{"id":9664,"date":"2014-12-17T16:11:03","date_gmt":"2014-12-17T23:11:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vsiena2021.ave25.com\/wedding-talk\/?p=8083"},"modified":"2014-12-17T16:11:03","modified_gmt":"2014-12-17T23:11:03","slug":"liz-andrew-august-31-2014-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/liz-andrew-august-31-2014-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Liz & Andrew ~ August 31, 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"\"JessePhoenixPhotography-4\"<\/a>\n

Liz and Andrew met in Afghanistan where the two worked in military intelligence. As a nod to their military service, the groom\u2019s cake was decorated in halves with a military uniform and black tuxedo.<\/p>\n\"JessePhoenixPhotography-48\"<\/a>\n

For the ceremony Andrew wore a grey tuxedo with a yellow calla lily in his lapel and a patterned bow tie. However, for part of the photography shoot Andrew changed into his military uniform. Liz looked like she stepped out of the pages of a vintage Hollywood glamour magazine. Her gown dove into a V in back with beaded detailing around the waist. The silk skirt was finished with rouching as was the bodice of the dress. A headband sparkled in her hair while a veil flowed down her back. She carried a bouquet of blue orchids, orange gerbera daisies and yellow daisies. The day felt warmer for the smiles that passed back and forth between the newlyweds.<\/p>\n\"JessePhoenixPhotography-13\"<\/a>\n

For the wedding, the couple went through the ritual of a traditional ceremony and vows. A wine ceremony was included, where both Liz and Andrew enclosed a letter with a bottle of wine to be opened on their first wedding anniversary.<\/p>\n

Tables at the reception were decorated with books and candles. There were also carved wedding ducks, which are a Korean tradition symbolic of good luck, because mandarin ducks mate for life. After dinner the dance floor was lit up with specialty lighting as the bride cut a rug after changing into a white fitted above-the-knee dress. During speeches, the bride offered up a thank-you to her friends and family who attended the wedding.<\/p>\n\"JessePhoenixPhotography-29\"<\/a>\n

For their first dance, the couple chose Jack Johnson\u2019s Better Together, <\/em>to which they danced a very funny, cute slow dance. This was followed by the father & daughter dance to What a Wonderful World.<\/em><\/p>\n

Alongside the groom\u2019s cake a traditional cake was also served. Two miniature white Adirondack chairs served as cake toppers. The top layer of the cake had a fondant C in front with a harlequin design on the second tier and a ruffled design on the third tier. Red flowers and black ribbon added accent points to the cake.<\/p>\n\"JessePhoenixPhotography-47\"<\/a>\n

To commemorate the occasion a photograph was taken with all friends and family included. Congratulations Liz and Andrew. May your days unfold with the secrets of love. We wish you the best.<\/p>\n

Photography by: Jesse Phoenix Photography<\/a><\/p>\n

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

Liz and Andrew met in Afghanistan where the two worked in military intelligence. As a nod to their military service, the groom\u2019s cake was decorated in halves with a military uniform and black tuxedo. For the ceremony Andrew wore a grey tuxedo with a yellow calla lily in his lapel and a patterned bow tie…. Read more »<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9664","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-wedding-ceremony-and-reception"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9664","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9664"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9664\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9664"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9664"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9664"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}