An Elegant, Traditional Wedding at Carleen Bright Arboretum in Woodway, Texas

After going back and forth a number of times on the theme for her wedding to Derek Smith (35 and works in marketing and sports broadcasting), Veronicka Thompson (31 and an admissions professional) finally settled on one after seeing her bridesmaid dresses. "Once I saw the bridesmaid dresses online, I knew that I just wanted things to be elegant," she says of the moment she came across the floor-length gold sequin dresses. "Many people questioned the flashy bridesmaid dresses I picked because they would outshine what I was wearing, but I didn't care. I fell in love with their dresses, and everything else seemed to come into place after that." A mostly white color scheme kept things elegant and refined, while pops of gold added subtle touches of glam. Advice from Veronicka: "The amount of money you have to spend on the wedding doesn't dictate the level of happiness that will be had that day. Just make the day about your love for each other, and everything else will work out." —Meghan Overdeep