October 24, 2014 Stephanie and Jared married in an outdoor wedding ceremony at Villa Siena. A black and white theme was chosen and could be found throughout the accents the couple chose for their day from the flower balls tied to the ends of the aisles of chairs to table runners to black and white striped napkins tied with a gold ribbon to look like bowties. The welcome table was filled with framed pictures of the couple throughout the years as well as pictures of family members.
For her wedding day, Stephanie wore a strapless gown with a plunging sweetheart neckline, beaded bodice and a full tulle skirt. A veil was worn over the bride’s half up-do. The look was finished with a bouquet of white roses. The couple had a large wedding party with twelve bridesmaids and twelve groomsmen. The bridesmaids all wore black strapless gowns and carried bouquets of white roses tied with black and white striped ribbon. The groom and his groomsmen wore traditional black tuxedos with black bowties.
Stephanie and Jared chose a close friend to officiate the ceremony, making it more personal. As part of the ceremony, the couple wrote love letters to each other to be opened on their one year wedding anniversary.
For the reception, a head table was set up with an intimate round couple’s table in the middle, which was decorated with a black tablecloth with a white rose overlay with signs of Mr. and Mrs. hanging.
During speeches the brother of the groom said what everyone was thinking, that Jared was marrying the girl of his dreams. Stephanie’s matron of honor told stories of growing up with Stephanie.
The couple’s first dance was to Brett Eldredge’s Mean to Me, which was followed by the father and daughter dance to The Way You Look Tonight by Frank Sinatra and the Mother and Son dance to Rod Stewart’s Have I Told You Lately.
Favors were black boxes with gold ribbon filled with caramels. The wedding cake was a stunning five tiered cake with rosette piping on the top tier followed by a plain second and fourth tiers wrapped with black ribbon and a ruffle effect on the third tier. The bottom tier was covered with edible glitter. Fresh flowers topped the cake.
Congratulations Stephanie and Jared. May your lives together be filled with laughter, support and love. We wish you the best.
Photography by: Jeff Plus Amber International Wedding Photographers
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