{Real Brides} Madeline:: Modern meets Rustic Military Bride
November 23rd, 2011 by
Madeline
Hello Engaged & Inspired readers! I am so honored to be sharing my inspiration, experiences, successes, and frustrations with you all over the coming months!
| Name: | Madeline |
| Location: | Winchester, VA |
| Budget: | Around $20,000 |
| Age: | 24 |
| Occupation: | Latin Teacher |
| Wedding Date: | September 2, 2012 |
| Venue: | Stoneleigh Golf & Country Club |
| Planner: | Myself, my sister |
| Photographer: | Darling Photography |
Amazing how you could get so from where you planned, and yet find it was exactly where you needed to be. –Sarah Dessen
This quote somewhat describes my life right now. If you had asked me in high school where I saw myself in 5 years, I never, ever, would have said:
1. Living in the same town I grew up in
2. Teaching Latin at my rival high school
3. Engaged to someone in the military that I met while being a princess in a festival (true story)
But here I am- and I couldn’t be happier! Its funny how life turns out.
Photos: table; garland; chevron, bouquet, baby breath; bicycle; golf cart, flowers
Wedding Style:
Dan and I are getting married on September 2, at Stoneleigh Golf & Country Club in Round Hill, Virginia. The wedding and the reception will take place in a walled garden with the happy hour (as I like to call it!) on a patio outside of the garden.
Dan is very traditional when it comes to weddings, and I am well, not. At first he thought my ideas of photo booths, lawn games, and a first look were preposterous. But after looking at lots of wedding pictures and thinking about what we want the day to say about us as a couple, it is coming together! I want my wedding to be elegant and rustic but also modern and fun.
December 04, 2011 at 11:02 am, Rustic Inspiration | Engaged & Inspired said:
[...] After getting engaged, I remembered that I am marrying a city boy- a city boy who had never seen a cow until he joined the Marines! I grew up in a pretty small town (with a lot of cows), thus I was more drawn to the rustic feel. Dan is more traditional- he is more into churches and clean lines; thus our wedding combination of rustic and modern. [...]