By Anne RuisiShots of the bridal party, a mother adjusting her daughter’s veil before the ceremony and the happy couple cutting the cake are scenes every wedding photographer captures on the job.Then there’s the Indian wedding where the groom got bucked off a horse during the baraat, part of an outdoor, prewedding groom’s procession, at an Over the Mountain hotel, … [Read more...]
Forever Flowers: Wedding Flowers Are Timeless Treasures in Resin Art
By Anne RuisiYour great-grandmother might have saved her wedding bouquet by pressing individual blooms in a book kept wrapped in the attic, but you now have the option to treasure your flowers as an artistic memento of the day you said your vows and display it in your home long after your Golden Anniversary.Preserving wedding flowers by encasing them in artistic shapes … [Read more...]
The Year Of Weddings: Styles in Wedding Dresses and Wedding Formats Shift as Busiest Wedding Years in Almost 40 Years Commences
By Ally MorrisonThe year of weddings is here. The Knot estimates there will be about 2.6 million weddings in the United States in 2022, the biggest wedding boom since 1984, as brides who had delayed their ceremonies because of COVID fears finally set dates to walk down the aisle.At The White Room, a bridal boutique in Mountain Brook, owner Cathy Kelley said … [Read more...]
In Praise of Small Weddings: Lauren Theiss and Frank Gleason Downsized to Family Gathering at Honeywood Valley
By Emily Williams-Robertshaw Both Lauren Theiss and Frank Gleason were raised in Birmingham, she in Vestavia Hills and he in Mountain Brook. Both Lauren and Frank followed in the footsteps of their fathers as medical professionals working at UAB. The couple didn’t meet during their youth or in the halls of the hospital but, instead, at Innisfree Pub in Lakeview. They met at … [Read more...]
Major Adjustment: Last-Minute Venue Change Provides Perfect Atmosphere for Homewood Couple’s August Wedding
By Emily Williams-Robertshaw Newlyweds Sydne and Jeffrey “JJ” Shaffer met while attending college at Auburn University. Both were involved in collegiate athletics, Sydne being a softball player while JJ played baseball. Sydne moved to Birmingham right after graduation, while JJ remained in Auburn to pursue a master’s in business before making the same move. On Jan. 18, 2020, … [Read more...]