Our Journey Begins!
We were married on March 24, 2007 at the beautiful Villa Christina in Atlanta, Georgia. The weather was amazing and we couldn't have asked for anything more. I won't say that the day went by with no glitches but I will say that the glitches didn't take precedence over the true purpose of what the day meant to us. My focus was on the fact that I was marrying one of the sweetest men that I ever have known.
We were fortunate enough to share the day with close family and friends that were there to celebrate the day with us sincerely. Here are some of our photos. Please enjoy and feel free to email me at kendallgordon@bellsouth.net if you have any questions.
Peace and Blessings!
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Getting Ready
The Dress and Details!
Here we go!
The Look on the faces of your Bridesmaid and Make-Up Artist, Priceless!!!
My Flowergirl Destiny. She was in every shot that we were taking throughout the day.
She says that she is a professional flowergirl
Higher!
Some of the floral details from Carla. She is amazing. I was so pleased with the flowers.
I love the motion shot and the shadow hall shot. Shannon is AMAZING!!!
Formal shots by Shannon. I love the picture of my MOH Patricia and I on the couch. I really had a moment to sit there and reflect on the day.
My Darling Husband and the Guys! They were so GQ...
The Student becomes the teacher. My baby showing his new Uncle Mark how to tie his tie. Also a great shot of the suits that the guys wore. The colors came out so pretty.
The guys helping each other out!
My husband is really shy and hates taking pictures but it didn't show in these photos. I love these shots of him and the guys.
Damn he's sexy! I love this man so much.
Ceremony Decor
The sand ceremony!
The Beautiful Villa Christina. The venue was amazing and the flowers were so beautiful at Villa. I couldn't have asked for anything more. The grounds made the day more magical than I ever imagined.
Breathe!!!!!
Walking down the aisle alone was symbolic to me. It mirrored my journey through life as a woman and a mother. I have gone through allot by myself and I have been doing things on my own for a long time. I am now blessed with someone to share my journey and will always be by my side unconditionally. He came into my life midway and now we will take this journey together.
My son was very emotional after the ceremony. He said that he was happy and sad. He was happy because I was happy and that I looked so pretty but he was sad because he felt like he was losing his mom. Everytime I see this picture. I get choked up!
I love this intimate shot of us. We were off to ourselves on the bridge of Villa Christina
and we decided to say a prayer to God for blessing us with such a beautiful wedding. We are so grateful to
God for blessing us with one another!
We danced to Mary J. Blige's "I Found My Everthing". It was a long song but it was worth it. The words were so meaningful to us and the passion that she has singing the song is the passion that I felt while singing it to him as well. He was trying not to cry and wanted it to be over at the same time because he hates being the focus of attention.
"Baby, this is how you slice it" My DOC & MOH were freaking out
because the cake topper was broken, only where the prongs were that inserted in the cake. I just looked
at the both of them like "why are yall tripping, it isn't that serious". My baker did the same thing. The cake
was delicious. Thanks Cake Lady "Eileen"...
My son Ollie giving his toast. It was so cute. This kid has no fear for being in the spotlight at all.
He said that my husband taught him and his brother allot and told my DH's family that they
were lucky to have this man. To me he said," mommy you amaze me the way you walk down the aisle" and then he said, "I got nothing else to say".
My husband is not an emotional man. His mother gave the sweetest toast and he was very touched by what she was saying.
Can you believe this guy has never gotten a spanking? He's such a goodie two shoes!
This is my husband's baby brother.. Yes, baby brother. He was so emotional the entire day. He got up there and completely choked and didn't get a word out. It was so sweet.
Hubby and Mom's dance. She said that was the best dance that she ever had! It brought tears to my eyes.
Time to party!!!!
DH was taking both of the garters off.. "Didn't you listen when I was going through all the plays of the day for like a year?" LOL!!!
The Beginning! Thanks for Viewing...
Reception Decor
Some DIY Details... Monogram by the fabulous Knottie PTGinessa
Non-Pro Pics from Wedding
Thank You Cards that I Designed!
MyPublisher.com Pages
Planning PhotosBack to Top
Villa Christina- This is the front of the venue. It seems plain but it is so beautiful!The restaurant at VC where we will have the reception. I really wanted something non-traditional.
Lazaro Bridesmaid DressThis is the BM's dress that was duplicated from the Lazaro BM dress, It was $99 at ABF Bridal 770-256-1345My flowergirl dresses. I love them.. They are going to be mini divas...
Pomanders that FG's will carry and maybe on the aisles too! I love these. They match my colors perfectly
The Bling! I love these earrings. They are the 1st real purchase that I have made for myself in regards the wedding. I found these on Whiteaisle.com for like $39
Ideas for Guests in Place of Traditional Guest Signing Ideas
DIY Invitations
I Will DIY these Programs
My Version of DIY Programs
DIY Table Numbers. I will put this on a chocolate brown folded cardstock to go on the tables.
Water bottles for OOT Guest Bags. The lables were created with Powerpoint. I'm pleased with the way that they came out. The 1st Pair of Shoes that I purchased from Macy's!Bridal Party Gifts!Floral Designs that Carla will replicate.
Knottie fabriezy's table set-up.. Her wedding is the bomb!Hairstyles that I like!This is inlove1121. Her wedding look was exactly what I was going for. Classy/ chic!
Make-Up Trial with Alicia BrownSome of the Bridal PartyThe Dress!
I purchased 3 wedding dresses and saw This at the last minute. It arrived 3/19/07.. My Birthday and it was amazing... I wish that I would've gone with this from the beginning. The only deviation is that my dress is an A-Line Design of this Carolina Herrera Dress.
E-Pics with Bobby Thornton!
Our Home!
A+Officiants-Reverend Howard Clarke & Pastor Johnny Murphy
I was tired of seeing ballrooms and I felt that for our taste the reception would be nicer in the restaurant at Villa Christina. The staff was so sweet and attentive to our every need. The restaurant went very well with our decor and it was beautiful.
Rakesh seems very nice and professional. It will be interesting to see how he captures our day. I cannot rate his work yet but he was very professional and we didn't even notice that he was there. I am looking forward to seeing what he captured. Although he will have allot of editing to do because of the DJ.
We received our 3 DVD's and Rakesh did an amazing job. The things captured, we didn't even realize that he was there. 1 of the discs was not working properly and he quickly sent out a replacement. His work was great outside of the feedback during the ceremony as a result of our infamous DJ Chris Pennamon, and unfortunately he was not able to clean the noise.
Chris is very nice and I was excited to work with him. However.......
Chris really upset us. He was late due to traffic, which we understood but it's like he couldn't get it together after that. He lost our CD for 3 minutes as we stood on the dance floor for our 1st song, he played the wrong music for the bridal entrance, he had his cell phone on near the speakers in which he said someone else had a phone and it was causing interference with the speakers, only to realize that it was his damn phone. The music that he played was not current for our age group nor did he play any of the old school party songs. The ceremony footage on our wedding video is awful as a result of his equipment not working properly. I sent him an email to express how we felt and he has not responded. That let me know that he was not sympathetic at all.
BM dresses were $99 plus tax and shipping. Valecia was one of best vendors. I was so pleased with the dresses. Her manufacturers can replicate any designer's dress. I was so pleased with the service and the dresses. My bridal party loved them as well.