We Love This Classical Wedding ceremony in Thomasville, Georgia

Bride = Julianna Smith Hansen

Groom = Will Hansen

A brief temporary about you and your hubby, what do you do? The place do you reside? How did you meet? and so forth.

We’re each born and raised in Tallahassee, Florida, and presently reside there.

We truly grew to become buddies again in highschool and our friendship continued in school, the place I all the time made positive to present him a few of my sorority branded t-shirts and branded swag when he got here again on the town to go to for holidays and lengthy weekends (I attended Florida State College and he was at Auburn College)!

After school (a bit bit wiser and extra assured), we lastly started to understand there was one thing there greater than only a friendship, however we have been each nervous to take that step and presumably hinder our nice friendship.

We have been compelled to eat brunch alone one Sunday after just a few buddies “bailed last-minute” – pondering there was a larger plan in movement that day haha! – after which we by no means regarded again. 8 years later, we acquired engaged

I’ve labored within the public relations discipline for greater than seven years at The Zimmerman Company – and Will works at Moore Bass Consulting, offering panorama structure and design all through the Southeast.

How & why did you select your venue and placement?

We scouted quite a few locations on the town earlier than deciding on Pebble Hill in ThomasvilleGeorgia.

Fortunately, Thomasville is only a fast 30-45 minute drive based mostly in your location in Tallahassee – and we truly acquired engaged on the attractive historic bricks in downtown Thomasville, often called the “Metropolis of Roses” so it solely made sense to get married there too! We offered transportation to/from the marriage venue so our buddies have been capable of get there simply and safely.

What have been the theme and vibe? And why?

We did not have an general theme per se, however we did incorporate pink and inexperienced from begin to end as I’m an avid Lilly Pulitzer lover and my favourite colours are pink and inexperienced! Finally, we wished to have a sublime, basic, and timeless vibe.

How did you select the suppliers? On-line, suggestions, and so forth.

We labored with John Gandy Occasions to make our imaginative and prescient come to life – John and his staff are the perfect occasion planning and design agency in Northwest Florida!

From the second we have been engaged, we had just a few distributors in thoughts based mostly on previous weddings and occasions we’ve attended, however John was an excellent useful resource in serving to us 100% determine on who to make use of and learn how to make our wedding ceremony memorable for everybody concerned .

Did you DIY? In that case, the place did you go for inspiration and tutorials?

Unsure when you would name this DIY or not, however I got here up with the thought for the welcome luggage and all the things we wished to incorporate inside them – together with our favourite snacks, native gadgets and our “Restoration Kits”.

My mother and I ordered the packing containers, ribbon, and clear luggage for the “Restoration Kits” and we put all the things collectively in an meeting line in our front room. Will and I personally wished our welcome luggage to make our out-of-town family and friends really feel particular and know the way a lot we appreciated them touring the space for our massive day. They have been a giant hit!

We labored with native artist Laura Patrick of Lello Co. on our customized crest that was showcased on the entrance of the welcome bag and all through our wedding ceremony particulars (save the date, pillows, cups, and so forth.). She really did an incredible job and captured precisely what I used to be searching for – we wished to include pink and inexperienced (after all), magnolia leaves and a southern twist.

How did the planning work? Who helped? How lengthy did it take to plan? How did you manage & schedule?

Our engagement was a bit over one yr – we acquired engaged on February 6, 2021, and have been married on March 5, 2022. With my public relations background and kind A persona, I’m extraordinarily organized and like to multitask.

That stated, I moved shortly on getting distributors secured and all the things deliberate in a well timed method. My aim was to have all the things completed earlier than the vacations so I might sit again and calm down main as much as the marriage. We did have just a few particulars to hammer out main up the massive day, however nothing too loopy or over-the-top that we could not deal with

Our assist staff and wedding ceremony planning crew have been each extraordinarily useful in getting issues performed shortly and on our most well-liked timeline. My fiancé was all the time there for me after I was stressed or feeling impatient with wedding ceremony planning duties, however my mother was my go-to sounding board throughout all the things (she has beautiful style and is VERY trustworthy).

Have been there any fears or worries in regards to the day?

As each bride would say… RAIN! Whereas we did have a strong rain plan, each bride does fear about coping with rain as it might mess up your whole stream of the occasion, particularly if you do not have a tent reserved as a backup plan.

Getting married in early March can both be extraordinarily chilly or sunny and 75 levels – a good friend of mine acquired married the week earlier than me and it was freezing (I imply excessive of 30’s), so I began worrying that we did not have something to maintain our friends heat if we did find yourself having a cold night (no blankets, heaters, hand heaters, and so forth.). We have been very lucky to have a wonderful day filled with sunshine, love, and happiness.

Any belongings you want they did or did not do?

I really like indulging in an espresso martini – so if I needed to do one factor over once more, I’d have included a late-night cocktail into our reception.

Recommendation for future {couples}?

My greatest takeaways from wedding ceremony planning are with the ability to compromise and understanding that you just can not management each scenario (particularly the climate). Moreover, be ready to go over finances (it occurs to the perfect of us and normally throughout the dwelling stretch).

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