We
were undone and very honored to be featured as a Martha Stewart Real Wedding this past spring in a two page spread
in
Martha Stewart Weddings Magazine. The article couldn't have been more perfect and captured the very
essence of who Michael and I are as a couple and family. The magazine also featured
our wedding online which you can read in my post or click the link below.
Real Wedding: Abigail & Michael, Wilmington, North Carolina
We were so blessed to work with some of the most incredible wedding professionals in our area to create this special wedding day in July of 2011. A huge thank you to everyone who loved us, our story and were a part of officially bringing together our family.
Real Wedding: Abigail & Michael, Wilmington, North Carolina
We were so blessed to work with some of the most incredible wedding professionals in our area to create this special wedding day in July of 2011. A huge thank you to everyone who loved us, our story and were a part of officially bringing together our family.
Abigail and Michael
In December 2010, Michael proposed to Abigail with a
silver cuff engraved with the French words Epouse-moi fee Abilene.
Translation? "Marry me fairy Abilene" (his nickname for her). Their
nuptials at The Atrium,
an urban garden in their hometown of Wilmington, North Carolina, was
all about family. Michael's pastor-father officiated (and made the wine
served at dinner), his brother played the keyboard, and halfway through
the couple's first dance, Michael's daughter, Eve, 7, and son, Stephen
Michael, 6, cut in.
The Boutonnieres
DIY Family Tree
The couple hung old photographs of relatives to create a real-life family tree. (top left)
Escort Cards
Wooden escort cards stuck out of fern boxes and supported the day's garden-party theme. (top right)
The Ring Master
The wedding bands were tied to a succulent with twine and placed in a nest. (bottom left)
Family Guys
Michael and his younger brother, a groomsman, and his officiant father chat before the ceremony. (bottom right)
The Tables
Atop tables covered in pale blue linen, the 80 guests dug into fried chicken, barbecued pork, corn bread, and pimento cheese before boogeying to a bluegrass band. Porcelain vases and ivory tapers in glass candlesticks sat on reclaimed-wood boards
Wedding Cake Trio
Almond, coconut, and banana-nut cakes were iced with pastel fondant and topped with sugar flowers.
Monogrammed Treats
Key-lime crisps were pressed with the initial of the newlyweds' last name.
The Dancing Duo
Ring bearer Stephen Michael shows his sister, flower girl Eve, how to cut a rug.
The Getaway
The bride, in Shoshanna, worked her bouquet into her getaway bike's basket.
Hemp twine held together clusters of white flowers and green foliage.
Mommy and Me
Abigail's new daughter, Eve, drew a picture of the couple on their wedding day -- it now hangs framed in the family’s hallway.
The Vows
Abigail's new daughter, Eve, drew a picture of the couple on their wedding day -- it now hangs framed in the family’s hallway.
DIY Family Tree
The couple hung old photographs of relatives to create a real-life family tree. (top left)
Escort Cards
Wooden escort cards stuck out of fern boxes and supported the day's garden-party theme. (top right)
The Ring Master
The wedding bands were tied to a succulent with twine and placed in a nest. (bottom left)
Family Guys
Michael and his younger brother, a groomsman, and his officiant father chat before the ceremony. (bottom right)
Atop tables covered in pale blue linen, the 80 guests dug into fried chicken, barbecued pork, corn bread, and pimento cheese before boogeying to a bluegrass band. Porcelain vases and ivory tapers in glass candlesticks sat on reclaimed-wood boards
Almond, coconut, and banana-nut cakes were iced with pastel fondant and topped with sugar flowers.
Key-lime crisps were pressed with the initial of the newlyweds' last name.
Friendly Favors
Guests took home make-your-own packets of wildflower, sunflower, and garden vegetable seeds scooped from turquoise mason jars. (left)
The Guest Book
In lieu of a traditional guest book, the green-thumbed couple invited their friends and family to make colorful leaf rubbings. (right)
Ring bearer Stephen Michael shows his sister, flower girl Eve, how to cut a rug.
The bride, in Shoshanna, worked her bouquet into her getaway bike's basket.
