My sister gave us a heartwarming toast. Trey's best man, Aaron, made his toast into a song (via the theme from Fresh Prince of Bel Air). We danced with our parents to Cat Steven's "Morning has Broken". Our first dance was to Bright Eyes' "This is the First Day of My Life". We had TONS of beautifully made appetizers. I will for sure be sharing lots of the recipes with you all in the coming months. Our dessert table included: red velvet cupcakes (our favorite flavor), edible gold fruit, gold chocolate rocks, diamond shaped sugar cookies and a few other gold candies/treats. My inspiration was King Midas. Obvs. We also had ice cream served from Elle's Patisserie. They even created a special flavor for us—cream soda! As party favors we had bags of gourmet popcorn at everyone's seat (banana, chocolate and peanut butter flavor). We ate well, we danced and we celebrated with all our friends and family. Lots and lots and lots of fun. I LOVE this last photo of me and my siblings. They are my best friends.
Wedding Reception Details
Location: 425 Downtown
Program Design: Doren Chapman
Catering: Kat Montgomery
Dessert Table Treats: Ellie Taylor
Ice Cream: Elle's Patiserie
DJ: Max McCoy
Photography: Arrow & Apple
106 Comments
Oh, it all looks so perfect! Love that photograph of you and Trey dancing. Such a wonderful picture x
Keri-Anne
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Such beautiful photos 🙂 I love that you had a costume change, I love that Bright Eyes song and I love the ice cream/popcorn combo. Many congratulations again – for the zillionth time!
Rosie x
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just lovely
Aww, you look so adorable, and happy! Lovely photos 🙂 The food looks great as well, can’t wait for all the recipes 🙂
xx
Camilla
Looks like such a fun, special night!
I love your reception dress! So lacy!
Wow this is beautiful! Where is Emma’s dress from? It’s amazing!
Wow it looks so nice 🙂
Aww, congratulations! This looks like a perfect wedding. Wishing you lots of happiness!
beautiful ceremony!
Seems like a perfect night! 🙂
EXCELLENT first dance choice. One of the best songs ever!
Xo
LP
I hope that when I get married my reception would be as lovely as yours! Congratulations! BY the way, I can’t get enough of those gold polka dots placemats, very gorgeous.
I love the dancing shots!
Love the use of “costume change” hahahaha. Perfect phrase!!!
Oh my goodness these photos are so fun! You definitely win the award for cutest reception… if that’s even a thing. 🙂
xo, Juliette Laura
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Those treats look amazing!
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Wow incredible stuff, looks like a truly magical evening 🙂 xx
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I love all of the gold accents! Where did you find those gold confetti placemats? They are fantastic! Congratulations to you both, again! 🙂
I LOVE your first dance song. Such a lovely song by Bright Eyes and so appropriate to begin your new adventure. Congrats!
The gold fruit was edible? Awesome! Thank you so much for sharing your beautiful wedding photos! You have inspired me to share some of my wedding pics on my blog…even though it’s a dog blog, but who cares! 😉 I can call it “Life Before My Days Were Covered in Fur”! With all the negativity that is spread on a daily basis on the interwebs, it’s so refreshing to see some love and positivity on my computer screen!
Absolutely perfect and cannot wait for the recipes you will share. Plus the ice cream looked heavenly!! 🙂
extraordinarily pretty 🙂 i’m really happy for the two of you 🙂
Looks like a perfect night!
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Beautiful wedding and reception! Today is my one year wedding anniversary and I also won the BHLDN contest you guys had in July! I want to officially thank you for the giveaway and share the blog post I wrote about it. Thanks guys.
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-Brittany Ruth
The food looks amazing and love the photos. Looks like a great paery! Xx
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I love this so much!! The food looks so great!! I actually walked down the aisle to “The First Day of My Life!” We love that song!
Love all the pictures! Especially the one with the ice cream flavors…Salted Carmel Ice Cream! Yum
Chase Miller
The Smell of Summer – A Boutique Surf Lifestyle Blog
amazing!
I love that the best man used the fresh prince song to create his toast haha
xo Jennifer
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Beautiful choice as the first dance song! It always makes me cry.
All of your wedding photos look so beautiful and I love that most of it was DIY too. I would have cried my eyes out dancing to Bright Eyes!
absolutely stunning and vintage chic. i love it all! what a fun dessert reception… i love all the gold tones throughout too. 🙂 Congrats!
Beautiful! Love the gold! And appetizers are such a fun idea for the reception. Can’t wait for recipes! 🙂
Also, you are rockin that reception dress! Stunning!
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Everything just looks so perfect! Congratulations!!!
Wooooow! So lovely! I hope to start planning for a wedding soon *wink wink nudge nudge to boyfriend* and all these pics are so inspiring!
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I love your style, and reception décor. Everything looked beautiful!
Sicerely,
Tania
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This is absolutely amazing!!! I’ve got my wedding coming up in 19 days (who’s counting? ;))
and I can not wait!!! So many amazing things happening in one day!!! It’s going to be a blast!!!!
You’re day looks wonderful!! I wish you guys all the best!!!!!
xoxo~Heather
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What a beautiful wedding! I would never have thought of Gold as a prominant colour for a wedding but I think it works really well! 🙂
Rowdy Fairy
This looks so amazing! I just got engaged two days ago! Congrats yall!
you guys are too awesome! love all the shots! you guys throw such cute weddings!
So fun and such eyecandy 🙂
I was wondering if you could post a clear picture of the ‘What’s going on” or maybe elaborate a little more on that? I am in the middle of figuring that out for my wedding and would appreciate any inspiration 🙂
wow beautiful reception! 🙂 http://lovesimplegreen.blogspot.com/
Wow, what a beautiful wedding! Such happy pretty faces 🙂
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What a beautiful reception! You have such interesting and unique ideas!
this is so lovely! nothing happier than having a good time with family, friends and loved ones 🙂
-Jianine
This looks like such a beautiful celebration! My cousin just got married and had her first dance to the same Bright Eyes song. It’s kind of perfect first dance material. Congratulations and thank you for sharing!
xx
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Everything looks perfect up to the smallest details!
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Wow, this all looks absolutely beautiful. Love the gold themed food and the ‘costume change’ especially.
Harriet
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What a dream wedding. So beautiful.
This looks so beautiful, I love the gold. Um, I need to try cream soda ice cream immediately. Wedding receptions are the best for pictures because everyone is a little looser (more intoxicated?) and the candid ones in this post are my favorites. Congratulations!
Everything looks so perfect! Your dress is so beautiful, and I love your dessert table! xxx
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These photos are so beautiful, looks like you all had an amazing time! X p.s. salted caramel is my all time favourite ice cream x
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What a fantastic wedding reception! I loved the diamond
menu and cookies, everything looked so tasty and sweet!
Sibbies are the best!
aww such pretty photos! The reception was really fun! Love the decor and everything <3
xx
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Beautiful pictures, they look so happy! The bride was ever so gorgeous!
Mafalda ❤
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We love cupcakes and we want to have got a lot in our weddings!
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aw wow beautiful..
Valentina
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hah! photos look awesome! seems that there was lots of fun! 🙂
and the reception was very pretty indeed! X
Looks so perfect! Beautiful photos! xx
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Thank you so much for letting us have a sneak peek into your special special day Emma! It looked beautiful! xo
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So perfect! I love the photos of everyone dancing and letting loose… the best part of a wedding when everyone comes together and loses their inhibitions!
Char x
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Beautiful! I love these pics! Two dresses is a must so you can dance. I did something similar!
Love the photos of you and all your guests dancing! Those are always the best.
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Love the idea of the ice cream!
What a great reception! Makes me wanna do mine over! Everyone looks so beautiful and happy!
So lovely. I’ve always thought “First Day of My Life” would make the PERFECT first dance song!
what a stunning wedding!
This is truly beautiful, I love that lacy dress.
So lovely! Looks like a wonderful time. I cry almost every time I hear that Bright Eyes song 🙂
such lovely photos. Love the details and the dress is stunning!
THinking about having my wedding ceremony on a family property out of town, and then moving to down town for the reception, is this what you did? Did you find it worked ok and did you provide transportation for guests? Just wondering! Haha, everything looks gorgeous!
Love everything about this wedding! So perfect!! Your dress is gorgeous!
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Looks like an absolutely perfect night – congrats!!!
Oh my goodness I LOVE that song by Bright Eyes! It’s such a sweet song and seems totally appropriate for you and Trey 🙂 Ahhh your wedding reception looks super fun, especially all the dancing 🙂
Adorable details with the desserts, popcorn, and ice cream! Looked like so much fun!
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I love all of these photos! All of the different elements are amazing and the little details all seem so special (ie the diamond cookies and the diamond program). Also, I love that picture of just Emma and Trey facing each other at the end! Looks like everyone had such a fantastic time!
Pretty, you two! What a beautiful time! (side note: I totally love seeing Lauren cuttin’ a rug on the dance floor!) Congratulations forever and always!
How beautiful! Congratulations!
Everything looks amazing! It was such a BEAUTIFUL reception. Of course the idea of changing dress is awesome, i always changing dress once on the wedding event (even that the wedding it’s not mine… 😉
Dominikage
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lovely, just lovely! I love the diamond cookies, and this picture (http://abeautifulmess.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8358081ff69e201901eacbdd2970b-popup) is just BEAUTIFUL.
xo,
rn
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Such a lovely wedding!
Brittanny // http://brittannytaylor.com/blog
Beautiful pictures! I thought the gold fruit was for decoration, so fun that it’s actually edible! The gourmet popcorn sounds amazing too 🙂
Perfection! Stunning reception and seriously you guys are adorable together! Love the last photo of you, Elsie & Doren.
Lulu xx
http://luluslittlewonderland.blogspot.com
I think “This is the first day of my life” is the sweetest song for a first dance. And I love your second dress.
awww so sweet. GREAT photos!! xox
Lovely photos, Emma! And I love that your dessert table theme was King Midas! So cool =)
looks like a beautiful and happy time, thanks for sharing all the details 🙂
All that gold is amazing…and your second dress is GORGEOUS!!
What a fun and beautiful reception. Your dress is gorgeous.
This is so nice! I love everything about this wedding! One questions- the dress,- where to buy?
Hugs from Norway! 🙂
I can’t get enough off your wedding! Your reception looks like fun! I love the dancing pictures 😉
xx,
E.
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Wow, this looks so amazing and the treats…yummy. You are such a sweet couple :-)congratulations and I wish you all the best.
Jess
this is amazing. this reception is incredible!
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Looks like a memorable night! Beautiful pictures.
Lovely pictures. All the food looks so good.
i love everything about your wedding!
This is a very nice wedding. I love the fun concept of this wedding. I would love to have a wedding like this someday. –http://www.alloccasionbanquetcenter.com
looks like an awesome party 🙂
Can I make my wedding exactly like yours?? lol it’s absolutely beautiful. <3
I love all of the little details of your wedding! Those wooden plates and utensils are great, I used them for my wedding reception too!
Just wondering where you found your wooden place settings?
I’ve had no problem finding cutlery, but am having a devil of a time locating wooden plates…
Thanks for sharing all these wedding photos, it’s just a joy to see! I love all these photos so much, the black and white ones are especially lovely!
xo,
Kiana
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beautiful pics :’)
congratulations, guys!
What fantastic photos!! The whole event looks so personal to you and Trey!
Maria xx
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This is one great wedding. I congratulate the couple for having this very successful wedding day. Every detail of this wedding is very well examined and planned. I would love to have a wedding as a beautiful as this. –http://www.alloccasionbanquetcenter.com/