A sweet Opelika church wedding & Auburn reception at Moore's Mill Club

Now that their wedding has been published on Utterly Engaged, it’s time to show you a little more of April and Joe’s ridiculous cuteness and their fabulous Opelika/Auburn shindig, planned from start to finish by Julie Bunkley at Invision Events. Since April and Joe wanted to take all of their “formal” pictures before the ceremony and take advantage of the beautiful grounds at Moore’s Mill Club (their reception location), they decided to get ready there as well. April was all smiles as she and her bridesmaids had their hair and makeup done by Lynsey Richardson, when a letter arrived with the words “To the girl in the white dress” written on the envelope. bride crying as she reads a letter from the groom
Once the happy tears were wiped away, she slipped into her lace Liancarlo gown, and the silliness continued: mother of the bride zipping up bride's liancarlo gown bride being silly at moores mill club in auburn wedding rings at moores mill club in alabama
Over on the groom’s side, the silliness continued, as one of the groomsmen (who I subsequently nicknamed “Young Jeezy“) started busting a rhyme in the locker room:
Love love looooooooove these soft pastel bouquets by Opelika Floral Company (I am obsessed with ranunculus, and when you throw in some dusty miller, it’s all over). So pretty against the black J. Crew bridesmaids dresses:
Their ceremony at First Baptist Church in Opelika was short and sweet, and just before they made their exit, this happened (I told you they were cute):
The fading light outside was the perfect backdrop to showcase the glow of the reception back at Moore’s Mill, highlighting the cakes by Sweet Malisa’s, the guest book April made using the pictures I shot during their engagement session, and the basket of flip flops ready to go for tired dancing feet:
And dance they did – at times, the dance floor was so full, it was like being in a club (except without the creepy sweaty guy that tries to impress you with his “moves” and is wildly unsuccessful). Two of the groomsmen even created an impromptu limbo with their ties:
April & Joe: here’s hoping some of your adorable-ness rubs off on me. Can’t wait to see more of your adventures with Penny Lane!