Sunday, May 22, 2011

Laura & Joel's Wedding

Yesterday we celebrated the marriage of two of our best friends, Laura & Joel.  The wedding was held at Austin's Mayfield Park and Preserve.  The park is owned by the city and has an adorable cottage with beautiful, lush grounds and roaming peacocks.  


Seriously, roaming peacocks.  And not just a few.  These buddies were everywhere.  Laura took her inspiration from the peacocks when designing her wedding.  The effect was perfect!



The bridesmaids arrived early in the day to decorate.  The tables and chairs were set up, but we tied all the chair bows, set out the linens, and decorated the tables.  I think Laura did an amazing time picking out the look and it all came together so wonderfully.



Laura and Joel went with almost a vintage flair (if you can tell from Laura's bridal portraits.)



The groomsmen wore suspenders and throwback hats and the bridesmaids wore high waisted knee length pleated skirts.  Very cute. 

The ceremony concluded without of hitch (if you don't count the occasion flair up of peacock squawking.)



The couple was stunning!  And beaming throughout the whole night!  After the first dances, we ate dinner catered by TacoDeli



I had to sneak in a picture with the bride.  The rest of the night was pretty standard - toasts, cake cutting, bouquet and garter toss, dancing - all of which went very smoothly (well maybe not all of the dancing but that is to be expected.)



Tomorrow, the couple leaves for a week in Vancouver.  We wish them fun on their honeymoon and joy and happiness throughout their marriage.  And a huge thanks for including us in their beautiful night.  :)

2 comments:

Mel said...

I love how she put everything together. It looks like a very fun day!

Laura said...

Lauren, I love this post :) Thank you so much for your sweet, kind words! And we can't thank you enough for all of the great photos you and Jason took! You and Jason are such great friends.

Thank you so much for being a part of it all. I couldn't have imagined it without you being there:)