{"id":10694,"date":"2016-06-23T15:47:44","date_gmt":"2016-06-23T22:47:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vsiena2021.ave25.com\/wedding-talk\/?p=10694"},"modified":"2016-06-23T15:47:44","modified_gmt":"2016-06-23T22:47:44","slug":"shellie-thomas-february-26-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/shellie-thomas-february-26-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Shellie &#038; Thomas ~ February 26, 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Villa-Siena-Blush-Wedding-26.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10695 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Villa-Siena-Blush-Wedding-26.jpg\" alt=\"Villa-Siena-Blush-Wedding (26)\" width=\"432\" height=\"649\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Villa-Siena-Blush-Wedding-26.jpg 666w, https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Villa-Siena-Blush-Wedding-26-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 432px) 100vw, 432px\" \/><\/a>Shellie and Thomas were married on Friday, February 26, 2016.<\/p>\n<p>Shellie donned a Mari\u00e9e Bridal wedding gown, complete with a mermaid hem and sweetheart neckline. Her lengthy veil was pinned in her spiraling blonde hair, and she clutched a posy-style bouquet of soft pink roses and white hydrangeas \u2013 as did her six bridesmaids. Each bridesmaid wore a floor-length, light-pink sheath gowns with sweetheart necklines and thin straps. Only the Maid of Honor wore a cap-sleeved dress.<\/p>\n<p>Thomas and his groomsmen sported three-piece suits in solid black, complete with black neckties and white shirts. The groom\u2019s suit was accented with a white pocket square.<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Villa-Siena-Blush-Wedding-6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10697 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Villa-Siena-Blush-Wedding-6.jpg\" alt=\"Villa-Siena-Blush-Wedding (6)\" width=\"433\" height=\"650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Villa-Siena-Blush-Wedding-6.jpg 666w, https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Villa-Siena-Blush-Wedding-6-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 433px) 100vw, 433px\" \/><\/a>\n<p>The outdoor ceremony\u2019s officiant was one of Thomas\u2019 groomsmen, who said, \u201cTreat each other like best friends, and try to laugh often.\u201d Shellie\u2019s son Jaeden was a junior Best Man, and walked the Mother of the Bride down the aisle.<\/p>\n<p>During dinner, each table had a team captain elected to answer questions about Shellie and Thomas \u2013 and correct answers released the table to the buffet. Dinner consisted of spring mix salads, creamy pesto pasta, and pasta martini. For dessert, guests enjoyed cake pops and homemade desserts like raspberry cheesecake and apple cobbler. The wedding cake was a three-tier blush and white-colored cake with a \u201cB\u201d cake topper for the Brendels.<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Villa-Siena-Blush-Wedding-27.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10699 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Villa-Siena-Blush-Wedding-27.jpg\" alt=\"Villa-Siena-Blush-Wedding (27)\" width=\"433\" height=\"650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Villa-Siena-Blush-Wedding-27.jpg 666w, https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Villa-Siena-Blush-Wedding-27-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 433px) 100vw, 433px\" \/><\/a>\n<p>During toasts, the Best Man, Kevin, remarked how Thomas is a true friend, and how marriage is about finding the person you can\u2019t live without. The Mother of the Bride wanted to recognize the parents for how they raised the bride and groom, while the bride\u2019s brother Cameron said he was excited for their future together.\u00a0 Shellie\u2019s son asked the crowd to raise their sodas to \u201cmy mom and Thomas.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Shellie and Thomas\u2019 first dance was to \u201cYours\u201d by Russell Dickerson. The lively reception also featured the Newlywed Game, the Anniversary Dance, and a fun group photo.<\/p>\n<p>Well wishes to the newlyweds!<\/p>\n<p>Photography by: <a href=\"http:\/\/photosbynatalie.blogspot.com\/\">Natalie Miller Photography<\/a><\/p>\n<p>To view more photos from this wedding, please visit our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/VillaSiena\/photos\/?tab=album&amp;album_id=1332696806757719\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0or view our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/photo-gallery\/photostream.html?album=793\">Photo Gallery<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shellie and Thomas were married on Friday, February 26, 2016. Shellie donned a Mari\u00e9e Bridal wedding gown, complete with a mermaid hem and sweetheart neckline. Her lengthy veil was pinned in her spiraling blonde hair, and she clutched a posy-style bouquet of soft pink roses and white hydrangeas \u2013 as did her six bridesmaids. Each&#8230;  <a class=\"excerpt-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/shellie-thomas-february-26-2016\/\" title=\"Read Shellie &#038; Thomas ~ February 26, 2016\">Read more &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":10695,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10694","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-wedding-ceremony-and-reception"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10694","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10694"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10694\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10700,"href":"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10694\/revisions\/10700"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10695"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10694"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10694"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10694"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}