Cindy and Roger currently live and study in North Carolina. Their family is here in South Florida while they are away working on their careers. Their love story began back in high school where Cindy had a silent crush on Roger. It was after they graduated that they reunited at the FIU library and this brings us to this magical day!!
When I first began conversing with Cindy about her wedding vision, she insisted that it had to reflect a "Country style" wedding. For a minute I thought to myself, how in the world am I going to pull this off - in Miami none less.
The hardest task was finding the location, hence budget was a factor, however, Cindy required it to have a barn - country feel to it. So the search began. From the Florida Keys to Central Florida. Endless calls, emails and inspecting various sites until we came across the Comber Hall. It was convenient (adjacent to the church), it was elegant and even better.....affordable.
Due to Cindy not living here, the planning process required a lot of emails and conference calls. Luckily she had her mom here and most of our meetings took place in my office with Cindy on the phone.
Saturday May 29, 2010, was a beautiful morning! The bride woke up in her suite at the Biltmore Hotel and had a scrumptious breakfast. Her niece, Jenny spent the night with her and began working on her hair in the early afternoon. When the Rolls arrived to pick her up to take her to the church, she looked like a porcelain doll. As Cindy walked down the aisle with her brother Ricky by her side, Roger was overwhelmed with joy. The ceremony was absolutely beautiful and heartfelt.
Once the ceremony ended, the guests conveniently walked next door to where the festivities continued. The place card table had miniature metal containers filled with moss which identified the guests place of seating. Adjacent to this table was the sign in which I thought was unique.. It was a tree in which the guest had to use their thumbprint (as leaves) and sign their names on it. This was a bit messy but very creative! When the guests entered the ballroom, they were magically transformed to a barn-like venue filled with an abudance of candles inside mason jars, hanging curly willow resembling dried out trees and garden containers filled with colorful Gerber daisies and green hydrangeas. The theme was carried throughout the wedding with the favors. The favors alternated with strawberry jam filled mason jars and small burlap pouches filled with the couples favorite chocolates. The tables were named rather than numbered and each name represented a location in which the couple had visited throughout their courtship.
Cindy and Roger's wedding was a night filled with love, admiration and passion. Everyone in attendance was overjoyed for the couple and expressed their feelings accordingly. The couple will be honeymooning in Italy for 2 weeks and will then go back to live in North Carolina until they both complete their studies!
Professional pictures by Manolo Doreste coming soon....
Cynthia and Roger from Alan Button on Vimeo.
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