When someone makes you smile as much as Shannon and Brian make each other smile, you know they are meant for each other. The two married on September 5, 2015. They held their reception at Villa Siena.
The bride’s gown came from Lillian & Lottie’s Allure Collection. The lace gown showcased a plunging neckline, lace straps and a fitted bodice. Lace shoes peeked out from under the skirt of the gown. Shannon wore her hair in an up-do with a cathedral-length veil. Her bouquet was wrapped with fabric from her mother’s wedding dress. A pearl rosary hung over the roses and orchids in the bouquet, while her bridesmaids brought a splash of color to the festivities with turquoise knee-length gowns with V-necks and smaller versions of the bride’s bouquet. The groom went with a tailored look with a blue suit with blue vest, turquoise tie and white shirt. His groomsmen wore the same ensemble minus the vest.
As guests arrived they were asked to write their birthdays in a calendar for a unique twist on a guestbook. Thank you notes were at each table to acknowledge how important friends and family are to the couple.
After dinner, two layers of white wedding cake with almond frosting sat above a cupcake tower with chocolate and red velvet cupcakes with vanilla frosting. The topper was a black silhouette of a bride jumping into her groom’s arms with the couple’s last name and date of marriage.
During speeches, the groom’s brother talked about how the bride brings out the best in Brian. The father of the bride noted that Shannon hadn’t stopped smiling since the engagement and that he was giving Brian a perfect specimen.
Lifetime was chosen for the couple’s first dance followed by the father & daughter dance to The Way You Look Tonight by Frank Sinatra and the mother & son dance to Somewhere Over the Rainbow. Other dances included an anniversary dance and a limbo dance with men’s ties tied together to make a bar.
Congratulations Shannon & Brian. We hope you continue to make each other smile throughout your lives together. We wish you the best.
Photography by: Leslie Ann Photography (http://www.leslieannphotography.com/)
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