Southern Wedding of the Week: Lily + Jordan, Part II

Lily + Jordan were married in Macon, Georgia, on the August 9, 2008. This date was very important to the couple because it marked the one year anniversary of their engagement as well as Lily's parents' wedding anniversary.  For the ceremony, the couple chose to write their own vows. They didn't share with each other what the other planned to say, but they did agree to finish it with, "and I promise to love you more than the moon loves scary castles.”  {Nectar and Company} created the outdoor urns and provided the lounge furniture. And ins't the ceremony program delightful!?

The weather on our wedding day was: Unseasonably cool for August in Macon.  I spent a year preparing myself for and worrying about inevitable sweltering heat of August Ninth. As it turns out it wasn’t that bad! I think it was in the 80’s, which is NOTHING for summertime in Georgia!
What was the design inspiration for your wedding? The farm, our friends, family, us!!! Casual elegance—I didn’t want a theme or to have colors—if we liked it, we tried work it in to the wedding. I wanted the beautiful setting to speak for itself. 
Tell us about finding your wedding dress: My dress was by Lazaro and I love it!!
Describe your wedding flowers: My flowers were all white and greenery.  I wanted them to be small with a random mix of flowers.  All of the bridesmaid’s bouquets were different arrangements of white flowers and greenery as well. Jordan loves Gladiolas so I tried to incorporate them in as many ways as possible: boutonnières, and multi-colored stalks at the bar, in the back yard, as well as in urns in the lounge area. 
Were there any special family traditions you included in the wedding? We wanted our wedding to be rich with family tradition and tried our best to honor both of our families as well as we could.  To begin, we were married on my parent’s anniversary, which is also my mother’s parents’ anniversary.  When we were talking about getting engaged and we saw that Aug 9 was a on a Sat. we knew it was meant to be. 
What was your most memorable moment about your wedding day? I had two: Seeing my Dad for the first time and hearing Jordan’s vows for the first time.
Three adjectives that describe the day are: Dream-like, casual, fun!!
Did you write your own vows? If so, what was your favorite phrase/verse/or line? Yes, Jordan and I did write our own vows but we didn’t know what each other were going to say—we set parameters—5 or six lines—and the rest was a surprise.  I was reluctant at first, but the vows turned out to be my favorite part of the ceremony.  We both ended our personal vows by saying, ” And I promise to love you more than the moon loves scary castles.”  

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