Florida Wedding by Mi Amore Foto
We have a packed day of wedding lovelies waiting in the wings so I hope you are bright eyed, bushy-tailed and fully caffeinated. And in hopes of not completely overwhelming you, we’re going to display just a snippet of each affair. To see the FULL wedding, simply click on the gallery.
We are going to start things off with a bang. And by bang I mean a really gorgeous wedding with the perfect mix of traditional elements and shabby chic details all captured by Shannon Mathis of Mi Amore Foto. Her pictures are beyond gorgeous and so worth a trip to the gallery for the FULL wedding!
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From the Bride…I love telling our story. My freshman year of college in Birmingham I was a nanny for a little girl. Aaron just so happened to be her preschool teacher. I picked her up three days a week, but Aaron never really talked to me about anything other than the little girl (so I assumed he wasn’t interested). Come to find out, he was interested all along and would wake the little girl up first every day to have her start eating snack in hopes that I would stay while she finished – but I always just had her pack up the snack and left. During Christmas break, Aaron decided to make it happen. Bad news was that the little girl’s mom left her job and no longer needed me to babysit and pick her up from preschool. But the Lord brought us together anyway. Right after I got back from Christmas break Aaron and I ran into each other at our college ministry. We had both been involved the entire year but since it was such a large ministry our paths had never crossed. I remember seeing him sit in front of me during the worship time. That was our connection – I realized that he loved the Lord as I watched him worship. Afterward we talked and ended up sitting together the next week, which was when he asked me out on a date. We had the best first date ever. A pizza parlor, a late night stroll through Mountain Brook, breaking into the Botanical Gardens, and talking for hours on what later became “our” bench. It was after this night that both of us could see ourselves marrying one another. Two and a half years later, Aaron proposed to me on our bench. The Lord has continued His faithfulness to us throughout our entire relationship, leading all the way up to our wedding weekend. Everything could not have been more perfect. The Lord was glorified in every aspect and we were so blessed to have had so much fun with our friends and family. It was an amazing way to start our marriage!
I wanted my wedding style to be simple, but very “shabby chic”. I was really excited about using baby’s breath. Along with the mason jars, burlap, different shabby chic fabrics for the place card boards, the suitcases for the cards, and the distressed books for the sign-in, the baby’s breath was the delicate touch that brought everything together. I was also really excited about my favors- I’m obsessed with chapstick. We found some yummy flavors and put song lyrics on the chapsticks from our favorite band, Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors. During the reception, Aaron and I were saying hello to the guests in the side room. This had been going on for some time while the wedding party was dancing in the main room. Our wedding party decided that it was time for us to join them so they dragged us into the main room and onto the dance floor. That was when the party really got started. The groomsmen decided that it would be a great idea to lift Aaron up into the air. Naturally, the bridesmaids followed the groomsmen’s example and lifted me up into the air as well. This was such a fun and exciting moment that captured the celebration that took place that night.
Wedding Dress: Casablanca Couture via Sweet Elegance / Bridesmaid Dresses: J.Crew / Flower Girl Dresses: Strasburg / Groom’s + Groomsman Attire: Men’s Wearhouse / Groom’s Tie: Tux and Tulle / Wedding Invitations: Sam Flax / Floral Design: Dalsimer / Wedding Cake: We Take the Cake / Groomsmen Ties: J.Crew / Bride’s Make-up: Terrisa Coleman (Family Friend) / Bride’s Hair: Erin of Wild Orchid Hair Salon / Wedding Photography: Mi Amore Foto
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So sweet! The story AND the wedding :)
What a gorgeous story! God bless!
Love her story! Birmingham and Mountain Brook are special areas for my fiance and I as well! Beautiful photos! :)
Beautiful story and wedding. Any idea of the style name or number of the dress? This is just what I am looking for.
So pretty!! Love the color choices!
Thanks so much for the feature Erin! I am always delighted to be a part of such an amazing blog. Style Me Pretty has inspired so many brides and photographers, alike, so to be featured is an honor. Erin and Aaron hold a special place in my heart, so this means the world to see them up here, getting the recognition for their hard work!
Beautiful wedding! And Beautiful work as always Shannon :)
gorgeous wedding, great job shannon!!
Beautiful! Love the wedding style, and the photography is stunning!
Such a nice story...love it
The Venue is beautiful. Where is it in Florida?
what a charming wedding! I loved reading their sweet love story.
It really was a beautiful wedding, Audrey. The venue was the Addison in Boca Raton. http://www.theaddison.com/
Everything looks magnificent, it's like a fairytale.
Shannon you did such an incredible job! Thank you for everything. We were so blessed to have you as our photographer.
The dress is Casablanca Couture and the style number is B028. However, I completely redesigned it with a woman that does alterations for Sweet Elegance in Atanta. Took away the umpire and made it natural waist, made it sweetheart, took off the cabbage looking thing on the side and made the back lower. I couldn't find this look anywhere so I had to just make it on my own! Good luck!
I absolutely love the guest book display with the vintage books!!! What a neat idea - never seen this before, so creative. :)
I adore this wedding... the baby's breath, the guest book, the bride's dress, the colors. I could keep going!
Thanks Erin, I love your dress so I will have to likely go through a similar process up here. Your wedding was just the inspiration I needed. Congratulations again!
Erin! What a gorgeous wedding! I love your color palette, and I'm doing a similar combination of coral, navy, pale yellow, and robin's egg blue. I'm obsessed with that Ralph Lauren style floral pattern you used for your place cards and "love notes". Where is that from? How can I find it? Thanks!!
Thank you Kendra! Your color palette sounds beautiful! We found the different fabrics at Hobby Lobby. I hope they still have them... we got them in May I think. Good luck!
What a beautiful wedding and GORGEOUS photos!