{"id":13173,"date":"2019-01-04T11:25:26","date_gmt":"2019-01-04T18:25:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vsiena2021.ave25.com\/wedding-talk\/?p=13173"},"modified":"2020-02-21T10:03:09","modified_gmt":"2020-02-21T17:03:09","slug":"laurablake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/laurablake\/","title":{"rendered":"Laura &#038; Blake ~ October 14, 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Laura and Blake were married on October 14, 2018.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Laura looked gorgeous in a sophisticated sleeveless\nfit-and-flare gown with an embellished bodice, V-neckline, illusion back, and a\ntrain. Her accessories included stud earrings, a drop pendant necklace, and a\nbracelet. Her bouquet was composed of red and pale pink roses. Her four\nbridesmaids wore coordinating full-length eggplant-colored dresses in a variety\nof silhouettes. They carried smaller versions of the bride\u2019s bouquet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" src=\"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/SheaBriePhotography-LauraandBlake-325.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13175\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/SheaBriePhotography-LauraandBlake-325.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/SheaBriePhotography-LauraandBlake-325-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/SheaBriePhotography-LauraandBlake-325-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" src=\"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/SheaBriePhotography-LauraandBlake-343.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13176\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/SheaBriePhotography-LauraandBlake-343.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/SheaBriePhotography-LauraandBlake-343-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/SheaBriePhotography-LauraandBlake-343-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Blake got married in a blue suit with a white shirt, purple tie, purple pocket square, and mini bouquet boutonniere made of red and pink roses. His three groomsmen wore blue suits with white shirts, purple ties, purple pocket squares, and red rose boutonnieres.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" src=\"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/SheaBriePhotography-LauraandBlake-462.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13177\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/SheaBriePhotography-LauraandBlake-462.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/SheaBriePhotography-LauraandBlake-462-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/SheaBriePhotography-LauraandBlake-462-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After an off-site ceremony, guests enjoyed a buffet-style\nmeal that featured chicken Parmesan, pasta, bread, and salad with a choice of\ndressing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the toasts, the maid of honor shared about the night\nthe couple met, and how Laura hasn\u2019t stop smiling since. The best man talked\nabout how amazing Blake and Laura are together. Laura\u2019s parents spoke about\ntheir love for their daughter and their joy about the marriage, and Blake\u2019s\nparents talked about how wonderful their son is and how much they love their\nnew daughter-in-law. The newlyweds thanked the guests for coming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Personal touches to the wedding included a bouquet toss and\na garter toss. Also, in lieu of a guestbook, attendees were asked to sign a\nframed photo of the couple.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" src=\"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/SheaBriePhotography-LauraandBlake-454.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13179\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/SheaBriePhotography-LauraandBlake-454.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/SheaBriePhotography-LauraandBlake-454-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/SheaBriePhotography-LauraandBlake-454-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Laura and Blake had their first dance to \u201cLucky\u201d by Jason\nMraz with Colbie Caillat. Laura and her father danced to \u201cWhat a Wonderful\nWorld\u201d by Louis Armstrong. Blake and his mother shared a special dance as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The three-tier white wedding cake was decorated with the\ncouple\u2019s initial, as well as red and pale pink roses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Blake and Laura left their wedding reception under the\nsignature sparkler send-off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We wish them all the best in their new marriage!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Photography by: Shea Brie Photography<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Laura and Blake were married on October 14, 2018. Laura looked gorgeous in a sophisticated sleeveless fit-and-flare gown with an embellished bodice, V-neckline, illusion back, and a train. Her accessories included stud earrings, a drop pendant necklace, and a bracelet. Her bouquet was composed of red and pale pink roses. Her four bridesmaids wore coordinating&#8230;  <a class=\"excerpt-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/laurablake\/\" title=\"Read Laura &#038; Blake ~ October 14, 2018\">Read more &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":13178,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13173","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\/13173","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=13173"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13173\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13181,"href":"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13173\/revisions\/13181"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13178"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13173"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13173"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13173"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}