{"id":11388,"date":"2017-05-15T16:35:25","date_gmt":"2017-05-15T23:35:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vsiena2021.ave25.com\/wedding-talk\/?p=11388"},"modified":"2017-05-15T16:35:25","modified_gmt":"2017-05-15T23:35:25","slug":"ela-anthony-october-7-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/ela-anthony-october-7-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Ela &#038; Anthony ~ October 7, 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Villa-Siena-Wedding-10.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11389 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Villa-Siena-Wedding-10.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"466\" height=\"699\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Villa-Siena-Wedding-10.jpg 667w, https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Villa-Siena-Wedding-10-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 466px) 100vw, 466px\" \/><\/a>Ela and Anthony met on Cinco De Mayo in 2010 when they were introduced through the bride\u2019s sister. After several years together, they were married on Friday, October 7, 2016.<\/p>\n<p>Ela modeled a champagne-colored wedding dress with a ballgown skirt made of tulle, a sweetheart neckline, and a flower-beaded belt. She wore a sheer elbow veil, and held a posy-tied bouquet of white and light pink roses and plum calla lilies. Ela\u2019s 10 bridesmaids donned plum, floor-length gowns with halter necklines and matching bouquets.<\/p>\n<p>Anthony sported a charcoal gray suit with a plum bowtie and a white rose on his lapel. His 10-member groom party \u2013 complete with one groomswoman \u2013 wore gray suits with purple neckties.<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Villa-Siena-Wedding-12.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11391 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Villa-Siena-Wedding-12.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"466\" height=\"699\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Villa-Siena-Wedding-12.jpg 667w, https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Villa-Siena-Wedding-12-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 466px) 100vw, 466px\" \/><\/a>\n<p>During the outdoor wedding ceremony, Ela and Anthony were told of the idea of two souls unifying and meeting. The officiant talked at length about the couple\u2019s journey thus far, and the couple recited their own vows. They also performed a sand ceremony.<\/p>\n<p>Dinner started with two mixed salads, followed by penne pasta with sundried tomatoes and cream sauce, spiral pasta with pesto sauce, seasoned rolls, and chicken and sausage in a mushroom sauce. The three-tiered white wedding cake came with gray detailing and a monogrammed \u201cS\u201d on the middle tier.<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Villa-Siena-Wedding-16.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11393 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Villa-Siena-Wedding-16.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"467\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Villa-Siena-Wedding-16.jpg 667w, https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Villa-Siena-Wedding-16-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 467px) 100vw, 467px\" \/><\/a>\n<p>Toasts were given by a number of guests. The Best Man has known Anthony since 1998 \u2013 they\u2019ve been through good and bad times together \u2013 and he told funny stories about them growing up together. The Maid of Honor has known the bride since high school, and Ela is the best friend she has always wanted. The Mother of the Groom also spoke, and said she is very happy for the couple. The Father of the Groom told the couple to seize the moment.<\/p>\n<p>Ela and Anthony\u2019s traditional First Dance was to \u201cAll Of Me\u201d by John Legend. The reception also offered a photobooth, and bubbles as favors.<\/p>\n<p>We wish Ela and Anthony all the best in this next chapter of their life.<\/p>\n<p>Photography by: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.georgestreetphoto.com\/\">George Street Photography<\/a><\/p>\n<p>To view more photos from this wedding, please visit our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pg\/VillaSiena\/photos\/?tab=album&amp;album_id=1683685831658813\">Facebook<\/a> or view our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/photo-gallery\/photostream.html?album=881\">Photo Gallery<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ela and Anthony met on Cinco De Mayo in 2010 when they were introduced through the bride\u2019s sister. After several years together, they were married on Friday, October 7, 2016. Ela modeled a champagne-colored wedding dress with a ballgown skirt made of tulle, a sweetheart neckline, and a flower-beaded belt. She wore a sheer elbow&#8230;  <a class=\"excerpt-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/ela-anthony-october-7-2016\/\" title=\"Read Ela &#038; Anthony ~ October 7, 2016\">Read more &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":11389,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11388","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\/11388","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=11388"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11388\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11394,"href":"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11388\/revisions\/11394"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11389"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11388"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11388"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11388"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}