From the Bride: On our wedding day, we were surrounded by family and friends that care about us and have been a part of our lives in one way or another. We have been dating for 6 years so you can imagine the amount of people that have walked with us. Our wedding was so special knowing that each of them played a big part in our relationship! Neither of us wanted a large, extravagant wedding. We wanted to keep it simple so my first thought was to focus on the details! I kept it simple by picking a shade rather than a color pallet. Shades of Blue. Eventually it became the theme of our wedding. On ..read more

From the Bride: Jackson and I were born and raised in Western Kentucky - Union County to be exact. Our forever began at first sight in the eighth grade - we were married 10 years later at the ages of 24 & 25! Jackson is a Diver for the United States Navy and I am an Esthetician. We have been stationed on the beautiful island of Oahu, Hawaii for a little over a year now and will be here for several more to come. Sharing our Kentucky roots and hospitality with everyone we meet is so fun and important to us. Having our dream wedding in our hometown still has us on cloud 9! The same harpist th ..read more

From the Bride: One thing that I loved was our photo op wall- it was a wall full of white roses that I actually made myself (with the help of my awesome bridesmaid Natalie). I found the idea on TikTok several months before our wedding and ordered the supplies needed for the wall. It took many hours and the rose wall had over 3000 roses glued individually on it. It turned out perfect with the addition of our neon sign for our guests to take pictures in front of. Another thing we did at our reception was a champagne tower- Lonnie and I did this after the cake cutting and dances and it was someth ..read more

From the Bride: Our wedding was so special for us because we got married where my parents got married 35 years ago! We had the reception at a historical club my dad was a member of for many of those years. We had our best friends and family from all of the country come in, which meant the world to us. We danced our first dance to “I Love You Baby” by Frank Sinatra. We had our favorite late night snack, White Castle, served towards the end of the night which was our favorite part! Bride’s Advice: Do exactly what you want! If someone is leading you one way that you don’t love, tell them! It’s YO ..read more

From the Bride: We had our ceremony and reception on the stage of the historic Paramount Arts Center in Ashland, KY. The theater is almost 100 years old, with an Art Deco architecture that’s especially unique for an Eastern Kentucky venue. The stage offered a beautiful mix of history and intimacy and made for a perfect environment for our celebration. My brother-in-law baked the cupcakes and cake for us and we had an amazing DJ and danced all night! Rather than a single cake, we worked with a local baker to come up with custom cupcake flavor combinations based on some of our favorite things! O ..read more

From the Bride: Our reception was at the Campbell House and it captured the vibe of Lexington and horse country. It was beautiful for the out of town guests and many still talk about the Campbell House. My favorite flowers from my wedding day were the white roses and hydrangeas. It matched the vintage and classy theme we wanted for our wedding! We danced our first dance to “At Last” by Etta James. We had a local beer cheese bar at our reception. We had the giant Firehouse Pizza cheesy bread delivered to the Campbell House for a late night snack! It was a major hit among the guests Bride’s Advi ..read more

From the Bride: I have been to many weddings in my life. It seems like everyone does everything the same. I wanted my wedding day to be unique and really capture a true picture of my husband and I, along with making sure our friends and families enjoyed this celebration. The most important thing to me was making sure my father was a part of the ceremony. My father passed away when I was 18 from metastatic melanoma. I debated having my mother walk me down the aisle, or even my dad's brothers. I spoke with my mother, and ultimately made it her decision. She wanted to be able to watch me walk dow ..read more

From the Bride: Our wedding day was so much fun and special for both of us - it honestly went by so fast! (I guess time flies when you're having fun, right?) My vision was a soft romantic style with a "cappuccino" color scheme. Everything complimented each other so well from the decor to the florals. If I had to choose a favorite flower it would have to be the coffee-colored roses because the color was so beautiful and went with our theme so well. Dahlia is my favorite flower, although so that was also a close second. I also loved that my florist incorporated a piece of lace that my grandmothe ..read more

From the Bride: Nothing mattered more to me than being able to share our special day with our close friends and family. We selected The Apiary for our ceremony and reception, mostly because of the style of the venue. The old world feeling mixed with elegance was just what we were looking for. We like the moody setting, and being able to have quick access to both indoor and outdoor. Walking into the front of The Apiary, you are greeted with their iconic checkered floor, dark wood features, and immaculate gardens. Having our wedding in late October, the weather ould not have been better; we were ..read more

From the Bride: JB and I were both born and raised in Bardstown. We met early on in high school and started dating shortly after that. We both went away to UK for college but realized after living in the big city that we couldn't wait to get back to Bardstown. When planning our wedding we decided to include a place that meant so much to us that played such a big part in our history--his parent’s home. This is where we all got ready the morning of, and also where our reception took place. We chose October as our wedding month because we love the time of year and also all of the colors that come ..read more