Mr. and Mrs. Francisco

Zach and Jessica were married in October 2020 at Tates Creek Presbyterian Church in Lexington, KY with a beautiful reception at a family home. I asked Jessica what her favorite part of the day was as she said, “my favorite part of the day was walking down the aisle with my dad! It’s a moment I always pictured and I will always treasure that symbolic image of my dad handing me over to Zack to begin our new family.” I personally will say my favorite part of the day may have been Zach and Jessicas first look, scroll to see how sweet it was.

Jessica said her advice to other brides would be to take a second and notice the details!! You spend hours and hours planning details and when the big day comes, everything seems more big pictures. “I wish I would have taken the time to go around and appreciate the tiniest of details that I so greatly thought out. That’s also why I’m so grateful you took those images for me so I can now reflect and see what I missed.” Congratulations Zach and Jessica, thank you all so much for giving me the joy of capturing this special day for you all.

Vendors:

Makeup: Kasie Ralston

Hair: Blo Blow Dry Bar

Venue: Tates Creek Presbyterian Church

Tent and Linens: Bryants Rent-All 

Dress: Twirl

Caterer: Selma’s Catering

Florist: Stems

Reception lighting- Bryants Rent-All

Cake: Chloe Gabbard/ Cakes by Coco

DJ: Derbytown Sounds

Rings: Kays for mine, Revolution Jewelry for his

Day of coordinating for reception: Carly Gates/ carlygatesweddings

Mr. and Mrs. Jarrell

Nick and Sarah were married on October 10, 2020 near Cincinnati, OH. Yes, that’s right it was on 10/10/2020, what a fun date to have your wedding. They will have a hard time not keeping up with that date. This was my first full wedding back since having my son, AJ, and it was a great one to start back with. Nick and Sarah are the kindest people, their wedding party was so much fun and their day was absolutely beautiful. I hope you all love this fall wedding as much as I do.

Vendors:

Church: Groesbeck United Methodist Church

Nature Preserve: Farbach Warner Nature Preserve

Pineapple Fountain Park: Stearns and Foster Park (Wyoming, OH)

Venue:   WYOMING CIVIC CENTER                     

Caterer:   JEANETTE’S DELICACIES 

Bartender: WYOMING CIVIC CENTER 

Cake: CATHERINE ELSAESSER (MAID OF HONOR) 

Florist: GLENDALE FLORIST               

Hair/Makeup: MITCHELL’S SALON AND DAY SPA (Going to Salon) 

Wedding Squared

You may remember this sweet couple who had their engagement session at the Red River Gorge (you can see that here). Zach and Kara were married in Louisville, KY on March 14, 2020. This wedding was my last wedding before everything shut down, so this may be my most memorable wedding yet. Things were already starting to slowly shut down but the Governor had not yet shut down all events. This was also memorable because I was about 36 weeks pregnant with our sweet AJ ( (scroll down to the bottom to see my big ol bump). But despite all of that this was such a sweet sweet day. If you remember from my engagement blog post I met these two at another wedding I shot and Zach and Kara had a very fun and contagious personality and that was no different on their wedding day. Also if you noticed this post is titled Wedding Squared and that is because indeed their last name Wedding.

Vendors:

Hair Stylist: Adrea Harris

Makeup Artist: Stephanie Smith

Videographer: Half Brothers Media

Ceremony: 100 W. Ormsby Avenue Church

Officiant: Rev. Derek Robinette

Transportation: Pegasus Transportation

Reception: The Refinery, Jeffersonville, IN

Bridal Party Bouquets and Corsages: Angie Reuter

Catering: Mark’s Feed Store

DJ: Blackthorn Entertainment- DJ Thorn

Coffee: Sunergos Coffee

Cake: Tonya Davis

Bartenders: Naked By Sunday

Alcohol Purchasing: Total Wine and More

Other Cakes and Pies: Sam’s Club and Costco

Guest Hotel Accommodations: The Sheraton Louisville Riverside Hotel

Dress: Couture Closet

Alterations: Grace's Tailor

Suits: Hagar Outlet

Rehearsal Dinner: The Bristol Bar & Grille Downtown

Coordinator: Jenny Stelmach (Zach's Cousin)

Mr. and Mrs. Luther

Roger and Sarah were married in November 2019 at Buffalo Trace Distillery in Frankfort, KY. There was so much I loved about this day, from the beautiful florals, the outdoor ceremony, the live painting, Sarah’s beautiful dress, the bourbon tasting after the ceremony and everything in between. But my most favorite thing was all of the special little parts of the day that were so important to Sarah; her sister (in love) Christa helping her get in her dress, her first look with her dad and brothers, and her first look with Roger. I could also feel the immense support and love between the whole family and bridal party .It was such an honor to capture such an intimate day for Roger and Sarah.

Vendors:

Venue: Buffalo Trace Distillery 

Catering, Bar, Coffee Bar, China, and linen: Bayou Bluegrass Catering  

Cake: Nothing Bundt Cakes 

Donuts: Magee’s Bakery

Florist: Fields in Bloom 

Photographer: Becky Willard Photography 

Vintage chairs and reception lighting: Events with Design 

DJ: A to Z Productions 

Signs: J. Page designs

Dress: David’s Bridal

Suits: Men’s Warehouse

Rings: Zales, and Sarah’s mothers wedding set.

Earrings: J Crew

Mr. and Mrs. Sanders

Eric and Daelee were married in October 2019 at Fasig Tipton in Lexington, KY. It was the most beautiful October day and made the perfect day for an outdoor ceremony. I absolutely loved Daelee’s dress from Twirl Bridal Boutique. It fit her so well and was absolutely gorgeous. I hope you all enjoy looking thru these pictures from this sweet day.

Vendors:

Venue: Fasig Tipton

Hair and Make-up: Bangs and Blush

DJ: Kentucky Pro DJ

Flowers: Hal’s Flowers

Cake: Martine’s Pastries

Dress: Twirl Boutique

Dress Alterations: Needles Eye

Videographer: Manis Productions (see the highlight video below)

Mrs. and Mrs. Willoughby

Jacob and Katlyn were married in September 2019 at Delta Hotels by Marriott in Westchester, OH. This day was so so sweet and special. The wedding party was a smaller wedding party but I loved that because I felt very close to all the wedding party and family by the end of the day. You could absolutely feel the love these two had for each other, for their families and for the Lord throughout the day. One of my favorite parts of the day was when we had a few moments for the bride and groom portraits and we found the most beautiful bridge to do them. You can’t tell but there was also homecoming going on that night and all the girls were dressed up but they couldn’t take their eyes off our beautiful bride. Jacob and Katelyn have such fun personalities and I think it shows in these pictures. Enjoy.

Vendors:

Venue- Delta Hotels by Marriott

Flowers- The Flower Man 

Dress- Amara Bridal Boutique

Rings- Welling and Co. Jewelers

Cakes- Spoon Fulla Sugar

Video- Michelle Hoehn(out of business now)

Hair and MakeUp- Salon Halo 

DJ- family friend

Catering- Delta Hotels by Marriott

Grooms suit was from a suit warehouse called K & G Fashion Superstore but it’s Calvin Klein I think

Mr. and Mrs. Halligan

Ryan and Allison were married in September 2019 at Manchester Music Hall in Lexington, KY. This bridal party was so so fun. I felt like best friends with all the girls by the end of the day. The weather also couldn’t have been anymore perfect. One of my favorite details of Allison’s was her beautiful bouquet. The beautiful pinks and maroons were perfect for an early fall wedding.

Vendors:

Florals: Sterling Stems

Dress: Renne’s Bridal

Bridesmaids Dresses: Azazie

Groom and Groomsmen suites: Logan’s of Lexington

Hair: Kristen Anderson 

Bride makeup: Kelly Meccariello 

Bridesmaids makeup: Rachel Hight

Limo bus: Celebrity Limo & Bus Charters Inc.

Caterer: Thompson Catering

Cake: ktdid cakes

DJ: Chris Dedman Productions

“Reserve” signs: TheCrazyBunnyLady

Signs: RustyArrowCreations

Koozies: FallforDesign

Bourbon Barrel Wedding Guest Book: HogtownOutfitters

Welcome & Timeline painted by: Elyssa Peterson

Day of Coordinator: Whitney Creteau with Made Simple Weddings & Events

Wedding Rentals: Bryant’s Rentals

Mr. and Mrs. Jansen

Y’all not only is this wedding absolutely beautiful but it was FULL of sweetness and sentimental details. Andrew and Blaire were married in July 2019 at Keeneland in Lexington, KY. They also had their rehearsal dinner at The Apiary in Lexington. This wedding was so sweet for me to capture. I am close to the Barnhart family as I’m good friends with Blairs sister and I also shot the wedding of her brother, so it was only fitting for me to capture another BIG event for this sweet family. I hope you all enjoy all the sweet and beautiful moments of this day, Keeneland was the perfect location for an absolutely beautiful day. If you make it to the bottom you can also see a link for the video from Scott Hayes Productions.

Vendors:

Ceremony Venue:_Keeneland, Keene Barn, Event Coordinator- Hannah Sawyer

Reception Venue:_Keeneland, Show Barn, Event Coordinator- Hannah Sawyer

Getting Ready Location: Keeneland, Keene Manor

Wedding Planner: Lindsay McCollum, White Oak Design Full Service

Wedding Dress Shop: Calvet Couture; Orlando, Florida

Bridesmaid Dress Shop: JJHouse online

Flower Girl Dress Shop: Nordstrom

Men’s Attire (tuxedo or suits – circle one): Suits, Joseph A. Banks, Grooms Bowtie, pocket square purchased at Keeneland

Caterer: Keeneland

Wedding Cake: Melissa Jones, personal friend, independent business owner

Desserts: UK Jersey Groom’s Cake from Tinker’s Bakery

DJ or Band: DJ Warren Peace (Reception), String Elegance Quartet (Wedding)

Stationery: Save the Date design by Lesley Thomas and Michael Neureither, Invitation Design and Calligraphy by Lindsay McCollum, White Oak Design

Florals: Bloom Flowers, Frankfort, KY

Rentals:_Canvas Event Rentals, Bryants Rental, Reliable Rental, Pizzazzle Events

Hair: Danielle Evans, Blo Salon

Makeup:_Unbridled Beauty, Chelsea and her amazing crew

Transportation: Gold Shield Party Bus Valet Service

Honeymoon Travel Agent: Carol Steltenkamp, Mother of the Groom

Officiant: We had a dual faith ceremony- Catholic and Protestant. Father Steve Roberts, Newman Student Center & Max Appel, Southland Christian Church

Videographer: Scott Hayes

Room Block Hotel: Hilton Lexington Downtown

Rehearsal Dinner Location: The Apiary downtown Lexington

Rehearsal Dinner Caterer: The Apiary chef(s), Cooper Vaughan & Tony Yalnazov

Engagement Ring (where was it purchased?: Tacori from Genesis Diamonds

Wedding Bands: Tacori from Genesis Diamonds

Bridal Wedding Day Jewelry (where did you purchase?) :Kendra Scott and my great Aunt’s antique bracelet

Lighting: Pizzazzle Events

Alterations: Belinda from The Needles Eye

Bartending Service: Keeneland

Dance Lessons: Nothing formal- thankfully, my groom is a great dancer, I just had to follow his lead

Did you do a first look? My father and I did a first look at Keene Manor

What was your first dance song? Faithfully, by Journey

Favorite part of planning process: We didn’t stress about it! Partially because we had an amazing planner, Lindsay-who took care of us ABOVE and beyond anything we could have ever imagined-and partially because no matter what happened, we were going to get married and that’s what mattered. AJ says his favorite part was, of course… testing the food.

Honeymoon Destination: Disney World for three days, followed by seven days at Vero Beach

Mr. and Mrs. Burns

Corey and Sarah Beth were married at Warrenwood Manor in Danville, KY in June 2019. It was the most beautiful summer day for a wedding. I loved the sweet pinks in Sarah’s details and flowers. The bridal suite at Warrenwood was the perfect backdrop for Sarah an her bridesmaids for their getting ready pictures. One of my favorite parts of the day was having sweet Pippi (Sarah and Coreys dog) with us all day. She was so so cute in her little tutu. I hope you all love this wedding as much as I do.

VENDORS:

VENUE(S): Warrenwood Manor

PHOTOGRAPHER: Becky Willard Photography

FLORIST: Radonna Bredar

CATERER: Gina Walden (friend of the family)

CAKE/DESSERTS: Sweets by Cindy

MUSIC: DJ Connection

INVITATION: Harrodsburg Herald

HAIR: Wedding Hair by Momorad

MAKEUP: Rhonda Henderson (friend of the family)

BRIDE'S ATTIRE: Twirl Boutique

GROOM'S ATTIRE: Men’s Warehouse

OTHER VENDORS: Bridesmaid Dresses- Azazie

Mr. and Mrs. Lacy

Jimmy and Sammy Jo were married at Grace Baptist Church with a reception at The Heartwood in Lexington, KY at the end of June 2019. This wedding was extra special for me because my daughter was one of the flower girls for this wedding (sorry for all the pictures of her cute self that I included in this). My family loves the Lacy’s so much. This big bridal party was a lot of fun. One of my favorite details from this wedding are the floral hoops that the bridesmaids had that were made by Anna Hogan with Covenant Threads.

Vendors:

Photographer: Becky Willard Photography

Ceremony Venue: Grace Baptist Church

Reception Venue: The Heartwood

Dress: David’s Bridal

Suits: Macy’s

Caterer: Natalie’ Catering

Cake: Cakes by Coco

Rings: The Faithful Platform

Stationery: Jessah Marlee Designs

Florals: Covenant Threads

Alterations: Covenant Threads

Hair and Makeup- Jessah Marlee Designs

Hotel: Homes 2 Suites by Hilton Lexington