the knot just last month! As their pastor said during the ceremony “I’ve never seen a happier groom!” He had waited a long time for that day.
We created a venue for their wedding in a field on the Bride’s papa’s farm. A vintage, whimsy style ran throughout the elements of the wedding from the ribbon streamers on the bouquets to the antique silver centerpiece containers to the ceremony seating. For the ceremony, we used a mixture of chairs, benches, and pews collected from family & friends to create seating for all of their guests, and had a wooden cross built to stand behind the bride & groom as they said their vows. It was a truly beautiful, one of a kind ceremony space that was perfect for this sweet couple!
As guests moved to the reception space, they signed an antique window that now hangs in Anna & Michael’s home. A horse drawn carriage gave rides to the kids, barbeque was cooked on site for the guests’ delicious dinner, and the Kori Montgomery Band entertained everyone for the whole night. The bride’s cake was an adorable 2 layered cake adorned with sugar vines and flowers and topped with wooden love birds. The groom’s cakes were 3 cheesecakes with an assortment of toppings. On each cheesecake, as a surprise from the bride, was a lyric from a Bob Marley song, one of the groom’s favorite singers. They also included a kid’s dessert table with cupcakes, cookies (displayed in vintage sewing machine drawers), and lemonade as a treat for their sweet girls, Annaston & Lydia. The antique furniture lounge was the finishing touch to the evening. Three gorgeous antique sofas surrounded a wooden palette table. Above them hanging from a tree, were iron chandeliers with candles to add a romantic flair.
Guests danced under the lights, cuddled under blankets, and warmed them selves around the heaters into the night. As guests left at the end of the evening, they took with them a small jar of homemade strawberry jam, made especially for the guests by the bride’s Meme. Each jar was tied with ribbon and a tag embellished with their custom calligraphy love bird logo. This was a true farm wedding – we actually had to herd cows off of the field early in the day, because they had gotten through the fences – and it was perfection from beginning to end. I had several guests tell me just a couple of weeks ago, that if it had been a warmer night, they would still be out there!
Wedding Photography: A Moment Captured Photography by Shannon Walker / Floral Design, Event Design, and Planning: Finishing Touch Event Design / Location: Family Farm / Custom Calligraphy Invitations, Food Tags, Favor Tags, and Postage: Molly’s Paperie / Bride’s Shoes: White Label / Wedding Dress: Allure Couture / Band: The Kori Montgomery Band / Wedding Cakes: Creative Kitchen / Linen Rentals: BBJ Linens
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I absolutely love this story! So sweet!
Too cute. Love the location, looks great
Thank you guys! We had fun creating this space in a beautiful field. The views were breathtaking!
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Simply beautiful!!
Oh my goodness! I'm not even sure what to say other than it was Perfect and absolutely B-E-A-U-T-I-F-U-L! I love you all!
Thanks Kelly! We missed you.
Beautiful wedding! Nothing less than what I'd expect from Finishing Touch!
This wedding is gorgeous!! I have to know where the pillows and the umbrella are from! Too pretty!!
Wow, what loveliness! The couches and all of those different vintage wooden chairs are amazing!
So many amazing details to illustrate such a sweet and precious story.
Such a sweet dress. :)
Kara - We made the pillows ourselves with just a little paint! And the umbrella is from I Do Originals. Thanks for your sweet compliments.
Maisie - The wedding gown is Allure Couture. Thanks you!
You look so beautiful! Love the vintage touches:) Where did you get your hair accessory? So pretty!
What a brilliant ending to a lovely story! All it needs is a "they lived happily ever after". I love all the timeless details in this wedding. Definitely something to be proud of, years later~
Thank you all for your sweet compliments! And thanks to the bloggers out there for featuring or linking to this page. We love all the love this wedding is getting!!
Lisa - The brooch in her hair is vintage from the 1940s and from a local Fayetteville, Arkansas store called "Mae's". The bride ordered 2 yards of the Russian netting from Mood Fabrics (online). She cut it to the right size and sewed it to the brooch. We cut the netting off after the ceremony so she could keep in the brooch without the veil. It was PERFECTION!
pure gorgeousness!
Beautiful details, and the setting is gorgeous!
You gals forgot to mention the white blankets you laid out beside the chairs so new families could enjoy the wedding ceremony while their babies rolled around contentedly. Such an original touch!
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE all the details! Another breathtaking creation by Finishing Touch Event Design! Perfect love story, perfect day, perfect details.........
Finishing Touch/Jessica Kersey designs the most amazing WEDDINGS from START to FINISH. Jessica dreams bigger with the BRIDE to create the PERFECT WEDDING!
Awesome work, Jessica!
Love the post! It Describes us perfectly, and it's almost like we get to relive our amazing day all over again. Thank you all (especially you, Jessica Kersey)!!
It was absoultely beautiful!! I have never seen a wedding more personal and unique. I will remember it always! Love you all!
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