Brian & Madison
FROM THE BRIDE'S PERSPECTIVE
Describe Your Engagement
After taking our five-year anniversary pictures, I received a text that
the photos were lost due to the computer crashing. Ashley DeBolt, our
photographer, quickly scheduled us for a session the following weekend.
While taking photos, Brian and I had chalkboards, and we would face
each others back, write one thing we loved about each other, and turn
around. The first round he wrote "smile," and I wrote "his laugh," the second
wrong I wrote "unconditional love" and Brian wrote, "Will you marry me?"
Of course, I said yes!
Describe Your Wedding Vision
My vision for my wedding was Chic Country. I wanted the barn and the
landscape of Country Strong to symbolize who both Brian and I are at
our roots. Additionally, I wanted to also put a chic and simple look to
the decorations that we chose so we could exemplify the beauty of the
barn. I chose a blue color pattern and complemented that with blush and
greenery. Lastly, I wanted every detail to be in place so that our guests felt
taken care of and enjoyed their time with us.
Describe Your Wedding Day
Our wedding day was perfect! Every detail was set, and the picture that
we had in our head was put together by so many amazing people. With
the help of many, Brian and I were able to focus on the beauty of the
commitment we were making that day. It was humbling to have so
many people attend our wedding, many of whom supported us through
our relationship and were now able to see us say "I do!" While releasing
guests to go through the buffet line, we played a trivia game with all of our
guests; each question was about Brian and I. Whoever raised their table
number and answered correctly were able to get in line. It was fun for
Brian and I as we watched our guest think through some of the highlights
of our six-year relationship. It was such a joy to laugh with our friends and
family now as husband and wife!
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Your Advice to Engaged Couples
I would tell engaged couples there were three important rules that I
followed during our one year and eight month engagement. One, do
what makes you happy! There are many times that you can get caught
up in the opinions of others, but ultimately it's your day to celebrate the
next stage of your relationship do what will make you happy. The second
piece of advice is, create a group of individuals that are willing to do it
all on the day of the wedding. We had a wonderful group of people that
made my day stress free! We had four groups, a group that set up before
the wedding inside, a group that set up before the wedding outside, a
group that tore down the decorations after the ceremony, and a group
that cleaned up the entire venue after the wedding. This was such a
blessing which leads to my third point. Do not stress or get worked up
about anything! That was my number one motto, and thankfully, with the
help of others, Brian and I didn't have to stress planning, during, or after
our wedding.