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13 Gorgeous Gowns

Anne Bowen Morgann gown ($4,150/Neiman Marcus Downtown, The Bridal Salon at Stanley Korshak), Diane Cotton necklace worn as headband ($640/Grange Hall), Papilio wallpaper by Chivasso for JAB Anstoetz (to the trade/ID Collection).Theia gown ($1,995/Neiman Marcus Downtown, Patsy’s, A Bridal...

Real Weddings: Corinne Jessee & David Carpenter

by Allison Hatfield

If Plan A doesn’t work, go to Plan B. And if Plan B fails, try Plan C. And so it went for Corinne Jessee, who married David Carpenter on May 5, 2012, at her family’s home in Mineral Wells.Corinne’s first wish had been to get married in San Miguel de Allende. But security concerns surrounding...

Real Weddings: Jennifer Goldberg & Jonathan Birnbrey

by Allison Hatfield

Friends first. That’s how it went for Jennifer Goldberg and Jonathan Birnbrey, who met in their co-ed dorm freshman year at the University of Texas. They studied together, went to date parties together, always just as friends. “Until our senior year, and something just clicked, and I realized he...

Love Notes

by Jaime Laubhan-Oliver

1. Missing Q Press Custom, hand-assembled letterpress save-the-date.  2. Stamped Paper Company Texas-chic flat-printed invitation suite wrapped with bellyband.  3. Bell’Invito Custom letterpress invitation with floral envelope lining.   4. Paper & Chocolate Smock letterpress invitation on...

Flowers in Fashion

by Jamie Laubhan-Oliver

A gathering of green double tulips, scabiosa pods, miniature succulents, scented geranium, and weeping wheat wrapped in birch curl and moss by DiFiori. Marchesa embroidered clutch ($2,295/Stanley Korshak); Lanvin piano clutch ($1,850/Forty Five Ten).(top) A bouquet of succulents, billy balls,...

True Colors: The Wedding Season's Hottest Hues

whiteConcept, Design & Decor: Debby Jewesson, Branching Out Floral & Event Design  Rentals: POSH Couture Rentals  yellowConcept & Design: Marsha Ballard French, StarDust Celebrations  Floral & Decor: Dr Delphinium Designs & EventsRentals: Ducky-Bob’sLinens: William Horton...

Real Weddings: Amanda Mayfield & Justin Hill

by Allison Hatfield

Theirs is a story that starts with low expectations. A tale that begins under the header of Oh, Let’s Just Get This Over With. But life is full of surprises. And we don’t know what we don’t know. Amanda Mayfield and Justin Hill are both from Rockwall, Texas. They grew up in similar circles but not...

Real Weddings: Breanne Bouma & Jarred Minefee

by Allison Hatfield

Good things come to those who wait—at the airport. When Breanne Bouma landed at Dallas-Fort Worth at 5 a.m., dazed from an overnight flight from LAX, to join a group headed to do mission work in Haiti, she wasn’t thinking about romance. She was thinking, “What’s for breakfast?” She was thinking,...

Real Weddings: Stacy Adams & Mack Hicks

by Laura Kostelny

Fashion came first for Stacy Adams. The Dallas native earned degrees in fashion and business and spent time in the bright lights of New York City as a buyer for Bergdorf Goodman. Five years ago, she relocated to Dallas to be closer to family. She took a job at Neiman Marcus as a buyer for...