Bride glued 3,000 crystals to her shoe's....Swarovski Crystals, talk about a DIY Bride

 Talk about a DO.IT.YOURSELF. Bride. The Bride made her own shoes by gluing 3,000 Swarvoski Crystals onto them; each shoe taking about 12 hours to create and finish.  Both the Bride and Groom met flying in the sky.....haha they are both pilots.  The ceremony took place at the Delta Pavilion where pink rose petals lined each side of the aisle. The Bride's bouquet was made from light pink roses, hydrangeas, and small crystal accents; it weighed about 12 pounds. The Bridesmaids wore Black dresses; their bouqets made from dark pink roses and hydrangeas. The couple's first dance was coreographed and ended with the groom flipping the bride...Successfully. Pheeww!! This was truly a beautiful and romantic event.

I'm really really terrible at Directions....

So I'm not the most reliable person when it comes to knowing how to get around Nashville.....Similar to the Opryland Hotel, you just shouldn't ask me how to get anywhere. We created a Mardi Gras themed Reception at the Opryland Springs Golf Club. Our couple had flown to NYC the week prior to be legally married. This was AMA's first time working with a gay couple and boy did we have a blast. The couple wanted to host a Reception in their home town of Nashville for family and friends to celebrate with them. They wanted it to be more of a party rather than a "wedding reception," hence the Mardi Gras theme. The florist's sister had suffered a heart attack the day of the reception and had to go out of town. This meant Jen and I had to collect all of the centerpieces from her house. The florist house ended up being right across the Cumberland River from Opryland where we were. However, we ended up driving for 45 minutes in rush hour traffic; all the way to NNashville. By the time finally reached the florists house we had 10 minutes before the reception was suppose to start.......In a Huge rush, Jen and I frantically raced back to the Golf Club and with a little help from our Catering Manager Maureen we got everything set up just in time. It was one of the guys Birthday, so instead of a wedding cake they had 3 cakes with "Happy Birthday" written on them. The men and their families had a blast and danced the evening away to songs like YMCA, Barbie girl, and Catwalk. HAPPY MARDI GRAS!!!!

A Fallen Soldier Remembered....

Although this was suppose to be one of the happiest days of their lives, the Bride and Groom couldn't help but feel very sad and emotional. Daniel had just returned from serving a full term in Afghanistan returning to a very happpy and commited Brittany. Unfortunately, there would be one member of the wedding party whom wouldn't make it back to for the wedding. One of Daniel's lifelong best friends and fellow soldier was killed while serving in Afghanistan. Daniel would be short not only a groomsman on his special day, but a best friend as well. 100 guests arrived at the Delta Pavilion to watch Daniel and Brittany proclaim their love for one another. The Bridesmaid dresses were black and they held red rose bouquets. The Groom and Groomsmen were dressed in their official dress blues and those that weren't soldiers were in black and white traditional tuxedos. At the Reception located in the Magnolia Ballroom, the couple had a beautiful white and black cake, a holographic light shown on the dance floor with the couple's names, and their band mixed a DJ turn table with actual musicians; a drummer, guitarist, and a saxaphonist. A picture of the fallen soldier/groomsmen was placed just behind the head table in honor and rememberence of him. This was a very emotional and heart felt Celebration.

Heath and Jackie's Extravaganza

This wedding was so sweet and so much fun! I was in charge of staying with the Bride all day long, keeping her and her wedding party on schedul, making sure they showed up on time, and attending to her every need. Jackie was such a great Bride to work with and Heath was such a funny guy. 15 minutes before it was time to go down the aisle I found myself curling, teasing, and hairspraying Jackie's hair; re-tying the back of her corset, steaming the bottom of her dress, and even ended up in the bathroom with the Mother of the Bride to assist them in holding up Jackie's dress to use the restroom. Jackie's bridal suite was located in the Cascade's side of Opryland Hotel. We do not do a lot of weddings on that side of the hotel so I was not very familiar with it. When it was time to walk the Bridal party-composed of 12 people-down to the ceremony site, I lead them to the elevator but got very turned around as to what floor we were suppose to get off at. We got off on the wrong floor 2 different times and ended up going right when we should have gone left. It was very frustrating, especially when you have 2 elevator loads full of people. I could see that the father of the Bride was getting frustrated. I started to freak out inside and honestly had no idea where I was going. However, I managed to stay calm and finally found a way out of the maze of hallways, only, we were on the very opposite side of the hotel when we got out. After crossing what seemed like miles of the hotel we arrived at the ceremony cite fashionably late, only to find out that they were not ready to begin the ceremony anyway. So although we were late, due to my lack of knowledge of that side of the hotel, it didn't matter. However, I may not be so lucky next time.....

A little over 200 guests arrived to watch Heath and Jackie get married at a beautiful Black and White evening ceremony; at the Delta Pavilion. Their reception was located in the Delta D Convention Room. The couple made their grand entrance into what I would call one of the most beautiful and grand receptions I've seen thus far. The amount of power/amps they used-to power up their band-was enough to power a small concert. The couple was announced into the room and went straight into their first dance-"Make you Feel my Love," by Adele. Their holographic Monogram was shining on the wall and dance floor but the real spotlight was on the couple's 5 tier-4 foot tall wedding cake. This was truly a Magical affair.