{"id":5579,"date":"2013-06-26T16:37:34","date_gmt":"2013-06-26T23:37:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vsiena2021.ave25.com\/wedding-talk\/?p=5579"},"modified":"2013-06-26T16:37:34","modified_gmt":"2013-06-26T23:37:34","slug":"fidelia-brandon-april-7-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/fidelia-brandon-april-7-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"Fidelia &#038; Brandon ~ April 7, 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/19-couple.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5580 aligncenter\" alt=\"19 couple\" src=\"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/19-couple.jpg\" width=\"356\" height=\"503\" \/><\/a>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">April 7, 2013 was a sunny, beautiful day for the marriage of Fidelia and Brandon. The couple met through a mutual friend. From there, their love expanded until they decided marriage was the next step in their journey together.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/6-bride.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5582\" style=\"width: 379px; height: 564px;\" alt=\"6 bride\" src=\"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/6-bride.jpg\" width=\"432\" height=\"648\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/6-bride.jpg 432w, https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/6-bride-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 432px) 100vw, 432px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">On the wedding day, both bride and groom exuded happiness. A string quartet played<br \/>\nduring the ceremony and throughout the cocktail hour.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/7-bridesmaids.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5583\" style=\"width: 539px; height: 353px;\" alt=\"7 bridesmaids\" src=\"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/7-bridesmaids.jpg\" width=\"598\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/7-bridesmaids.jpg 598w, https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/7-bridesmaids-300x217.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 598px) 100vw, 598px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">When Fidelia walked down the aisle, she wore a gown with fitted bodice to the waist and a full skirt. Soft white gauze roses served as shoulder straps. A white veil added contrast to the bride\u2019s dark curls that fell around her face.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/15-bouquet.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5584\" style=\"width: 684px; height: 328px;\" alt=\"15 bouquet\" src=\"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/15-bouquet.jpg\" width=\"684\" height=\"370\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">For a bouquet, calla lilies and daisies were carried down the aisle. Fidelia\u2019s bridesmaids accompanied her in knee-length dresses with cap sleeves with yellow rose bouquets.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/12-ceremony.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5588\" style=\"width: 356px; height: 505px;\" alt=\"12 ceremony\" src=\"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/12-ceremony.jpg\" width=\"432\" height=\"559\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Brandon met his bride in a black tuxedo with silver striped tie and a yellow rose in his lapel.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/9-groomsmen.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5589\" style=\"width: 496px; height: 370px;\" alt=\"9 groomsmen\" src=\"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/9-groomsmen.jpg\" width=\"606\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/9-groomsmen.jpg 606w, https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/9-groomsmen-300x214.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 606px) 100vw, 606px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The ceremony was a traditional ceremony, but concise. The couple\u2019s first dance was to Frank Sinatra\u2019s <i>Fly Me to the Moon.<\/i> Afterwards games were played throughout the reception including the shoe game, which is a great way for guests to participate and get to know the bride and groom a little better.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/24-cake.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5590\" style=\"width: 379px; height: 462px;\" alt=\"24 cake\" src=\"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/24-cake.jpg\" width=\"432\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The night ended with a wedding cake decorated with white fondant and fresh flowers.<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/21-favors.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5591\" style=\"width: 584px; height: 374px;\" alt=\"21 favors\" src=\"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/21-favors.jpg\" width=\"648\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/21-favors.jpg 648w, https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/21-favors-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 648px) 100vw, 648px\" \/><\/a>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Favors were champagne flutes custom engraved with the wedding date for guests to toast with and remember the special occasion. Boxes filled with candy were also set at each place setting. The inscription on the outside of the box read \u2018two souls with but a single thought, two hearts that beat as one.\u2019<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/20-bridal-party.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5592\" style=\"width: 360px; height: 484px;\" alt=\"20 bridal party\" src=\"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/20-bridal-party.jpg\" width=\"360\" height=\"521\" \/><\/a>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Congratulations Fidelia and Brandon. We hope you hearts continue to beat as one, your lives entwined as the years pass by.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Photography by: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sweetsnapshotsphotography.net\/\">Jacqui Schlink Photography<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>April 7, 2013 was a sunny, beautiful day for the marriage of Fidelia and Brandon. The couple met through a mutual friend. From there, their love expanded until they decided marriage was the next step in their journey together. On the wedding day, both bride and groom exuded happiness. 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