{Tennessee} Lavender Wedding at Historic Cedarwood by Rachel Moore Photography

The Lovely Find is back to beautiful, stunning Historic Cedarwood for this rustic lavender and purple wedding.  The bride describes her wedding day as simple, fresh, country; we couldn’t agree more!  From the amazing lavender roses in the bouquets and the mason jars filled with purple flowers, to the homemade grape jelly favors and Moon Pies served as a late night snack at the reception, this wedding is absolutely Nashville chic.  We adore the “here comes the bride” sign, the romantic first look, and all the design elements that make this wedding an absolutely gorgeous event.  The bride even sent along some of the details of their big day for us to share with y’all!

Andrew and I met while I was out for my 30^th birthday, and he was out with some friends after a hockey game.  A friend and I were waiting to get inside a downtown establishment, and it was raining.  We had an umbrella; Andrew and his friends didn’t, so they joined us under our umbrella.  Andrew and I just started talking.  Our proposal actually happened in a hotel in downtown San Francisco.  Andrew had traveled to San Francisco for a business trip, and at the last minute I decided to join him.  On our first day, we made plans to drive to Sonoma to visit wineries and see the scenery.  He decided that would be the perfect time to propose.  I was oblivious to the whole thing, and I had put together a very thorough schedule of events for the day.  Every time he asked me to take a walk or stop to enjoy the scenery, I pointed out that we needed to keep moving if we were going to see everything.  I ruined every attempt he made while we were in Sonoma.  On our second day we had planned a trip to Alcatraz and Andrew, knowing that an old prison was probably not any ideal proposal spot, dropped down on one knee after breakfast in our hotel.  He said he couldn’t wait any longer, so the hotel would have to do!
We loved the natural outdoor feel of Cedarwood.  It’s such a relaxed environment with such a beautiful aesthetic.  It just fit who were are and what we wanted out of our wedding day.  
I’m a small town girl from Ohio, and Andrew’s a sweet Southern boy from Tennessee.  We wanted our wedding to reflect that.  Before we had our first meeting at Cedarwood, I was trying to put together photos and an overall theme.  A good friend of mine suggested that my style was “simple fresh country”.  That just seemed to stick with me, so everything that I looked at I tried to make it simple and classy with a relaxed country feel.There are so many unbelievable moments that will stay with me forever: the first moment I saw Andrew when I walked across the lawn; the feeling of excitement and nervousness I had when I held on to my dad’s arm right before we walked down the aisle; the moment that the Pastor announced us man and wife when we looked back at all our family and friends and I could see their happiness for us; how proud I was when Andrew gave his thank you speech that he was my husband; I can go on and on…Our wedding favors were something personal to both Andrew and me.  Andrew’s grandparents grew grapes and made grape jelly every year when he was growing up.  As a way of joining our two families, my sister made homemade grape jelly using Andrew’s grandparents’ recipe, and we gave that out as favors to all our guests.
 We also wanted our out-of-town guests to really get to enjoy Nashville, and since our wedding was on a Friday night, we were able to plan some events on Saturday that gave us a chance to see all the people who had made the trip {from out of state}.  We went for a hike on Saturday morning and coordinated golf, a trip to the Franklin Main Street Festival and a happy hour send-off before we left for our honeymoon on Sunday.We incorporated Nashville, our new home city, into several pieces of the reception.  Our guestbook was a coffee table book of prints that were specific to Nashville locations, and we asked our guests to find their favorite page and sign it.  We served a late night snack of Moon Pies, which are a traditional Tennessee treat.
Venue: Historic Cedarwood
Floral, Decor, Event Planning and Styling: Cedarwood Weddings
Photography: Rachel Moore Photography
Wedding Dress: The Spoiled Lady, Provinias
Hair: Fresh Salon
Makeup: A friend of the bride
Transportation: Grand Avenue
Band: Jace Aaron Entertainment
Ceremony Music: Nashville Wedding Guitarist
Catering: A Dream Come True Catering
Cake: Patty Cakes