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Lauren & Peiffer: A Formal Wedding in Charlotte, NC

Lauren Stone and Peiffer Brandt met under less-than-romantic circumstances: He's a financial consultant who'd been called in for a job at the company

Lauren Stone and Peiffer Brandt met under less-than-romantic circumstances: He's a financial consultant who'd been called in for a job at the company where she's a performance management analyst. The Bride Lauren Stone The Groom Peiffer Brandt The Date April 30 But a few weeks later they bumped into each other at a bar and sparks flew. They squeezed in a lunch date on his way to the airport and as Lauren says, We never looked back! Peiffer proposed two and a half years later, and the couple married in Charlotte within the year.

Lauren and Peiffer's good friend, Chris Ivens-Brown, created the five-tier wedding cake, which looked like wedding presents stacked on top of each other.
The Location
Lauren and Peiffer's flowers included bunches of green and colored hydrangeas, stephanotis, roses, and tulips.
Lauren's maids wore black two-piece ensembles with V-neck tops and floor-length A-line skirts by Bill Levkoff.