Micajah and Grace's wedding was truly a fairytale! It was beautiful (Grace being the most beautiful bride doesn't hurt) and the weekend was simply amazing. They were married on the lawn of the historic Biltmore House in Asheville, NC on October 17, 2009.
The destination wedding was the perfect setting to start their new life together with close friends and family. Thursday night jump started the weekend with dinner at Posano's Grill in downtown Asheville and Friday hosted the Reheasal Dinner at The Biltmore Forrest Country Club. I wish I had pictures of dinner. I felt like I was on a Harry Potter set with the 6' tall fireplaces, dark wood, and rich colors and mounted animals. The Club has a 1920s luxury feel and it set the tone for t
he wedding to follow the next day. Dinner ran late with everyone in attendance wanting to toast the lovely couple. Tears were shed, both from laughter and heart felt sentiments.
Saturday, attendants were able to tour the beautiful Biltmore or shop around town. Hyde, Jane and I opted to tour the home and were so proud of 2 month old Jane, who slept in the Bjorn for the 3 hours we toured. The weather was overcast with the occasional mist and boy, was it cold!
On the flip side, it was the perfect lighting for pictures! As you can tell, the pictures from the wedding are amazing (easy when you have such good looking subjects) and the photographers, Brian + Gry, were troopers in the cold temperatures and a delight to work with. You can view Micajah and Grace's photos at http://www.woodwardandrick.com/ if you want to see more. (The password is "grace")
The intimate ceremony was set on the lawn to the left of the Biltmore House. Grace's uncle officiated the ceremony in front of a 8' cross made of vines. The homily was heart felt and incredibly sweet. Pictures of the extended families were taken afterwards, despite how cold everyone was, then joined the other guests in the heated tent for the reception.
The dance floor was filled, as well as everyone's tummies with delicious food and wedding cake. At the end of the night, the couple exited through a tunnel of friends and thrown lavender to their get-a-way, vintage Rolls-Royce. It was picture perfect and a night to remember!
I am super excited to have Grace and her family join ours. I lucked out with such great sisters! Grace is a delight and such a pleasure to even be in the room with. They will be living in Nashville until May, when Grace graduates from Vanderbilt's Audiology program, then settle down in Jackson. I know they will have a great time living in Nashville, but I am so glad they will be close to us in Natchez so we can see them more. Congratulations Mr. and Mrs. Micajah Sturdivant IV!!!
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