How did 6 months pass and we didn’t share any of our favorites!! Oh goodness friends so so so sorry!! We are working on getting stories up ASAP!! Alas we have seen many lovely I DO’s in the last few months and today I am sharing one that well it’s just MAGICAL!
Anytime a couple says I DO is amazing to us but Judith and John after 25 years came before us and said WE STILL DO!! And that my friends in this day and age is so so so MAGICAL.
On a cool, crisp Dec evening with their children, grandchildren and great grand child in attendance they stood once again before each other and said yes WE STILL DO. We still promise to love each other in sickness and health, for better or worse, and for richer or poorer. Many thanks to Kate Jeans Photography for capturing these sweet moments.
Ceremony Venue – Crystal Gazebo @ Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center
Reception – Old Hickory Steakhouse Balcony
Photography – Kate Jeans Photography
Floral – Gaylord Opryland Horticulture
Cake – Dawn Joy Hodges
Hair and Make Up – Cassandra Hager Salon
]]>We kicked off June with a fabulous affair full of love and laughter that surely ended with a happily ever after! Summer and Richard shared their special day with family and friends from all over. Congratulations again Summer and Richard and thank you for allowing us to be a part of your MAGICAL day. Here are a few photos from the big day! As always we could not do this without all of the fabulous vendors necessary to make dreams come true!
Flowers – Kristie Ryan
DJ – BJ Suter
Videography – Chris Wheeler Films
Photography – Scoobie’s Photographic Images
Caterer – Rosemary Lane Catering
Cake – Mama Java’s
Draping – Visual Elements
Venue – The Barn on Willis Branch
]]>If you have followed this blog for awhile or if you know me (Courtney) personally then you already know the LOVE I have for East Africa. Well now you to can LOVE the countries that mean so much to me!
While Kenneth (the husband) and I were at Catersource last month we came upon a new company – The East African Petal Company – and of course I couldn’t be more excited to share them with you!!!
This company is employing women, protecting wildlife, AND supplying gorgeous petals for weddings and events. I mean really what more do you need to know?!?!?!
Here are a few photos I grabbed while at their booth. Want to learn more about them? Visit them on line – The East African Petal Company
Courtney
]]>So with a wave of a magic wand (or a few calls to awesome vendors) we were off for the transformation!!
Planning and Design – A Magical Affair
Venue – Magnolia Ballroom inside the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center
Photography – Frozen Exposure
Videography – Frozen Exposure
Dress – Glitz Bridal
Hair and Make Up – Cayla Poindexter with Salon Affinity
Lighting and Special Effects – Snyder Entertainment
Stationery – Platypus Papers
Rentals – Liberty Party Rental
Floral – Branching Out Event Florist
Linen – Connie Duglin Linen
Model – Megan Kathleen Dillingham
We promise to share more from this amazing day as they become available!
And REMEMBER
]]>2014 was an eventful year to say the least! March 9th was the day I became aware of how extremely intriguing it is when a wedding planner gets married. Most often I heard something like:
“Oh! you must already have it all planned out!”
This was always my favorite because people were shocked to hear that I didn’t. To be completely honest, I never had the secret pinboard that all 20-somethings are slightly ashamed to admit pinning to. You know.. the “My Future Wedding” one. I just figured, when I got engaged I wouldn’t still be into whatever I was currently pinning.
“I bet your fiancé is relieved you’re a planner”
David was a trooper, but I can’t say he was relieved. Maybe bursting through the bedroom door at 3:00am covered in DIY project remnants exclaiming “I FOUND THE PERFECT VENUE!” was a bit much?
“It must be a breeze for you!”
Yes, in some aspects it was very helpful to have experience but by no means would I say it made wedding planning a breeze. At the end of the day, I was still a typical bride with “bride brain” sorting the pros and cons of wearing my hair up or down.
“Tell me about everything you have planned!”
Always a fun one… especially when coming from someone who doesn’t know me very well. “Well, we are having an old world circus theme.” This statement never failed to provoke an interesting response. Excitement, confusion, fear, relief, you name it! What remained consistent was the want to know where the idea came from and how it was executed(for those not at the wedding.) From that… A blog was inspired!
The 1930s, animals, feathers, glitter, the movie “Water for Elephants”… Put them all together and what do you get?!?! An old world circus inspired wedding! I threw the idea out to David half expecting him to shut me down immediately. Surprisingly, he was completely on board!
If you have seen “Water for Elephants” you’ll know it fails to include Jacob and Marlena’s wedding. And if you are anything like me, your brain automatically began dreaming up what the wedding of a couple traveling with the circus would have been like….
I would expect the ceremony to look somewhat impromptu. Almost as if the train stopped and everyone aboard unloaded a chair and took a seat.
And what better than to use pieces of the tent as a ceremony backdrop and entryway for the bridal party?
Vows were exchanged and then the train was full steam ahead for the next train station.
Upon arrival to the train station it was only a matter of time before the celebration began.
It’s certainly true that the circus will always be a good time!
A HUGE thanks to all the vendors who made this such a MAGICAL day!
Wedding Planning-A Magical Affair
Photography-Nashville Photography Group
Videography-John Jordan Films
Rentals-Classic Party Rental
Floral-Belles Fleurs
Draping-Visual Elements/Quest Drape
Cake- Nashville Sweets
DJ/Uplighting-Snyder Entertainment
Venue-Percy Warner Park
Marathon Village
Catering/Bartending-Jessica Gilbert Catering
~Wishing you a MAGICAL day~
Krisie
]]>This gave me the idea of combining the idea of MyDayRegistry with the idea of the signature guest book to create a one-of-a-kind and truly unique wedding keepsake experience. When the certificate is placed inside a frame with an over-sized mat it allows for the wedding party and guests to sign in the area around the certificate.
As you can imagine this creates a wonderful keepsake that the bride and groom can hang on the wall that contains all their loved ones best wishes from the most important day of their lives. Our packages start at $44.95 increasing to $164.95 depending on the frame and registry selected and includes exclusive ownership, meaning that once a day has been dedicated it is no longer available for dedication to another bride.
Interested in learning more? Check out MyDayRegistry you can also message us here at A Magical Affair for a special offer for MyDayRegistry. Just drop an email to [email protected]
Wishing you a MAGICAL day ~
Courtney
]]>Gosh it’s been awhile since we have been around these parts – wedding season has been in FULL swing and we have been out and about every weekend with some amazing couples creating some most MAGICAL memories. Now if you follow us on instragram or facebook you may remember this photo that we posted a few weekends back
Well the photos are in from Rob Mould Photography and now we want to share with you the sweetest love story that was 45 years in the making!!
Jack and Donna met in the fall of 1969 at a sock hop at the school attended by Jack and Donna’s cousin, Debra, who introduced them and thought they were meant for each other.
Donna lived about 25 miles from Jack, they dated for about 2 years. These were the days before cell phones and it was long distance for them to talk on the phone so they wrote letters to each other and waited for the weekend. (Do you remember those days???) Donna has kept all the letters that Jack wrote her so many years ago and you will see them below! They both have their versions of why they broke up, but ultimately the “long distance” romance became too hard for each of them.
Fast forward 40 years! Jack and Donna were both single again and Donna’s cousin Debra still thought they were meant for each other. And on June 7th 2014 they officially became Mr. and Mrs. for the very 1st time!
Enjoy a few photos from the lovely day and many many thanks to the amazing vendors who made this MAGICAL day possible for Donna and Jack!
Ceremony Location – Kings’ Chapel
Reception Location – Kings’ Chapel
Florist – Belles Fleurs
Photographer – Rob Mould
Videographer – Audio Video Art
Rentals – Southern Events
Catering | Bartending – Arrington Gourmet
Cake – The Sweetest Day
Ceremony Musician – Rob Higginbotham
Officiant – Phil Lemaster
Congratulations again Donna and Jack and thank you for allowing us to be a part of your MAGICAL day!
Wishing you a MAGICAL day ~
Courtney
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]]>As a mom of 2 small boys I hear that comment often and it really is true. It does take a village!! But that same comment applies to the wedding world as well. Without an amazing “village” of vendors weddings, bar mitzvahs, bat mitzvahs and the likes of other special events could not happen as well as they do! Yesterday was no exception as we ended a 2 wedding weekend we headed straight into the 1st Sumner County Venue Crawl. An opportunity for bride’s to come out alongside their grooms and family and friends and experience 16 venues across the county. We were out at The Barn on Willis Branch in Goodlettesville. And while the rain came down our amazing village loaded in and set up for an afternoon experience. We are so grateful for the many brides and vendors who came out from 12-4! We sincerely hope they enjoyed the Barn and the experience as much as we enjoyed creating it. Here are a few photos from the day.
Want to know more about our village and the amazing villagers who created the looks for The Barn on Willis Branch?
Belles Fleurs – Floral
Covered with Icing – Cakes
Liberty Party Rentals – Rental Items
Visual Elements – Draping
Kathy’s Sugar and Spice – Catering
Scoobie’s Photographic Images – Photography
I DO Rentals
Wishing you a MAGICAL Day ~
Courtney
]]>WOW WOW WOW! Sometimes I can’t believe just how cool my job really can be! Earlier this month I had the opportunity to sit down with Scott Hardesty VP & Founder of Music City Dreams Cars. What is Music City Dream Cars? Only the newest, coolest opportunity to hit the Nashville wedding and event scene. This company allows you to rent your dream car by the hour, day or week!! Imagine driving away from your reception in a white Rolls Royce Ghost or how about a blue lamborghini? Yes sirs and madam’s the options are now amazingly awesome for how you arrive or depart from your big day!
Not sure an exotic luxury car is what you want for your big day – that’s fine they are currently working on bachelor party opportunities.
Here are a few photos of their fleet – take a look and when you stop drooling give them a call at 615.962.3000 or visit them on the web at Music City Dream Cars
Wishing you a MAGICAL day ~
Courtney
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