Ok, I couldn’t resist when Carol sent me a link to some photos on the wedding photographer, Luanne Dietz’s blog. So here are some more insights on how anyone can create a decidedly personal wedding: traditional, nostalgic and contemporary.
Impossible you say? Read on…
Luanne says on her blog “When I got to the rehearsal, Nancy was dressed in a 1970′s style purple dress. She proceeded to tell me that it was the exact dress that her mom had made to wear
when her parents eloped in the 70′s. One of my favorite conversations of the night was right as Nancy was about to practice walking down the aisle and her mother leans over to talk to her grandmother. “Mom, do you remember this dress?” Nancy’s mom said to Nancy’s grandmother during the rehearsal. “No, if you remember I wasn’t there!” Nancy’s grandmother replied through a smile.
Now I have heard of daughters wearing mothers wedding dresses but the elopement dress to the dress rehearsal? That is nothing but fun! I think I may have had a dress like that too! Ahhh the memories!
Now what the wedding guests were not privy to, was just where some of the photos were going to be taken. We all knew that the bride and groom were Gators and that the reception was at the Gator Alumni Center. But who knew that they were going to take photos in between the wedding and the reception in The Swamp! For you non Gators… that is the stadium in which the Gators play football!
Yes that’s right, while we are munching on a fabulous Caribbean appetizers, the bride and groom are right across the street. And it wasn’t just any photo shoot… they played a mock game of football! Luanne says the bride insists she sacked him, but the groom promised that he threw it to his best man for a touchdown! Now that had to be the most unusual and decidedly FUN photo session. It helps to have a former Gator football photographer taking your photos. Ahhh… it isn’t always WHAT you know … it is WHO you know!
When I met Nancy late into the reception I shared with her that having never met either one of them, that their wedding and reception definitely gave me and her guests a window into both of their personalities. It was delightful and refreshing.
The First Dance
I guess if I can bleed burnt orange (Go Longhorns) they can bleed Orange and Blue!
Well done Nancy and Dan!
Vic and I were honored to be included as guests.
NOTE: As Always click on the photos to view them larger and in detail … these are worth the click!
