Happy Monday everyone! I am SO excited to be starting our week off with this beautiful southern farm wedding photographed by Kelli Kano. The images are purely breathtaking, the light blue, orange, and red color palette is refreshingly gorgeous, and the bride and groom are SO in love. Everything about this wedding is an absolute joy to see, and I *know* it’s going to put a smile on your face!
Insight from the bride, Kate:
What (or who) helped you most in your planning process and/or on your wedding day?
Without a doubt, it was our wedding planner, Gilda McDaniel. She was so open to all of my ideas, no matter how outlandish or silly they seemed – her response was always, “We can make that work” and she would add it in to her timeline of our wedding day. She was always there to keep me on track, and assured me that I would not have to worry about a thing on our wedding day; she would be there to make sure I was where I needed to be when I needed to be. It was such a relief, and made my stress practically nonexistent! At the end of the wedding, I started referring to her as my fairy godmother because everything we wished for she made happen! I would suggest to brides who do not want to use a wedding planner to have someone in charge of the timeline of events – – it would have been so easy to miss cues for me, I was having such a great time that day!
What was the most important thing to you when deciding who to work with for your wedding?
I really wanted to work with people who “got me”. Luckily, our wedding venue, Fearrington Village, has an on-site restaurant/event staff, so we went with them. I came into each meeting with photos (how did we plan weddings before Pinterest?!) to convey how we wanted our wedding to feel. I have to admit, I was a very relaxed and low-key bride; I was totally open to suggestions from the vendors. It was extremely helpful to look through photo albums of florals/cakes/decor that the vendor has done before – that way you know what they do exceedingly well, and also what you don’t love about their work.
What was your inspiration for your wedding details and/or design?
My inspiration was actually our venue. Fearrington is an old working dairy farm that is now a little village with an inn, a couple restaurants, specialty shops, and of course their famous belted cows that live in the pastures that surround the village. I really wanted everything about the day to enhance the beautiful landscape that was already there. I went with a very natural details – the floral arrangements looked like they could have been picked right out of the garden and bunched together. Something that was really important to me and Hunter was that our guests felt comfortable, and we tried to echo that same relaxed comfortability in our details.
What was your favorite thing about your wedding?
Oh my gosh. So many things! If I had to say, I would probably say the reception. We had it in the barn where we feasted on the yummiest southern cuisine and had an awesome band that had our guests on the dance floor late into the evening. I think what was so great about it is you have people from all parts of your life in the same place at the same time. I also have to say that our first look was really special. Our incredible photographer, Kellie Kano, warmed us up to the idea and I am so, so glad she did. Quite honestly, it was one of the few times that day I actually got to be alone with Hunter, since we were being such social butterflies at the reception!
What is your best piece of advice for other brides?
Something WILL go wrong on your wedding day, but I promise you that you will be the only person who notices it. All of your guests are there to celebrate your happy day, and will not notice if one little hair is out of place :) Another piece of advice is enjoy yourself. Please don’t feel like you have to manage every little thing – this is your wedding day and you deserve to have the time of your life! I know I did!
Kate’s advice that something will go wrong on your wedding day- it’s SO true. Even if you have a wedding planner handling everything… not everything is going to go as you planned, it really helps if you just know that ahead of time.
Alright loves, I want to hear what you think about this lovely Southern wedding! Has it taken your breath away like it did mine?
Vendors who made it all happen…
Lauren
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Stunning as always, Kellie! I love the bride’s dress!
this wedding looks amazing, I love the barn style venue interior as well!
So sweet! I love her reaction to seeing her groom! All the details are just beautiful!
LOVE her dress!!!
gorgeous bouquet!
gorgeous bouquet!
I love this dress! Does anyone know the website where I could find this?