I have wedding photos for you.

You’re not going to read this paragraph; you’re just going to scroll straight down and hurry to get to the photos, so go on. I’ll wait. You’ll be back after you look at all the photos. I made the executive decision to exclude my family from this public sharing. A wedding day is very personal. I don’t want to exploit my friends and family on this site. Besides, if y’all saw how good looking our families are, you’d be trying to marrying into our clan. Kidding.

So, I hope you enjoyed photos of me & Brian, the food and the décor. Yes, we are Catholic. Yes, that is a waterfall braid in my hair. And most importantly: we are serious two-steppers. Serious. All photos by Wrenn Bird Photography.

Rehearsal Dinner:

Rehearsal1 — This is our practice run at the Church on Friday night.

The last 24 hours before we were married!

DulaneyCollage — Our rehearsal dinner was at the historical Dulaney house in McKinney, Texas. Our color for the evening was coral.

RehearsalFood — Dinner was crab cake salad, buttermilk fried catfish, jalapeno hushpuppies, fried okra (my personal favorite), cole slaw, and squash casserole. Dessert was lemon bars and peach cobbler.

Brian bravely gave a toast. I just held his hand and smiled.

Wedding Day:

Wrenn took this amazing photo of my dress and my boots.

Getting ready: I chose a waterfall braid for my hair style. It was off my face, yet still down. I loved it. Brian took a photo of his boutonniere before pinning it on. I love the succulents + wheat. We both wore boots for the Big Day. — Getting ready: I chose a waterfall braid for my hair style. My hair was off my face, yet still down. I loved it. A photo of Brian's boutonniere before pinning it on. I love the succulents + wheat. We both wore boots for the Big Day.

ringphoto — Top ring is my grandmother's wedding band. I love it. It has 63 years of happiness inside of it. The middle ring is my diamond (obviously). Hey girls who are about to get engaged: gold is back. For real. The bottom ring is his lovely thick milgrain band.

Chairphoto — This is from my bridal portrait session. It's a very Southern tradition for the bride to have her portrait done alone.

WhiskeyTasting — While we took photos after the ceremony, our guests enjoyed a whiskey tasting. Our guests also wrote us their 'recipe for a happy marriage' and placed them in a turquoise recipe box. They feasted on deviled eggs, bacon-wrapped jalapenos, and Tex-Mex chicken tartlets to soak up the booze. We sneaked in a shot of whiskey before entering the reception.

TableDecor — I couldn't have been happier with the table decor. My wedding planner sourced vintage hobnail milk glass. My florist designed a mini-arrangement for each piece of milkglass. No two were alike!

Another theme of the decor was vintage scales. Since our reception was in a flour mill, we mimicked the large ground scales found throughout the building. My wedding planner made us personalized flour sack towels that said 'Lane Grass Fed Beef' and 'Lane Corn Fed Pork.' I was so surprised! The orange burlap with the succulents was a nice touch by the florist. I didn't notice it until the photos, honestly! The bouquet in front made of wheat and cotton is from my maid of honor. — Another theme of the decor was vintage scales. Since our reception was in a flour mill, we mimicked the large ground scales found throughout the building. My wedding planner made us personalized flour sacks that said 'Lane Grass Fed Beef' and 'Lane Corn Fed Pork.' I was so surprised! The bouquet in front made of wheat and cotton is from my maid of honor.

Let's get to the food! Our menu was: smoked brisket with red sauce, pulled pork sandwiches with Alabama white sauce, smoked macaroni and cheese, Southern green beans, cornbread, yeast rolls, and a pickle plate. It was perfection. — Let's get to the food! Our menu was: smoked brisket, pulled pork sandwiches with Alabama white sauce, smoked macaroni and cheese, potato salad, Southern green beans, cornbread, yeast rolls, and a pickle plate. It was perfection.

The cake was as delicious as it was pretty! Two layers were caramel cake, and the middle layer was carrot cake (Brian's favorite). Brian also had an ice cream bar as his groom's cake.

We danced to two songs, back to back. First, we two-stepped to Randy Travis' 'I wouldn't have nothing if I didn't have you.' Then, we immediately went into Aaron Watson's 'Breaker Breaker 19.' Brian spun and flipped me all over that dance floor. It was so much fun! I love this photo because it shows the rustic vibe of the venue. — We danced to two songs, back to back. First, we two-stepped to Randy Travis' 'I wouldn't have nothing if I didn't have you.' Then, we immediately went into Aaron Watson's 'Breaker Breaker One Nine.' Brian spun and flipped me all over that dance floor. It was so much fun! I love this photo because it shows the rustic vibe of the venue.

Our photographer saw a moment of perfect light shining through the window, so she grabbed us to snap this quick shot. I love the glow!

Wedding can't last forever, although we wish they could! We said goodbye as our guests threw peach rose petals. — Weddings can't last forever, although we wish they could! We said goodbye as our guests threw peach rose petals.

At this moment, I looked at Brian and said "We did it! We're married!"

Comments

southernspoonbelle says

April 30, 2013 at 9:12 am

Stopped by to get your blondies recipe to make for dessert tonight, and stumbled across these gorgeous wedding photos! Big congrats to you from one southern gal to another : ) You two are a lovely pair and I wish y'all all the best-- marriage is a blast! x

Angie says

May 02, 2013 at 2:19 pm

How did I miss these!!?? Thank goodness I went post by post. Gorgeous, absolutely gorgeous. Congratulations!

Jocelyn @BruCrew Life says

May 04, 2013 at 4:45 pm

What an absolutely gorgeous wedding!!! You are stunning looking. I have to say my all time favorite picture is the one in the glow lighting where you are beaming up at him...so sweet! Congratulations...a few weeks late :-)

Dani Meyer says

September 10, 2013 at 11:04 am

These are so beautiful Christina! I was just reminiscing over our wedding day yesterday while looking for a photo and this was a great continuation of that. You guys are adorable!

~Dani

omg says

October 13, 2013 at 1:22 pm

CUTEST THING IVE EVER FREAKING SEEN AHHH
also youre so gorgeous it's not even funny

excuse me, just someone who stumbled upon this blog

Long Distance Baking says

February 23, 2014 at 2:21 pm

Oh hey, don't mind me, just almost a year late to the party. But OMG am I glad I stumbled across this post! First of all I need that reception dress. Like yesterday. Second…whiskey tasting?? We just became best friends. You're absolutely GORGEOUS in all these pictures!! And I may or may not have gotten a little teary at work. Hope my coworkers don't notice. So glad you agree about gold being back in!! I can't decide if I want yellow or rose gold.
Can you just pretend this is an early HAPPY ANNIVERSARY! comment instead of an exceptionally late CONGRATULATIONS! comment?? :)

aNDREA jANES says

September 23, 2014 at 10:47 am

When I get married, can you help me plan? You can be Christina Lane, private chef, cookbook author, foodie, blogger, photog, teacher, and wedding planner! Oh, the places you will go :)

Shawnna says

February 13, 2015 at 9:50 am

I just seen you for the first time on Erin Clarke's website! I'm going to have to get that cookbook sometime! Oh I just love your wedding pics. My husband is a southern gentleman to!! We are both from Arkansas!! I just Thank God for him. He is everything I have ever wanted. And he is a Christian also YAY! You can't find many of those. We have been married almost 5 years!! April 17. Crazy how time goes by. Ya'll make a great couple. you'll be in my prayers.

Mary @ StrawmarySmith says

February 17, 2015 at 11:47 pm

Such beautiful pictures! I just stumbled on your site from instagram to your home page to your about page.. And when I saw the wedding link I just had to click! Thanks for sharing your happiest day with all your readers.

Plus, I'm so glad I found a blog with desserts for two. I make dinners for two on mine, and my dessert repertoire is very small. I'm definitely bookmarking your page! :D

Donna says

July 22, 2015 at 8:39 pm

Christina, what a gorgeous wedding! You and Brian make such the perfect couple! I love all the sweet personal touches and details! So sweet!
I just ordered your newest cookbook, Comfort and Joy from QVC tonight!
I'm thrilled for you that your supply was sold out! I wish you nothing but the BEST! Cookbook for 2 is an awesome idea! Btw, your sweet little girl is ADORABLE!!! Hugs to you and your family! ❤️

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