A Lovely Summer Wedding

In the Spring of this year I was asked to come alongside the planning efforts of a marvelous young couple here in town - Amy Marie Adams and Mark Hann - to help coordinate the rehearsal dinner, wedding ceremony and reception for their June 1st nuptials. Amy Marie currently serves as the Executive Assistant at Blood:Water Mission so we've gotten to know each other through our shared work there. I was honored to be asked and very much enjoyed helping them with this important day.

The couple tackled all of the planning details, and I came in towards the end to execute the events to allow them to enjoy themselves and focus on each other. The rehearsal dinner was catered by Chef's Market and held in the backyard of a home of some dear friends. Underneath a tent and shade trees guests enjoyed mingling with each other and dining on the delicious food. Both the ceremony and reception the next day were held at Cedarwood plantation, a lovely facility just outside of Nashville. The ceremony itself was held on the large grassy lawn at Cedarwood while the reception took place nearby on the tented patio. Both were lovely and went off without a hitch - including the couple's beloved dog Sunshine who served as the official ring bearer.

Below are a few images of the day just to give a glimpse of how beautiful it was and what a great job Amy Marie and Mark did in planning it. I was pleased to come alongside them to keep things running, to keep everyone calm and to handle the little details behind the scenes. Here are Amy Marie's thoughts she shared in a thank you note sent from their honeymoon in Hawaii:

"Dear Jamie,

Thank you so very much for everything you did last weekend. We were so thankful for your presence and your ability to tactfully and quickly handle every problem. We will gladly refer you to everyone we know!

Much love,
Amy Marie and Mark"