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April 14, 2017

Andrea & Jeff Elope at Oaklands Mansion

Andrea & Jeff Elope at Oaklands Mansion

Groom, wearing a grey suit and red rose boutonniere, kissed the bride on the forehead. The bride, wearing a white lace sundress and flower crown, holds a large bouquet of red roses.

Andrea & Jeff Elope in Tennessee at Oaklands Mansion

At long last Andrea and Jeff decided to tie the knot. They want minimal fanfare. They contacted us to plan a secret romantic ceremony for them. We could think of no place better than the historic Oaklands Mansion.

Groom, wearing a grey suit, blue tie and red rose boutonniere links arms with the bride. The bride, wearing a white lace sundress and navy bird cage veil with navy ruffled heels, holds a large bouquet of red roses. Their son, wearing a gray suit and navy tie smiles at the camera. The ring bearer has a small white rose boutonniere.

The only witness to their union was their adorable son. He was even more excited about the big day than his parents!

The groom's hand reaches down for the rings as the little ring bearers reaches out with one ring in each tiny fist. The ring bearer is facing away from the camera wearing a navy suit with a red and white boutonniere.

He took his job as ring bearer VERY seriously. We fell in love with this little guy immediately. Prior to the wedding he kept checking his little suit pockets. He wanted to be sure that the rings hadn’t gone anywhere.

The groom, wearing a grey suit, blue tie and red rose boutonniere stands with the bride and ring bearer in front of the officiant. The bride, wearing a white lace sundress and navy bird cage veil with navy ruffled heels, holds a large bouquet of red roses. The ring bearer, wearing a gray suit looks up at the officiant. The officiant is wearing a black dress holding a leather bound book. They are standing in front of a large mirror.

Vows to love, honor and cherish one another were taken. The ceremony being held in the beautiful front parlor. This stately mansion was built in 1820. The front parlor was completed in 1860. This is where many weddings have taken place throughout history making. This certainly made their ceremony special.

Groom, wearing a grey suit, holds a white taper candle for the unity candle ceremony. The bride, wearing a white lace sundress and navy bird cage veil holds a large bouquet of red roses and a white taper candle for the unity candle ceremony. They both lean in to light a large center pillar candle with rhinestone accents. The candles sit in silver candle holders. The wall paper behind them is ivory with gold stylized fleur de lis.

They exchanged their vows and exchanged rings. The unity candle was lit and two souls were forever entwined as one.

Groom, wearing a grey suit, blue tie and red rose boutonniere holds hands with the bride. The bride, wearing a white lace sundress and navy bird cage veil with navy ruffled heels, holds a large bouquet of red roses up in the air. They celebrate as they walk out the front door of Oaklands Mansion.

After the kiss much celebration ensued! They were just too happy to have finally become Mr. and Mrs! We were certainly thrilled for them. However, one little ring bearer thought they were celebrating a bit too much.

Groom, wearing a grey suit, blue tie and red rose boutonniere kisses the bride. The bride, wearing a white lace sundress and navy bird cage veil with navy ruffled heels, holds a large bouquet of red roses. Their son, wearing a gray suit and navy tie covers his eyes as his parents kiss.

We told you he was a cutie!!

Of course, they couldn’t let this little guy steal all their thunder…

Groom, wearing a grey suit, blue tie and red rose boutonniere and the bride, wearing a white lace sundress and navy bird cage veil with navy ruffled heels, holding a large bouquet of red roses lean down to kiss their son on each cheek. The ring bearer is wearing a gray suit and navy tie smiles at the camera. The ring bearer has a small white rose boutonniere.

We were so glad to be able to have the talented Lavender Blue Wedding & Event Designs on hand for this last minute elopement. They created the beautiful flowers and captured all the precious memories. This was such a wonderful day.

Groom, wearing a grey suit, blue tie and red rose boutonniere links arms with the bride as they walk into their wedding ceremony. The bride, wearing a white lace sundress and navy bird cage veil with navy ruffled heels, holds a large bouquet of red roses.
The bride, wearing a white lace sundress holds a large bouquet of red roses.
Groom, wearing a grey suit, blue tie and red rose boutonniere holds hands with the ring bearer. The bride, wearing a white lace sundress and navy bird cage veil holds a large bouquet of red roses. The ring bearer is wearing a gray suit and navy tie with a small white rose boutonniere. They stand on either side of the officiant who is wearing a v-neck black dress and is holding a leather bound book. They are standing in front of a white mantle with a large mirror and a white clock.

We are so glad that Jeff and Andrea decided to Elope in Tennessee!!

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