Well we’re back from holidays and “enjoying” this cold, icy weather! I thought I would warm up the day a bit and share a summer bride from last year!
happy bride enjoys her wedding day
bride walking in lace dress
As we look forward to a fabulous new year, we also enjoy reminiscing about the wonderful year just past. Enjoy a little look back to some of the highlights from 2014!
What a pleasure it was to be a part of your amazing day! Congratulations to you both!
I love these smaller, more intimate weddings. Can you feel the love tonight?
Congratulations to you both! What a gorgeous day you had – PERFECT fall weather!
Photographed by an ALLEGRA’S STUDIO associate.
Congratulations you two! Your celebration at the Country Club of Virginia was fabulous!
Luke sees his bride for the first time
The gorgeous mother of the bride and her two sisters, wait, I mean daughters!
well hello there handsome!
Its about the light and moments…
Bouquet by Flowers Make Scents, seeing the composition and textures by Allegra
I’ll take a rainy day with sunset clouds anytime over a bright sunny day!
Aren’t they cute?
My first time with eco confetti – I think I’m still brushing it out of my camera and lens! But what an AMAZING look! It sparkles!
What a good start to this weekend! Sharon and John’s rehearsal gave me a peek into what their day tomorrow is going to be like. My associate is going to have a blast with them while I’m off with Emily and Luke!
August in Virginia. But what filled the air was the sound of laughter and love, friends reuniting and family rediscovering, and the greatest of these was love. Congratulations to you both!
Congratulations to you both! What a wet wonderful day it was!
credits
venue: West Manor
flowers: the Arrangement Company
baker: Coffey Cakes
How did you meet? Pedro & I met on a blind date October 10, 1997. We went to a place called Senior frogs in Chattanooga Tennessee. From that day on we continue to see each other. After 10 years in Chattanooga he moved to Chicago for a year due to work then after that to Forest, Virginia. I finally joined him in December 2013.
How did you choose your venue? We chose West Manor Estate for the beautiful location especially the outdoor setting an all inclusive package. Please mention how awesome Stephanie and Jill were!
Tell us about your dress, shoes and other accessories! I choose the dress because of the simple yet elegant look. I wore my mother’s engagement diamond and wedding band that I had made into a necklace after she passed away along with my new mother in law pearls from Majorca Spain that were a gift to her from Pedro’s dad.
What detail did you like best about your wedding day? The wedding ceremony at the gazebo with the beautiful mountains behind us and gorgeous sunset. Pedro & I wanted an outdoor ceremony and West Manor along with Allegra made it all possible.
Describe your decor and how you chose it! How we choose West Manor was because it has classic southern charm the flowers from Amy at the arrangement company were beautiful and helped make our dream come true to have a classic Southern look.
What was your favorite moment during your wedding day? It is hard to say we loved our sunset pictures, we loved that west manor and you made the smooth transition from having ceremony and hors d’oeuvres switched due to the thunderstorm. All of you allowed me not to think or worry about anything except enjoying our day. We wanted so badly to have an outdoor ceremony and all of you made it possible.
Tell us about your food and cake! Again regarding food & cake we wanted to keep it tasty and refreshing. Wendy with the coffee cake company allowed us to have a simple traditional cake and she made Pedro’s grooms cake exactly from a picture I showed her with the University of Florida colors and gator on it. Pedro received his bachelors and Masters from University of Florida and I want him to have that as a surprise.
Why did you choose Allegra’s Studio for your photography? Why did we choose you to take pictures is easy to answer – you were perfect !!! Your ideas & you have the experience and you did not do cheesy pictures & you made everything natural. Allegra you kept me calm and relaxed – you thought of everything! And it was awesome that you are bilingual since we had family from Spain – that is also the reason for Sergio to do the service.
What’s next on your calendar as a couple? Our next chapter started June 21, 2014. We took our family from Spain to Washington DC and Williamsburg Virginia after they left to go back to spain Pedro & I took a short trip to Chapel Hill. Our plans will be in the fall to go to British virgin islands and next year to celebrate our one year anniversary we want to go to Spain and renew our vows with a priest so all of his family that could not make it here will see us renew our vows and have our marriage blessed. We want to enjoy our time together and after we retire we want to travel. View their complete gallery at this link: password of the bride’s maiden name required.
