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Liza Graves
by Liza Graves
As CEO of StyleBlueprint, Liza also regularly writes for SB. Most of her writing is now found in the recipe archives as cooking is her stress relief!

A Beautiful Smoky Mountain Wedding

July 14, 2015 by Liza Graves

We’ve heard a lot about our Wedding Wednesday series lately and how much our readers enjoy the beautiful weddings we feature. There was one wedding that started our entire wedding series, across all markets on StyleBlueprint, and it continues to be one of our favorites. Today, we wanted to go back in time and share this timeless Southern mountain wedding so that you, too, can gush and see how after featuring this wedding a few years ago, we couldn’t stop and wanted to have more!

Drumroll … the beautiful mountain wedding that started it all!

From 2010:

There are few times in life when love is actually palpable, and a wedding is one of those times. A few tears were shed this past July as I witnessed my cousin Parrish marry her guy Jonathan Peddrick during their beautiful Smoky Mountain wedding at The Laurel Ridge Country Club in Waynesville, NC. I may be biased, but they make the most adorable couple.

I was simply overwhelmed by the beauty of this wedding. Not only did Parrish and Jonathan get married at my favorite place on this earth, the mountains of North Carolina, but the choices made—from the dress and the colors to the seersucker suit worn by the groom and the gorgeous flowers—had me knowing instantly that I needed to share this stylish—and very Southern—wedding with you.

Things to note: the wedding photographer is Amber Holritz. She is based in Chattanooga, but was contracted for this wedding through Asheville’s Corey McNabb. The wedding planner, and I think you’ll agree it was excellently planned, was Melissa Porter with Asheville Event Company.

Enjoy!

I love this picture, as this is how I think of Parrish: happy all the time. Her gorgeous dress is Vera Wang. She shows off her fabulous fashion sense by forgoing a necklace in favor of a big statement ring. LOVE it!

Here’s Parrish on her way to the ceremony. Her sister Ashley is right next to her, and her mom, Cheryl, is behind on Parrish’s right.

The view out the windows in front of which they were married.

For this 5:30 PM July wedding, the groom wore a seersucker suit, while the groomsmen wore seersucker pants and a blue blazer.  The boutonnieres were perfect. A nice change up from a tux, huh?

For this 5:30 p.m. July wedding, Jonathan wore a seersucker suit, while the groomsmen wore seersucker pants and a blue blazer. The boutonnieres were perfect. A nice change up from a tux, huh?

The use of cornflower blue and bright yellow throughout the wedding added simple elegance perfect for the mountain backdrop.

The use of cornflower blue and bright yellow throughout the wedding added simple elegance perfect for the mountain backdrop.

Two of the brides' nephews were in the wedding. I love to see children involved in a wedding. Does it get any cuter?!

Two of the bride’s nephews were in the wedding. I love to see children involved in a wedding. Does it get any cuter?!

A high five for the happy couple! Notice the beautiful room in which they were married. It may not be a church, but the Cathedral is there in the ceiling.

A high five for the happy couple! Notice the beautiful room in which they were married. It may not be a church, but the “cathedral” is there in the ceiling.

I simply gushed over the wedding flowers. Check out this gorgeous bouquet.

I simply gushed over the wedding flowers. Check out this gorgeous bouquet.

Bouquets for the mothers and grandmothers

Each table had a display of different yellow flowers. The uniting factor was the color, not the kind.

beautiful wedding flowers including yellow roses

The yellow and blue colors were carried into the wedding candies available at the reception.

The yellow and blue colors were carried into the wedding candies, which were available at the reception.

More blue and yellow! This wedding cake tasted as great as it looked.

I could go on and on with pictures of the fun reception, the incredible band and the proud parents. But I’ll just pick a few favorites of the happy couple:

See how each member of the wedding party is happy for the newly married couple.

Lovely southern bride and groom. Check out the seersucker suit for the groom.

Parrish and Jonathan

Lots of love!

We’ve selected some other weddings, that all took place in Birmingham, just below in the “related content.” Each is worth a swoon!

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