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A Formal Wedding in Richmond Hill, GA

Sometimes, you realize that the love of your life has been with you all along. That was the case for Jennifer. Jennifer’s older sister had been good f

Sometimes, you realize that the love of your life has been with you all along. That was the case for Jennifer. Jennifer’s older sister had been good friends with Craig since middle school, but Jennifer and Craig didn’t realize what great chemistry they shared until years after college. The Bride Jennifer Wiebe, 30, wound care specialist The Groom Craig Edmunds, 33, orthodontist The Date April 18 The couple dated for four-and-a-half years before Craig’s Christmas morning proposal. “He woke me up by holding my hand and telling me how he could not wait to spend the rest of his life with me,” says Jennifer. The bride had been given the name of a wedding planner in Georgia and the Pittsburgh couple knew they wanted a destination wedding, so they chose the scenic Ford Plantation as their location.

The boutonnieres consisted of small clusters of wheat or rye tied together with a thin chocolate-colored bow. Craig’s was accented with a few green hypericum berries.
To coordinate with adults, the junior bridesmaid wore a sweet, knee-length mocha-colored dress and the ring bearer walked down the aisle in a tan tux with a little yellow bowtie.
The couple exchanged vows in a quaint chapel built by Henry Ford, just a half mile from the plantation. Their initials, created in green moss, hung on the front doors.
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For a modern twist on the classic calla lily bouquet, Jennifer had her florist accent her favorite flower with a collar of yellow freesia.
Model-T coasters served double-duty as both place cards and favors. The takeaways were displayed in woven trays next to earthy pots filled with moss and bundles of wheat.
Jennifer and Craig replicated the natural wheat from the décor into a motif for their ceremony programs.
Bundles of wheat tied with mocha satin ribbon and embellished with yellow cymbidium blooms adorned the pews.
Chic black chandeliers hung over the mocha-colored tables in the reception tent. For a dramatic contrast, short vases of fluffy Fuji mums encircled tall centerpieces filled with sleek calla lilies.
Sprigs of ribbon-tied wheat popped up again in the reception décor. The natural arrangements were tucked into gold linen napkins and placed on square plates and chargers.
The bride and groom took their first spin on the dance floor to Phil Collins’ “A Groovy Kind of Love” -- a song they have been listening to since they first started dating.
Jennifer and Craig chose a fun, Mad Hatter-style wedding cake featuring lots of swirls and geometric shapes. Pretty, hand-rolled sugar calla lilies mimicked the wedding flowers.