Birthday!

I want to say Happy Birthday to my husband, Toni (my dog), and my wonderful mother-in-law (Sandy). Their birthday was yesterday, June 11th. This past weekend we celebrated Jonathan and Toni's birthday at my parent's house. My poor husband didn't get much attention, but Toni certainly did. We bought her a peanut butter flavored birthday cake from Three Dog Bakery, and they so graciously gave us two scoops of 'Lickity Split Ice Cream' for both Toni and Bezer (my parent's dog). Enjoy these precious pictures...

Mama...that looks SO good!

Hey G-Mama, why does Bezer get more than me? It's my birthday!

More weddings to show you!

It is hard to believe that May has passed and June is already here! Wedding season is definitely upon us, and it is so much fun! I wanted to bring you some pictures from two different weddings that have occurred recently...

West and Walt were married on May 17th at Green River Preserves camp in Cedar Mountain, North Carolina. West used to work as a counselor at this camp, so it was very dear to her heart. This was a beautiful camp, surrounded by woods...couldn't be a better place for a wedding! The day was gorgeous, the flowers were stunning, and West and Walt were beaming! Perfect day...

Fortunately, they had Ryan Bumgarner taking pictures...

Jessica and Meredith with Aria Floral did an incredible job on this wedding. Their design and ideas matched exactly what West had in mind...it was meant to be! :)

Yes, that is a groomsmen...

Beautiful bridesmaids...

West and her sweetheart of a dad...

This is one of Walt and West's friends, who painted the ceremony as it was occurring...how neat is that! That is one of the best presents ever!

Walt and his brother toasting with their self-made brew!

In April, Meredith and Jesse were married at The Farm, in Candler. Such a fun place for a couple who likes the outdoors and contra dancing (They were so good)! Here are some pictures that Meredith sent me so you all could enjoy them! Thank you, Meredith!!

How much happier can you be?? :)


Liz with The Purple Iris did a wonderful job with the flowers, as always! Love the sunflowers!



Barbecue by Luella's BBQ...yummy!


I didn't know they were taking my picture... :) Looks like I was enjoying myself!


Contra Dancing!



Meredith and Jesse contra dancing...do you think they are having fun?


Wow...

May Wedding

There are not enough words to describe Katie and Jeremy...they are so intelligent, so much fun, out going, and definitely loved by many. They treated their guests to an amazing weekend. They held a fabulous rehearsal dinner for all of their guests at On Broadway in downtown Asheville. The next day, they started off their wedding day with a football game! Check this out...


Then the ceremony was held at the historic Grove Park Inn on the Sammon's Balcony overlooking the mountains. I loved the music they had for their ceremony...a jazz trio and a Gospel choir. The choir sang 'Lean on Me' as Katie walked down the aisle, then they rejoiced with 'Amen' once they were married. It was incredible!

The ceremony was followed by a reception on the Mountain View Terrace, and dinner and dancing inside the Skyline Room. One of my favorite moments was when Katie surprised her guests by singing 'Natural Woman'. I had no idea that she had such an incredible voice....even their band, Livin' Large, was amazed! :)

Thank you to Katy Cook who provided me with all these wonderful photos...I thoroughly enjoyed working with you Katy!!

Look at her sing! I wish you all could have heard her!!

Wedding and Honeymoon in Italy

I am so excited to bring you pictures from Jennie and Bill's wedding in Italy. I had the pleasure of planning their wedding and honeymoon there....so all they had to do was show up and enjoy their time together! First they flew in to Rome for several days and then took a train to Florence for the remainder of their trip and their ceremony. They were married at the beautiful Villa di Maiano, where they are surrounded with amazing views of the city. After their ceremony, they were taken back to their exquisite hotel, Hotel Regency, for a romantic dinner at Relais Le Jardin. Bill and Jennie are so in love, and this is portrayed in the pictures taken by Italian photographer, Elisabetta Gazziero.

A violinist serenaded them throughout their wedding ceremony...

I love this moment...

I am so thrilled for this wonderful couple!!

A warm thank you to my new friend, Valentina, for all your help in making this occasion so special for Bill and Jennie...

Check It Out!

I just found out today that one of the weddings I did in December was featured on Style Me Pretty's blog. Abby, the owner and blogger of Style Me Pretty has lately been posting interesting and unique weddings. Abby contacted me today to let me know she loved Kate and Kevin's wedding story and pictures, and that she had posted it on her blog. It was truly a gorgeous wedding...you can see more pictures of this wedding on my February 18th blog. Thank you, Abby! What a blessing! :) Here are the pictures that were included in the feature...

Style Me Pretty Blog

I wanted to write and say thank you to Style Me Pretty for inviting Weddings with Tara to be part of their Little Black Book! I was completely honored! For an explanation of the Little Black Book, I will use their words...'The Little Black Book is an online guide to the most innovative and unique designers, planners and wedding industry professionals within each major geographic area'.

They only select 3 wedding professionals for each category, and this is based on recommendations and reviews of other industry insiders, recent brides and Style Me Pretty readers. So you can see why I feel very blessed to be invited to join this exclusive list!

Style Me Pretty was just recently featured on the Martha Stewart Show as one of her favorite blogs. They have also been handpicked by Martha's editorial staff to represent the highest quality blog sites on the net.

Thank you, again, Style Me Pretty!