The two most important things about my wedding was 1) being able to get married at The Waters and 2) the photographer. So, that's where we started.
On June 9th, I met with Jill Sampson at The Waters. Jill is an amazing wedding planner and full-time florist in Montgomery, AL. She does amazing work and I am thrilled she will be planning my wedding. You can visit her website here. The Waters is also in Montgomery and is the place where I've wanted to get married since I saw it about 3 or 4 years ago. It's very simple, but so beautiful and I love it! Click here for a link to The Waters website. Below are some pictures from that day. Jill walked us around The Waters and showed us everything.
This is at The Marina where we are planning to have the rehearsal dinner. It is located at The Waters which is nice since we won't have to go far after the rehearsal on Friday night.
These pictures are of The Chapel Hill Meeting House at The Waters where the ceremony will take place. In some of the pictures, the chapel is not decorated and in some it is. This is because the pictures are from different days. The pictures of it decorated are from an actual wedding. Jill invited my mom and me to come one Saturday while she was setting up for a wedding that day. We got to see everything put together and it was gorgeous!
This is at the reception site. And again, there are pictures from different days. There are 2 pictures of the outdoor restroom...Anyone who knows me knows I was very concerned with the restroom situation, but they have an air conditioned trailer with running water! HAHA. Problem solved! Thank goodness.
After the grand tour, I was even more certain than before that I wanted to become Mrs. Adam Harris at The Waters. So, we headed to Jill's office where we made it official and set the date for 6.25.11! :0) I should add that the day Adam and I are tying the knot, my parents will be celebrating their 35th wedding anniversary! Yep, that's right! We will be sharing the same anniversary as my parents and it was completely unintentional.
Now with a date in hand, my next obstacle was choosing a photographer. By far, pictures have been most important to me. Choosing a photographer has been the easiest, but hardest part. Knowing exactly WHO I wanted to use was the easy part. However, having heard he was pricey made the decision difficult. We contacted a few photographers and all were fabulous, but that one special photographer was stuck in the back of my mind. So, in the end that's who I chose. I met with him on June 22nd and booked him the next day. I know I will not be disappointed and he'll be worth every penny! Well, who is it? His name is Bryan Johnson (abryanphoto) and he is located in Birmingham, AL. I have wanted to use abryanphoto since the first time I saw his work which was also about 5-6 years ago when he did a girl's wedding from my home town. He is AMAZING! In fact, he's so amazing that Martha Stewart magazine "picked his brain" a few weeks ago! And again, here are some pictures from the day.
Well, so far, all I have is a place and photographer. Doesn't sound like much, but I have nailed down my priorities and that's what was important to me. Now, I can relax and take my time with picking and choosing everything else. I have almost a year, right? I know it will fly. I plan to take in everything over the next year. This is the most special time of a person's life and I can't wait to share it with the people I love most! So, SAVE THE DATE 6.25.11!
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