Amanda + Lucas at Southall Eden – 9.24.11

Amanda and Lucas are one of the sweetest couples I’ve met – it’s so apparent how much they outright adore each other.  They were married on what was supposed to be a beautiful fall Saturday in September at the idyllic Southall Eden.  The overall style was classic country, farm wedding.  Neutral taupe linens with burlap runners, pops of light blue and yellow rounded out the palette.  The bridesmaids wore fantastic patterned long dresses from Anthropologie – the most unique bridesmaids dresses I’ve seen so far!  The talented Caprice from The Enchanted Florist provided the flowers, and Shannon, the proprietress of Southall Eden gets the credit for the stunning styling of the reception.  The awesome photographer, Austin Gros, is a friend of the bride and groom – he pulled double duty and shot the wedding AND DJ’d the reception!

Despite the fact that the weather was supposed to be perfect (we cancelled the tent the day before!), we got hit with a surprise shower just as dinner was starting!  We scooped up all of the tables and shifted everything indoors.  As soon as we got all the guests settled, the rain stopped, so we moved everything back outside.  Wouldn’t you know it, not more than five minutes after we moved back outside, the rain started up again!  This time, most of the guests stayed put, stuck their napkin on their head and dug into their dinner!  The rain let up shortly after, and we were rewarded with a beautiful rainbow!