Wedding: Holli & Griff – Church in the Pines & SpringHouse Restaurant – Lake Martin, Alabama

The sun was shining VERY brightly as Holli and Griff got ready at two separate lake homes, before heading to Church in the Pines to tie the knot:The floral decor (from Weddings by Jill, who also coordinated the day) was some of the prettiest I have ever seen – rich, warm colors, and arrangements so full they were almost bursting at the seams:During the ceremony, Holli’s brother did a reading and shared a few words of his own……and struggled to keep his composure as he said them:Their original reception location was damaged by tornados about 6 months before their wedding date, so they switched to SpringHouse Restaurant – which turned out to be the perfect complement to their contemporary rustic theme. It was the perfect backdrop to even more beautiful flowers, and a whopper of a cake from perennial favorite Cake Designs:Guests took home wedding-themed cookie favors from Chrissie Schubert’s Treats, but not before stepping outside under the chandelier-topped dance floor:Griff is normally a pretty reserved guy, but get a little bit of of sugar in him (via the ice cream sundae bar), and he’ll cut a rug with the most energetic ladies at the reception:Thanks Holli & Griff for a great day – I hope you didn’t freeze to death at the end of the night!