I had an amazing New Year’s Eve this year, because I was able to be a part of a wedding of two very special people! Nikki and Allen (who both live in New York) wanted a wedding in the gorgeous Asheville, North Carolina where Allen grew up. They chose to have their ceremony at Homewood where the candlelight bounced off the crystals and dark cherry walls. Then, the guests enjoyed dinner and dancing at sleek and classy Coleman Place. I love that they wanted their wedding on such a fun day, as there is so much to celebrate! Nikki and Allen, and their families, were so wonderful to work with…I just loved them all! One of the ‘events’ I really looked forward to was the couple’s first dance because they are both very talented swing dancers. They did not disappoint! I was very impressed! Because they love dancing and music, we named the tables after their favorite swing/jazz musicians and entertainers. So fun! I love how Katy Cook captured this evening full of sparkle, fun, love and new beginnings!

Nikki and Allen had polaroid cameras for their guests to take pictures of themselves throughout the evening. Once they took the pictures, they placed it in an album and wrote a note to the happy couple!

Hayne Griffin with Moonrunner Pictures sent me this video trailer of Amy and Jim’s wedding that I wanted to share with everyone! A few blogs ago, I showed off pictures of their beautiful wedding! As you will see in this trailer, one of my favorite parts in this wedding was when Amy totally jumped ahead of the pastor, kissed Jim and started walking down the aisle before the ceremony was even over! It was great….she was very excited to be married!! Thank you, Hayne, for your great work!

Just click on the picture below to see the trailer…

I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and New Year! What an amazing time of year it is! I still haven’t taken down my tree!!! I guess I need to do that soon…

And now on to weddings! I have a beautiful one to show you….Amy and Jim exchanged vows in an intimate ceremony at Homewood. Then their guests were transported to Coleman Place for the reception. Amy and Jim are both nurses here in Asheville, and they are an adorable couple. Amy looked so amazingly gorgeous…I would call her style-vintage elegance! Check out these pictures by Aaron, with Aaron Imaging.

Braidstream played for the ceremony and cocktail hour…they are so talented!

Gotta love Stacey’s (The Bloom Room) work!

Chocolate truffle favors by The Chocolate Fetish…yummy!

Michelle with Icing on the Cake is so good as what she does. I adore this cake!