{"id":11530,"date":"2017-07-20T10:20:39","date_gmt":"2017-07-20T17:20:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vsiena2021.ave25.com\/wedding-talk\/?p=11530"},"modified":"2017-07-20T10:20:39","modified_gmt":"2017-07-20T17:20:39","slug":"valerie-steven-december-3-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/valerie-steven-december-3-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Valerie & Steven ~ December 3, 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Valerie and Steven met at a company softball tournament in Flagstaff, and were married on December 3, 2016.<\/p>\n

Valerie\u2019s Melissa Sweet dress was purchased at David\u2019s Bridal. The strapless ball gown was accented by extra custom beading and a belt sewn into the dress. Her bouquet featured an array of flowers in shades of white, ivory, and pinks, with greenery mixed in throughout. Valerie\u2019s maid of honor wore an ivory dress, while her other five bridesmaids wore coordinating gowns in shades of blush and pink. The bridesmaids\u2019 bouquets featured blooms in pale pink, bright pink, red, and purple.<\/p>\n\"\"<\/a>\n

Steven and his seven groomsmen looked sharp in black suits. The groom sported a black tie and a light pink rose boutonniere, while the rest of the party donned ivory ties and bright pink rose boutonnieres.<\/p>\n

The guests signed wooden hearts in honor of the couple\u2019s big day, and took home favors of personalized drink coozies to commemorate the wedding.<\/p>\n

Dinner began with hors d\u2019oeuvres, including tortilla horns filled with chicken and shredded beef empanaditas. Guests dined on salads of baby greens with raspberry vinaigrette before the main course options, which were grilled chicken with chipotle glaze or beef tenderloin with cognac cream, with potatoes au gratin and green beans almandine on the side.<\/p>\n\"\"<\/a>\n

During the speeches, Valerie\u2019s older sister, the maid of honor, shared her love and excitement for the newlyweds, and also told the guests how lucky Steven was to get such a good cook for a wife. Steven\u2019s best man, who he\u2019s known for more than 20 years, shared stories about the groom and wished him and the bride lots of love and happiness. The groom\u2019s mother spoke about how wonderful Valerie and Steven both are, while his father welcomed Valerie to the family, thanked the guests for coming, and hinted that he couldn\u2019t wait for grandchildren.<\/p>\n

Valerie and Steven danced their first dance to \u201cA Thousand Years\u201d by Christina Perri.<\/p>\n\"\"<\/a>\n

Before the signature sparkler send-off, everyone enjoyed the wedding cake, a four-tiered affair with one gold tier, floral accents, and a customized topper. The groom\u2019s cake, a bass on a hook, reflected Steven\u2019s love of fishing.<\/p>\n

Valerie and Steven spent their honeymoon in Fiji, and we wish them all the best in their new life as a married couple!<\/p>\n

Photography by: Marisa Belle Photography<\/a><\/p>\n

To view more photos from this wedding, please visit our Facebook<\/a> or view our Photo Gallery<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Valerie and Steven met at a company softball tournament in Flagstaff, and were married on December 3, 2016. Valerie\u2019s Melissa Sweet dress was purchased at David\u2019s Bridal. The strapless ball gown was accented by extra custom beading and a belt sewn into the dress. Her bouquet featured an array of flowers in shades of white,… Read more »<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":11531,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11530","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\/11530","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=11530"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11530\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11538,"href":"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11530\/revisions\/11538"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11531"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11530"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11530"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11530"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}