Dana & Michael

Their emotions were captivating. I knew I was going to FALL in love with Dana and Michael’s big day from the get-go. Dana has probably the biggest heart of anyone I know and Michael is right there with her to match her every step! They are perfect for each other! And their day went by so smoothly; there wasn’t a cloud in the sky, the weather was incredible, the flowers were so colorful and every single one of their guests was there to have the best time! This was my first wedding out at the beautiful Dara’s Garden in Maryville and I loved every second of it! Its a lovely venue and it was definitely Dana’s ideal choice for her big day!

Dana is a book lover like none other and used books as inspiration for their big day and helped showcase the natural beauty of Dara’s Garden! Dana’s beautiful bouquet was dreamed up by Echelon Florist as Dana said she wanted a “happy and colorful” bouquet. I think they nailed it! There are many things I love about this wedding, but by far my favorite part was watching Dana and Michael together. You can tell these two are just absolutely smitten with each other! I could have taken pictures of them all day…and I’m sure they would have loved to canoodled the whole time! Enjoy!

Thank you, thank you Dana & Michael for asking me to be a part of your incredible day!

Smiles,

Kayla F

Spring is FINALLY here and with that comes a wedding I have been SO super excited about! I will be traveling back to TN this coming weekend for Dana & Michael’s Big Day at Dara’s Garden and I couldn’t more excited!!

I’ve known Dana for a few years through one of my best friends. She is such a sweet person, has a heart of GOLD and is just so tender and caring…and so funny! When I saw that Dana was engaged I couldn’t have been happier for her. Skip forward to a couple of days and I received an email from Dana! Squee!!!! When I met Michael, everything just clicked. I knew from the moment I said “Hi” and gave him a hug that he and Dana were PERFECT for each other! We sat and chatted and they booked me on the spot! Lets just say, it was Heaven! 😀

We immediately started planning their engagement session at Dara’s Garden. Dana absolutely fell in love with the house and knew for a while that was where she wanted to have her wedding. I’d never been to Dara’s before, but when I pulled up I saw why Dana loved it so much! It has so much charm and is so Southern you’d expect Sweet Tea to be in the creek! 🙂 The weather was crazy East TN weather…there was a huge threat of a thunderstorm lurking in the distance so it was nice and hot, but we had a blast!

This weekend is going to be magical and I can’t wait to share the yumminess I know is in store! 😀