{"id":14652,"date":"2020-01-30T11:40:02","date_gmt":"2020-01-30T18:40:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vsiena2021.ave25.com\/wedding-talk\/?p=14652"},"modified":"2020-01-30T11:40:04","modified_gmt":"2020-01-30T18:40:04","slug":"melissa-chris-october-25-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/melissa-chris-october-25-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Melissa &#038; Chris ~ October 25, 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>After five years\ntogether, it was no surprise that Melissa and Chris were meant to spend their\nlives together. So when they were married in late October, everyone in\nattendance was wearing a great big smile on their face! Of course, it was easy\nto smile at this celebration; everything, from the beautiful decor to the sweet\ncouple, was totally charming and heart-warming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/ChrisandMelissa-414-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14657\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/ChrisandMelissa-414-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/ChrisandMelissa-414-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/ChrisandMelissa-414-768x1152.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The ceremony had a beautiful color palette of white, pink, and navy blue. Our outdoor space, the Piazza Toscana, was decorated with pink roses, white snapdragons, and white hydrangeas, while the bridesmaids and groomsmen were dressed in royal blue dresses and black suits with matching ties. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/ChrisandMelissa-163-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14662\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/ChrisandMelissa-163-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/ChrisandMelissa-163-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/ChrisandMelissa-163-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\n\nAs for the bride and groom, they looked particularly beautiful: Chris looked sharp in his black suit (lined in an awesome galaxy-themed fabric) and blue striped tie, while Melissa had everyone\u2019s jaws on the floor in her lacy, mermaid-style gown with a deep sweetheart neckline.\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"666\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/ChrisandMelissa-50.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14665\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/ChrisandMelissa-50.jpg 666w, https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/ChrisandMelissa-50-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Before long, Melissa and Chris had shared their vows, exchanged rings, and officially shared their first kiss of husband and wife (yay!). Everyone dried their eyes and they headed inside for the reception, where the tables were decorated with tall centerpieces overflowing with flowers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/ChrisandMelissa-297-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14659\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/ChrisandMelissa-297-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/ChrisandMelissa-297-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/ChrisandMelissa-297-768x1152.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Guests enjoyed a buffet dinner, complete with bruschetta, scallops, beef tenderloin wrapped in bacon, caesar salad, mashed potatoes, assorted veggies, flat iron steak, and chicken breast filled with prosciutto and provolone. <\/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\/2020\/01\/ChrisandMelissa-496.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/ChrisandMelissa-496.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/ChrisandMelissa-496-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/ChrisandMelissa-496-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>While their guests\nate, Melissa and Chris laughed along with heartfelt (and funny) toasts from\ntheir loved ones, shared their first dance (to Meghan Trainor\u2019s \u201cLike I\u2019m Gonna\nLose You,\u201d) and simply enjoyed this incredibly happy start to their life\ntogether. The smiles on their faces was all we needed to see to know it: the\nlove these two share is the real deal! <\/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\/2020\/01\/ChrisandMelissa-461.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14663\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/ChrisandMelissa-461.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/ChrisandMelissa-461-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/ChrisandMelissa-461-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Photography By: <a href=\"https:\/\/melissaivy.com\/\">Melissa Ivy Photography<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After five years together, it was no surprise that Melissa and Chris were meant to spend their lives together. So when they were married in late October, everyone in attendance was wearing a great big smile on their face! Of course, it was easy to smile at this celebration; everything, from the beautiful decor to&#8230;  <a class=\"excerpt-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/melissa-chris-october-25-2019\/\" title=\"Read Melissa &#038; Chris ~ October 25, 2019\">Read more &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":14668,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14652","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\/14652","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=14652"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14652\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14667,"href":"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14652\/revisions\/14667"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14668"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14652"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14652"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14652"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}