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Story by Ashley Elvington • FotosbyFaren
Co-worker Ashley Rogers, along with Dresden’s friend Patricia McRae, decorated the recep-
one element (other than marrying my soulmate, of course) that I was the most excited about!
tion area just in time. Tents were provided by Jeremy Collins and Party In A Tent. “Jeremy
Matt and I knew we wanted our flowers to go for a wilder, more rustic look with earth tones
was so easy to work with - he had some great ideas on how to lay out the reception area tents.
as the color scheme. I wasn’t picky about the colors or the exact specimen since I love all
He even personally set up all the chairs for the ceremony area in the fanned-out semicircle
flowers. I really just wanted to see what they could c ome up with. I decided to incorporate
arrangement that I had requested. Everything looked so cozy and felt very intimate. I was
some grapevine wreaths made by my dad and thought it would be a lovely alternative to
surprised that we were able to achieve a casual, yet luxurious look with rental pieces!” Ashley
bridesmaids bouquets. Tim and Alicia (and their wonderful helpers) added white roses to
also hand-painted corn hole boards for guests to be entertained after eating and “signing” the
the wreaths along with some beautiful greenery.” After guests threw leaves from Mr. Tucker’s
fingerprint tree wedding registry, made by Dresden’s friend Jonathan Boatwright, which now
yard as Dresden and Matt said their goodbyes, the newlyweds drove away in a retro blue car.
hangs in their bedroom. The delicious food was provided by Top Hat Special Teas. When I
“Everything came together beautifully! October was full of flooding, but it all stopped for our
say delicious, it was delicious! In fact, by the time bridal party pictures were done, most of the
wedding day. The sun shone on our special day. I always tell Matt that God must have some
mouth watering items (like my favorites, the meatballs and cheese ball) were gone! “I knew
big plans for us because of this!”
from the very beginning that I wanted to have Top Hat Special Teas cater our wedding. We
They spent their honeymoon in a cabin in Purlear, North Carolina. As on their wedding day,
found a great idea on Pinterest to have a biscuit bar and Laurie Crouse was very willing to ac-
the weather was beautiful. “We enjoyed the fresh mountain air. We did a lot of sightseeing
commodate our interests. She made a delicious spread of mini ham biscuits with jellies, jams
and went to Grandfather Mountain. We also spent a good bit of time in Boone doing some
and apple butter to top them with. We also collaborated on the idea of a sunflower-shaped
shopping and trying out the local cuisine.” While things have returned to the new normal now,
cheese ball, cucumber sandwiches and yummy sweet and sour meatballs. She even found
Dresden is still excited to come home to her husband. There are many great love stories cap-
a tasty apple cider punch recipe especially for us. We received so many compliments on the
tured on film, but there is no Happily Ever After quite as meaningful to Dresden and Matt as
food and were very grateful for the to-go boxes Laurie packed for us!” Somehow, some way,
their own fairytale. Their story is real and true, and precious to witness. Each week, I get to
we all managed to save room for the wedding cake. “I’m not a big fan of lots of icing on cake
see the light of true love beaming from Dresden’s beautiful face. Having known Matt previ-
and I wanted something simple, rustic and unique. We had a three-tiered ‘naked’ cake with
ously to meeting Dresden, I can honestly say it is a happiness well deserved to both. “I love
cream cheese frosting in between layers of pumpkin cake, caramel cake and spice cake.”
having someone to cook with and we’ve gotten back to doing our daily devotionals together.
In addition to Dresden and my fellow bridesmaids’ floral crowns, The Cotton Blossom
It’s a blessing to have someone to hold hands with and pray with each and every day. I love
also provided the floral decor and our one-of-a-kind bouquets. “I’ve always admired Tim and
dreaming with him about our future and seeing his eyes sparkle when we talk about having
Alicia Sawyer’s floral design style and loved working with them. For me, my bouquet was the
children (and a cat!).”
Dresden Tucker Lamb resides in Florence, South Carolina, with her husband Matthew. Dresden is the daughter of Glen Tucker and Dale Tucker and has one brother, Troy. Matt is the son of Debbie Howell
and the late Phillip Lamb, stepson of Lee Howell, and brother to Katelyn. He is a lab technician at Davis and Brown in Quinby. Dresden is the Director of Creative Design for She Magazine.
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