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I am completely head over heels for this retro modern tablescape created by the talented Latrice Cushenberry of Opulent Couturier!  Latrice, a Nashville event planner and true Southern lady, styled this beautiful yet approachable tablescape with a Coca-Cola theme, using glass Coca-Cola bottles for the centerpieces, vivid red linens, and pops of blue as an accent.

The vendors that contributed to this lovely tablescape are:

Styling - Opulent Couturier
Photography - Donald Yeager
Floral - Brocade Designs
Stationery - LePenn Designs
Linens - Connie Duglin

I’m really bad at keeping secrets.  Well, wait, that’s not entirely true.  I’m really bad at keeping secrets that are mine that I’m really, really excited about.  There was one big one at the wedding that I wanted to tell everyone about because I was so excited, but I didn’t!  I kept telling myself that the guests would enjoy it that much more if they didn’t know it was coming…  What was the big surprise?  We asked the Generals, Davidson’s male a capella group, to sing at our wedding!

{Angela Stott}

In the initial planning stages, we really struggled with finding the musicians for our ceremony because nothing we came across felt right or like us… Then the idea of having the Generals came to us and I’m so glad they agreed to be a part of our wedding.  They could not have been more perfect.

So, what did they sing?   Well, for starters, they learned Ben Harper’s Forever to sing when I walked down the aisle with my dad…  This song is the closest thing Brian and I have to “a song” but we felt it was too slow to dance to as our first song – it was really special to have it sung as I walked towards him, though… They also sang Coldplay’s The Scientist (when the grandmother, mothers, and bridesmaids walked down the aisle) and Snow Patrol’s Chasing Cars (as we walked down the aisle as newlyweds!).

{Angela Stott}

They also preformed at the cocktail hour immediately following the ceremony, which was fun because they were pretty low-key at the ceremony (they didn’t want to be distracting), but they are known for being great performers!  They sang a bunch of the songs from their most recent album as well as some new ones and really got into it.  They did a great job and everyone (especially Brian and I!) loved them.

{Guest photo}

How cute are they?!

What are you guys planning to do for your ceremony music? Any surprises up your sleeves?

Next up, our cake cutting (for the last installment of our wedding, click here)!

{all images via personal collection}

I absolutely adored our wedding cake.  I wanted something simple and classic.  I had the bakery do a simple rustic technique on the cake and while I added the flower as a nice accent.  The combination of vintage, classic, simple and rustic really worked well together.

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We are going to have 17 dozen Sprinkles Cupcakes. 4 black and white, 4 vanilla, 4 peanut butter chocolate, 3 red velvet, and 2 coconut, for a total of 204 cupcakes. I cannot wait! Now the problem is finding a way to display them.

I just bought two red cake stands from Target for $20 each (because of Valentine’s Day, our colors are everywhere!) and am continuing the research. I’m on a cake stand roll, so I thought I would share some of my finds for anyone looking for cake stand inspiration.

{Whitney Smith makes all of these cake stands in her ceramics studio in Oakland, CA. Check out all of her pieces, she is one talented artist! Bird cupcake stand, Whitney Smith, $38}

{Oooh la la! These beauties from Clara French Ceramique are gorgeous. Rental prices range from $45-$95, and prices start at $160 to purchase.}

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I love Bob and Allison’s engagement session, spotted on the Lucky and Lovely blog and photographed by JAC Photography.  Everything about Allison is just adorable - from her braids to her ruffle dress and cowboy boots (and Bob’s not so bad himself with his dapper gray vest)!