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Macey, the Bride, together with her sister-in-law, Taryn Schumacher, created the invitation suite which included an illustration of the venue and a personalized crest, as well as a vellum overlay emblazoned with their favorite engagement photo. Speaking about their wedding details, Macey shared, "My shoes were another favorite accessory. I randomly came across them online the day I got my wedding dress and ended up ordering them the same day. I loved the Tiffany-blue accent on the bottom and the gorgeous satin and bead detailing; they went perfectly with my gown."
Her wedding gown was exclusively designed for the boutique she purchased it from, so it was truly one of a kind. "I fell in love with the hand-crafted beading and the statement the dress made, overall," Macey says. "I had never seen something so elegant and timeless, modern, yet classic—with just the perfect amount of drama. The way Macey came across this gown sounded like something that was meant to be: She just happened to walk in the boutique on the only day that the dress was in the shop before it got transported to trunk shows for the following six months! "My incredible stylist Maria had pulled it for me, and it was the one dress I tried on that made my Mom cry."
For the ceremony, Macey chose to have two large floral urns on ivory columns. She and her Mom had painted the columns themselves to create an European feel for the space. Macey shared, "The formal English gardens made it feel like you were swept away in some European fairytale,"
The bride was accompanied down the aisle with both of her parents. It was an extremely emotional moment as both the bride and groom started tearing up as she approached the ceremony. Shortly after the ceremony started, a storm started sweeping through. However, the inclement weather didn't stop the bride and groom from saying their vows to each other. They were committed to giving each other their personal vows regardless of the downpour. The bride shares, "It started raining while we were reading our personal vows and our officiant stopped us at one point to see if we wanted to go inside. I peered out into the crowd and was very nonchalantly like, 'I'm good if you all are!'"
For the reception, the family all worked together to create the beautiful details. Macey's father created the calligraphy on the welcome sign - an antique mirror curated and painted by the bride and her mother. The marble table numbers were another family DIY: Macey and her mom teamed up again to source the marble and paint the gold table numbers. During the reception, besides the traditional father-daughter, mother-son dances, the guests were all moved by Macey's emotional dance with her mom. "I'm extremely close with my mom and it was really important that we had a special dance together. She picked out this song and it was incredible to be able to have that moment with her," Macey says.
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