COVID 19 Wedding Planning Updates

Like everyone in our community, both locally and globally, dealing with the unfolding events in the world today have been a challenge. Our hearts go out especially to couples everywhere facing the impossible decisions that now need to be made. We've been busy working with our wonderful couples this season that have made the difficult, but courageous choice to postpone their celebrations.

We want to reach out to all of you as well. We are here for you, and we'd love to help and support you as you navigate these difficult choices.

Whether you're facing a situation where you need to postpone your day and don't know where to start, or you're trying to finish up plans for a Fall date this year, or early next Spring and are struggling to get it all done, we're here to help! We can assist rescheduling vendors, give recommendations on ways to reach out to your guests, or even help you re-imagine your style from a Spring to Fall or Winter vibe. 

Maybe your wedding isn't until late 2021 or 2022 and you're just getting started? With all this extra time at home, social distancing, it's the PERFECT time to start reaching out to vendors, preparing your guest lists, and Pinterest-ing your hearts out. There's so much that's possible to accomplish virtually and over the phone. I'd love to help get your planning off on the right foot with any advice you're looking for. Vendors are excited and willing to work with you now! Don't hesitate to start reaching out and reserving your date.

On our side of things for planning and consulting, we are waiving all rescheduling fees for any couples affected by the current restrictions and recommendations. We've also begun offering alternative deposit amounts and payment plans for anyone looking to reserve a future date with us. We want to work with you to make this as easy and as stress free as it is possible to be. We have virtual and phone appointment times available for couples as well!

If you have any questions at all about our services, you can reach out to us at our Contact Page on our Website.

Let us be a shoulder to lean on, an ear to listen, and a source for wedding inspiration and planning advice. It's what we do best! We've got you, we've got this, and we WILL get through this together. Stay healthy!

image by Matt Stamey Photography

PS. How awesome BTW are Bride & Groom wedding tattoos for your reception?! This is one of my favorite images ever from a wedding. :) Such a fun way to add a unique touch to your day!

PPS. We've found these posts to be wonderfully helpful from Every Last Detail. If your wedding is being affected by the virus, check them out, there's great information in them! How to Postpone a Wedding and Email Templates to Send to Guests.

Katie & Johnny

Beautiful venues, beautiful gowns, and beautiful friendship -- Katie & Johnny's December wedding pulled out all the stops at Rustic Oaks Ranch in High Springs. 

In outdoor weddings like Katie & Johnny's, the details are what make a couple's personality truly shine through. They brought out a bit of their southern flare through their very detailed cowboy boots. For extra pops of color, they chose bouquets of soft, cream and pink flowers from The Plant Shoppe Florist.

The love of bridesmaids is something special. Katie kept herself surrounded by a happy gathering of her closest gal-pals on her big day. Each bridesmaid wore their own style and shade of pink gown. We adore how it let their personalities shine. We especially love the big smile on their flower girl!

How hysterical and priceless are these photos? We absolutely loved watching this group posing and expressing their love for a good party and a good drink in this bar shoot. Fun fact: each bridesmaid had their own personalized and bedazzled bridesmaid flask for the first photo. The guys did not have bedazzled beer cans, but we think they were more in it for the fun than the flare!

Rustic Oaks Ranch offered a number of gorgeous sights for Katie & Johnny's guests to marvel at, especially when it came to the ceremony site. The ranch has multiple options for where to have the ceremony, including inside the barn and a space nestled inside a grouping of trees, and Katie & Johnny chose this rustic barn door spot for theirs. It tied perfectly in with their country look and created a sense of intimacy as they walked down the aisle.

Katie was stunning in lace! Her gown was a stunning mixture of sweetness, southern style, and intricacy. The added lace around her bouquet finished off the look and made her nothing short of a southern beauty!

Not even a 102-degree fever could keep Johnny from partying well into the night with his new bride! As you can see here, they were the center of attention at their reception, and their love lit up the barn.

Katie & Johnny, we hope you have a future full of lots of love and laughter. Enjoy this new chapter, and thank you for letting us be a part of making it happen!

Thank you to everyone who made this wedding special:

Venue: Rustic Oaks Ranch

Flowers: The Plant Shoppe Florist

Hair: Colee Ponder w/ Elegant Occasions Gainesville

Cupcakes: T&J Cupcake Creations