Wedding Wednesday is BACK!
We are excited to bring a wedding story to our readers on Wednesdays. We
have started something new in 2013. Our
brides are helping me write their wedding story! We hope you will “tune in” on Wednesdays to
read about each bride’s unique and beautiful wedding. Feel free to Pin, Tweet, and post our blog to
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One of our favorite weddings is April and Will’s. We fell in
love with every detail of the Holland-Pearce wedding from the save-the-date to
the reception favors.
April and Will are both from Beaumont. They attended high school together and became
friends and lab partners. They also
attended college at the University of Texas in Austin where they fell in love. The couple decided to hold their wedding
ceremony in their hometown. “We wanted all our family and friends to come
together to Beaumont where our friendship and ultimately our love for each
other began”.
April planned her wedding down to every detail with help
from her mother, Becky. April chose
peach and champagne as the colors for her southern style wedding. We are so pleased she chose HH Design House to
help create her wedding dream! Our first
project together was to create not one, but two monograms for the couple. One would be designated a “pre-marriage
monogram”. “It had an H and P
intertwined signifying the Holland and Pearce families coming together. After the ceremony, we still used that same
monogram, but it was slightly different in that it was our married monogram.” The “April and Will” monogram would be used
after the ceremony symbolizing their union.
It incorporated their first initials with their now shared last initial
“P”. It was used during and after the
reception.
April and Will’s save-the-date cards were designed by HH
Design House. Trees were a motif used
throughout the wedding. On one side the announcement included a photograph of a
Live Oak draped in Spanish moss. This tree stands outside the Beaumont Country
Club where April and Will’s reception was held.
The other side featured the couple’s names in Hayley’s calligraphy along
with the custom pre-wedding monogram.
These were mailed to guests in a clear plastic sleeve.
Invitations to the Holland-Pearce wedding were also written
in Hayley’s calligraphy in a soft black letter press on ecru cotton paper. A layer of gold leaf patterned velum was
placed on top of the invitation and secured with a champagne belly band. The bellyband included a “pre-wedding
monogram” foil stamped in peach pearl. It also held the matching RSVP card and
reception card. Inner envelopes and
champagne lined outer envelopes were addressed by hand by Hayley. Both RSVP envelopes and outer envelopes were
topped with a special “pre-wedding monogram” postage stamp.
As guests arrived in Beaumont, they were greeted with a
welcome bags designed by HH Design House.
The canvas bags had a champagne tree printed on the front. Inside the bags were Texas treats, bottled
water affixed with labels designed by HH Design house, and welcome packets. The welcome packets, also designed by HH
Design House, included a sweet note from the couple along with itineraries for
the guests during their stay in Beaumont.
After much much MUCH planning and preparation, the big day
arrived! Will met April at her parent’s
home before the wedding to see his beautiful bride. “We decided to do a first look. As I was
coming down the stairs at my childhood home, Will’s back was towards me. I
tapped him on the shoulder and when he turned around, the sweet look he had on
his face is something I will never forget.”
The wedding party included friends and family of the bride
and groom. The maid of honor was Ms.
Carline Squires who went to law school with April. The best man was his father, Mr. Dennis
Pearce.
“Will and I wanted our ceremony to not only be special, but
also a reflection of us as a couple. We wanted our ceremony not only to be a
celebration of us coming together, but also acknowledging and praising God for
the countless blessings that He has provided to us as a couple. We had my music
minister from my home church and his wife, who was my church choir teacher as a
child as well as a family friend sing my favorite hymns that my mom used to
sing to me as a child and that I grew up singing. My brother played the piano
and sang a rendition of Great is Thy
Faithfulness. My cousin from my mom’s side and aunt from my dad’s side both
gave scripture readings. Will and I also had our first communion as husband and
wife, which is something my parents did when they were married. My pastor from
my home church officiated the ceremony. My “something old” was a locket that my
dad had given my mom when they were dating in high school, which was attached
to my bouquet with a picture of my mom, dad, and brother.”
Each guest held a program designed by HH Design House with
the “pre-wedding” foil-stamped peach monogram signifying the unity of the
Holland and Pearce families. April and
Will’s names were written in hand calligraphy.
The program was ecru with a champagne backer.
“My taste is traditional and all things southern. I
initially wanted our reception to be at my childhood home that my parents
designed and built. My dad simply had a huge grin on his face and said, “your
mom and I are flattered, but do you see how many trees we have in our yard?!
How are we going to tent that?” I immediately got a dose of reality and
realized maybe not so much.” Instead, the couple held their reception at the
Beaumont Country Club where April had spent countless summers as a kid. April still wanted to incorporate a part of
her home into the reception. “My mom and I found some 20+ year-old molding in
our attic that was used in the house when it was built. We had it painted and
had slits put in. This served as our place card holder for our guests to find
their names and tables.” The escort
cards were hand written in calligraphy by Hayley. “Our tables were named after Texas trees. The
reason being is that before my dad went to Texas Tech for college he gave my
mom a pecan tree. That same pecan tree is in our backyard at my childhood home
right down from the magnolia tree Will gave me before he went to medical
school.”
“I also loved when Will and I got to see the reception space
for the first time. All our guests were downstairs for cocktail hour. Will and
I arrived upstairs and got to see everything and share a special moment
overlooking the golf course before joining our guests downstairs.” The couple danced to “Love Me Tender” sung by
Madelyn, one of April’s bridesmaids. “It was priceless and meant the world to
us.” Guests danced the night away. April and Will even provided peach flip flops
for tired dancing feet!
The guested dined on Chopped Hearts of Romaine Salad, Summer
Peach Sorbet (of course!), Beef Tenderloin, Spinach Madeline, A&W’s
Favorite Potatoes, and a bouquet of asparagus.
Wedding cakes were served as dessert.
The wedding cake topper was purchased by April’s mother when April was a
little girl. April hopes to pass it on
to her future daughter. The groom’s cake
was a surprise! “ It was the UT Tower (we both went to college there) with an
orange P in the windows. Usually when UT wins a national championship the tower
is lit up orange with a 1 lit in the windows. I decided to do a P for Pearce. He had no clue and the look on his face was
incredible!”
As the couple left for their honeymoon, guests tossed flower
petals in the air from petal boxes designed by HH Design House. The guests received warm cookies and milk in
favor boxes. Cookies and milk are Will’s
favorite snack. Each box was monogramed
with April and Will’s “Pearce Monogram”,the wedding date, and a simple
statement “Sweet Dreams”.
“It definitely took a team to pull off our dream wedding and
I couldn’t be more thankful to my mom for her countless hours of planning,
arranging, meeting, brainstorming, and most importantly her love and support.
And, my dad for making it all happen and being the patient, supportive, and
loving dad that he is. This wedding definitely could not be pulled
off without our amazing vendors and friends: Hayley Hardcastle, Ashley Garmon Photography,
Vanessa McKellar, Jonathan Andrew Sage, Bryan Gilbert, Nicole Saba,
Debbie Bando, Kay Palumbo, Something Special Bakery, and The Griffins."
We loved working with April and Will to contribute in making
their wedding day a Sweet Dream come true!
