One Couple's Romantic-Yet-Industrial Wedding at The Stave Room in Atlanta, Georgia

Cate and Jess have marked their love around the ATL, from drinks and bites at Victory Sandwich Bar to shows at Aurora Theatre. That’s not only why Jess proposed with a city-wide scavenger hunt, but also why the pair looked at 15 venues before picking The Stave Room—and put the skyline on their stationery. “Finding the right spot was a challenge, but we needed to be married in Atlanta no matter what,” Jess says. 

Cate went classic with her gown, while Jess chose a blue suit, skipped a tie and popped on a pair of rainbow socks as a playful, proud touch. Cate and Jess playfully expressed their pride with signage and paper goods. A proclamation of the gay agenda welcomed guests, and the ceremony programs instructed loved ones on how to celebrate at their first gay wedding. Cate and Jess marked their spot with an ivory tablecloth and a bouquet of anemones, peonies and ranunculus.

The pair offered guests a chocolate cake with blue vanilla buttercream icing, but Cate and Jess themselves preferred snacking on doughnuts. “We’ve always wanted doughnuts as our main dessert,” Jess says.

Bubbles not only served as a sweet send-off, but also made the most sense logistically when it came to exit options. “We struggled when picking our exit, but bubbles were the best idea for a few reasons,” Jess says. “It was simple, everyone could get involved and, most importantly, there were no drunk people around fire.”