e l e v e n

 

 

eleven months of married life with this cutie!! he's been a great travelling companion on this whirlwind year :)

 

xoxo

mrs dobbins

Groom's Attire

 

My husband is always a well-dressed man, and I was so excited to see what he chose for our wedding day. After several months of searching and trying on many different suits and tuxes, he decided to go with a dark grey Black by Vera Wang slim-fit tuxedo from Men's Wearhouse. As the groomsmen were going to be coming to Nashville from Louisville and Cincinnati, working with Men's Wearhouse made it easy for each of them to schedule their own fittings in their city. To differentiate Jermaine's outfit from the groomsmen, he wore a matching grey vest, along with his own black tie and white dress shirt. The groomsmen had champagne ties, and we really liked the contrast. We didn't get a photo of them, but I found Jermaine some awesome cuff links with dragons on them from Etsy, which he loved!

This was probably around the time when I realized the boutonnieres were still in the room where the girls were getting dressed! Ha :) My Grandmum's necklace also spent the day in Jermaine's car as I had left it at home before the rehearsal!

He's just so darn handsome!!

The emotions hit home as I walked down the aisle!! Here we go!!

 

When he warmed up later in the evening, the tux looked great with the matching grey vest showing, and allowed Jermaine the freedom to dance the night away!! 

Photo by Flashtastic Photo Booth

Wobble baby!!

I posted about our newphew's outfit here a few months back. Little grey suits are so sweet!!

I love my man, and am so happy that he's got some pieces of clothing too that are his special 'wedding day' items!

xoxo mrs dobbins

J&J

 Photos by Five By Five Photography & Design

I'm still in LOVE with these yarn letters that I made for our wedding. Super easy, almost free, and a lovely pop of green in our cocktail hour space. I simply traced the letters and ampersand out on some thick cardboard, then cut the shapes out. The 'J' letters were quite easy to wrap with the yarn (which was leftover from the jars I had made), only needing a small amount of glue on the backside to hold the ends.

The ampersand was another story!! I actually had to cut out the small portion in the middle, and then made another cut along the top left side of the loop to make it easier to line the yarn up. After wrapping with a mixed beige yarn and gluing the ends underneath, I took a popsicle stick to join the pieces back together along the back side, tucked the ends of the popsicle stick into the yarn and glued everything in place.

We have these fun letters up on our mantle now - along with several other wedding goodies!! They're another reminder of the wonderful day we had celebrating our love for each other.

xoxo mrs dobbins

Rings

Growing up, I had always dreamed of getting a piano for my engagement, not a ring. I've played since I was young, but always on a keyboard, never having a real piano. Music has always been a huge aspect of my life, so starting out my family with something that would be a daily aspect of family life seemed like an awesome idea, especially since I was not a fan of most 'typical' bridal jewelry.

Photos by Five By Five Photography & Design

When it came to rings, I took a lot of convincing for me to get anything more than a very thin, round band (pictured on the far left, above). Most of my jewelry is made out of twine and ten cent saint medals, so the idea of spending a ton of money on something to wear just wasn't a priority for me. However, it was really important to my husband that I have a 'real' engagement ring, so we went back and forth for months trying to find a ring that we would both be happy with. I scoured Etsy for something unique, and in the end, I came across the incredible designs by Kristin Coffin Jewelry and fell in love, especially as she uses recycled gold and many designs have Moissanite stone options instead of diamonds. Not only is the Moissanite option an awesome ethical alternative to a diamond, it's incredibly cost effective, something that I insisted on. I remember sending Jermaine an email with the links to my rings saying "Ok, I've become a girl now..." and we ordered the ring the morning after he proposed! Kristin worked with us to create a custom band with a slight dip in it to fit around the engagement ring (second from the left, above), and they are just lovely.

I also ordered a very thin band from Scarlett Jewelry which is what I had initially envisioned having. Melanie did a wonderful job with my ring!! This is the ring that Jermaine placed on my finger during our wedding ceremony and it is beautiful. I've been wearing all three rings together most days, especially after talking with my Grandmum the day after the wedding. My grandparents have been married for 56 years (!!) and she has NEVER once taken off her wedding band. By wearing my thin band on the bottom, followed by my engagement ring and then the twig band, I can take off the twig rings when I need to, but can keep my wedding band on. Five months later, I haven't taken it off since the day after our wedding when I heard that story! I should also mention that the idea of having three rings came from my own parents - my Mom received a third 'family' ring when I was born, and I always loved that! While we are just two for now, I love knowing that we are a family, and the third ring represents that to me. It also includes our desire for God to be present in our marriage and brings the Trinity to mind when I see the rings my husband placed on my hand.

We decided to purchase a piano together as a family during this first year of our marriage, once we're settled into our home. I can't wait to bring home a beautiful instrument to share with our family over the years!!

xoxo
mrs dobbins

Vendors

We were so thankful to work with such INCREDIBLE vendors for our wedding!! I'll be going into more detail on several of our vendors, but here's the rundown of who we worked with to help make our day spectacular (all photos courtesy of Five By Five Photography & Design, aside from the photo booth):


Ceremony & Reception:
Camp Marymount, Fairview, TN

Photography:
Five By Five Photography & Design

Photo Booth:
Flashtastic Photo Booth

Rentals (tables & chairs, lounge furniture):
Southern Events

Catering:
Kitchen by House Blend

Cakes:
Creative Crumbs

Bartending:
Topshelf Bartending and Staffing

Hair:
Angelica (Burdett) Stevens at Aveda Origina Salon & Spa

Makeup:
One 10 Makeup

Flowers:
CostCo, assembled with my Bridesmaids & family members

DJ:
Scott Hutten

Ceremony Musicians:
Natalie Coughlin and Kyle Bashour, Teens from Holy Family Church's Life Teen programme

Guest Accomodations:
Courtyard Marriott - Cool Springs
 
xoxo
mrs dobbins

Creative Crumbs: Jenn & Jermaine : Nashville Wedding

For our cakes, we were lucky enough to go with a lovely friend, Abby from Creative Crumbs in East Nashville. I didn't want a super decorated/covered-with-flowers kind of design, and wanted to have a dessert bar as well, so we didn't go with a very large main cake. Abby worked with us to create two wonderfully simple cakes that matched our desires perfectly. She not only provided a delicious Groom's cake with piano key edging and a Snoopy design on top (Jermaine is a HUGE Peanuts fan!!), but a family recipe Viennese Torte that is famous in my family!! The cakes were absolutely stunning, and even better, were delicious!! Our families and friends loved the cakes and we had very few left over slices, which we took on our honeymoon ;) We were so thankful to work with Abby on this and see her creative genius at work! You can check out her new bakery location in East Nashville at 707 Porter Road, Nashville, TN, 37206. See her blog post below, and check out some of her other creative designs!

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