{"id":18568,"date":"2024-05-21T14:42:18","date_gmt":"2024-05-21T21:42:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/?p=18568"},"modified":"2024-05-21T14:42:19","modified_gmt":"2024-05-21T21:42:19","slug":"cecily-blake-february-15-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/cecily-blake-february-15-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Cecily &#038; Blake ~ February 15, 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Cecily and Blake, who met when she coached his younger\nsister\u2019s basketball team, were wed on February 15, 2024.<\/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\/2024\/05\/IMAGE11of38.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18591\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMAGE11of38.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMAGE11of38-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMAGE11of38-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Cecily looked gorgeous in a fit-and-flare gown with long lace illusion sleeves, an embroidered overlay and a skirt with a train. Her accessories included drop earrings and a full-length veil. Her cascade-style bouquet included sunflowers, roses in shades of blue and purple, and other flowers. Her six bridesmaids wore individual dresses in tones of plum and burgundy. They carried modified 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\/2024\/05\/IMAGE15of58.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18593\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMAGE15of58.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMAGE15of58-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMAGE15of58-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Blake got married in a purple jacket, black trousers, black shirt, purple bow tie, purple pocket square, and lily and rose boutonniere. His six groomsmen wore black suits with black vests, black shirts, purple ties, purple pocket squares, and purple lily 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\/2024\/05\/IMAGE10of58.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18594\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMAGE10of58.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMAGE10of58-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMAGE10of58-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>During the ceremony, the officiant spoke about how to live a\nhappy life.<\/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\/2024\/05\/IMAGE19of20.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18592\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMAGE19of20.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMAGE19of20-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMAGE19of20-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Next, guests enjoyed a dinner of crunchy elote salad with\nlime vinaigrette; chicken fajitas with caramelized onions and peppers; chicken\nenchiladas; and Spanish rice and beans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the toasts, the best man said how happy he was for the\ncouple. The maid of honor talked about her sister is all grown up now. The\ngroom\u2019s father spoke about how Cecily started off as a coach and is now part of\ntheir family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Blake and Cecily\u2019s first dance as man and wife was to\n\u201cUnforgettable\u201d by Natalie Cole.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other wedding fun included games, a bouquet and garter toss,\na photobooth, and more.<\/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\/2024\/05\/IMAGE45of98.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18595\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMAGE45of98.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMAGE45of98-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMAGE45of98-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The two-tier wedding cake had a bottom layer done in purple\nwith a brushed effect and gold accents, and a top layer in white with gold leaf\naround the top. The cake was topped with a \u201cMr. &amp; Mrs.\u201d ornament.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We wish the newlyweds a lifetime of love and happiness!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Photography By: Foxx Visual<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cecily and Blake, who met when she coached his younger sister\u2019s basketball team, were wed on February 15, 2024. Cecily looked gorgeous in a fit-and-flare gown with long lace illusion sleeves, an embroidered overlay and a skirt with a train. Her accessories included drop earrings and a full-length veil. Her cascade-style bouquet included sunflowers, roses&#8230;  <a class=\"excerpt-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/cecily-blake-february-15-2024\/\" title=\"Read Cecily &#038; Blake ~ February 15, 2024\">Read more &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":18595,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18568","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\/18568","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=18568"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18568\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18600,"href":"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18568\/revisions\/18600"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18595"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18568"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18568"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18568"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}