Real Bride Friday | Maria and Chris

Wedding Date: February 18th, 2023

Gown Designer: Private Label from Bateau Bridal Boutique

Venue: Church of the Holy Family and the National Infantry Museum in Georgia

Photographer/Videographer: Zach Veatch

Wedding Planner/Coordinator: Elle Dane with Belle Leroux

Band: Sweet Auburn String Band

Florist: Gloria Carson

Catering/Cake: How Sweet It Is

Tailor: TK Bridal and Alterations



Favorite part of your gown: “The lace and long sleeves”

Why did you pick your dress: “I imagined my husband seeing me in it for the first time and I knew once he did, he would be in awe.”

The best part of the venue: “For the church, it is a beautiful building but also represents what we aspire to be. For the venue, we loved cocktail hour outside.”

Why did you pick your venue: “It was a one stop shop for many things we wanted.”

Words to describe your day: “The best day of my life. I want to relive it.”

Your inspiration for the wedding: “Antique, warm, minimal”

How you met: “Through the Army in hot Arizona.”

How they proposed: “On a trip to Alaska, he took me and my parents to my favorite outlook cabin and proposed overlooking Hatcher Pass. My dad grabbed my phone before Chris proposed, and I thought that was odd because he never volunteers to take pictures. Then Chris asked me a very important question and that’s when I knew. Both my parents had tears in their eyes, they had never experienced or seen a modern proposal before us.”

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