A Cheerful and Colorful Wedding at the Merrimon Wynne House

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Light blue, light sage green, white, purple, and light pink were selected as the primary colors of Hattie & Patrick’s wedding color palette.

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Hattie & Patrick’s Raleigh wedding day was a cheerful, vibrant celebration that evoked the same warm, happy vibes the couple is known for amongst family and friends! Working with the team at C&D Events, the couple designed a wedding day filled with colorful organic florals, playful textures, and hints of whimsy throughout as nods to the couple’s love story. The couple desired a wedding that was modern yet vibrant, and balanced this through colorful stationery, decor, and floral design set against the historic and clean backdrop of the Merrimon-Wynne House. Their wedding’s design featured hints of blue, purple, and pink florals, decor, and paper goods as a nod to the couple’s favorite colors. Hattie & Patrick utilized every corner of this historic Raleigh wedding venue for their wedding day’s festivities – from a private first look and portraits on the front porch, to a sunny & joyful ceremony on the main lawn facing the house, to a candlelit reception in the property’s carriage house filled with long family-style table for their guests to mingle and enjoy.

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From the bride, “We met at a wedding! Mutual friends were getting married in DC (Patrick is friends with the groom from college, and Hattie’s best friend was the bride), and even though we were both living in Raleigh at the time, we had never met. We were seated at the kids’ table in the back corner of the restaurant, but didn’t quite make a true connection until later in the night when donuts were served for dessert. To honor the moment we truly connected, we also served donuts for dessert at our wedding! Patrick popped the question on Monday, July 31, 2023. While a Monday night was not Patrick’s #1 option, Hattie made a last-minute trip to the beach the weekend before to go fishing with her best friend. After a quick reorganization of his plan, he told Hattie his boss was treating us to dinner after a great quarter at work. On our way to dinner, Patrick took a detour and pulled up outside of our church in downtown Raleigh. Despite a lot of confusion, we sat on the porch where Pat presented Hattie with a letter that talked about his later-in-life journey in faith and how much Hattie and our church meant to him in that. We made pit stops (with handwritten letters at each spot) at our first apartment together, our first date spot, and then finally the Raleigh rose garden where he proposed!”

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[field title=”Wedding Gown”]Hattie’s wedding dress embodied their theme of ‘whimsical yet modern’, opting for a smooth crepe number from designer Tara LaTour from local bridal salon Gilded Bridal. Her wedding gown featured a fitted bodice with ruffled shoulder straps, and a long A-line skirt that flowed beautifully. She completed her look with drop pearl earrings, a low ponytail hairstyle, and various family heirlooms woven into her bouquet. [/field]
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Hattie & Patrick opted for a petite wedding party – composed of their siblings and their best friends! To accentuate the couple’s color palette, the bridesmaids each opted for a unique number – a lavender floor-length evening dress, and a pink-hued floral-patterned chiffon tiered evening dress from assorted designers.

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[field title=”Groomsman Attire”]The groom and groomsmen kept things classic in two piece blue suits, finished with crisp white suiting shirts, and brown leather shoes.[/field]
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Wedding guests were treated to champagne flutes upon arrival at cocktail hour, and had two signature cocktails, a pineapple mojito & a southern mule, as well as a mocktail spritz for guests to choose from. The couple opted to do stations for dinner from local caterer Rocky Top Catering, the menu featuring roasted chicken, herb-crusted sirloin, and grilled broccolini and potatoes. A late night snack of fresh local margherita pizza was delivered as guests tore up the dance floor late into the evening!

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The bride, Hattie, had her heart set on a whimsical, colorful array of florals for her wedding that balanced the early autumn temperatures with some of their favorite hues. The team at Hathaway Floral Designs wove together a design of organic, overflowing flowers throughout the day. The bride’s organic bouquet was an ethereal composition of soft pastel blooms, evoking a romantic and whimsical garden aesthetic. The arrangement featured delicate blue sweet peas, blush pink campanulas, and white cosmos with sunny yellow centers, interspersed with sprigs of greenery. The bridesmaids’ bouquets were composed of a single flower variety to complement the bride’s large bouquet. They each featured a delicate arrangement of white cosmos with their signature ruffled petals and cheerful yellow centers. The blooms are thoughtfully gathered in a loose, natural style that played off the day’s other floral arrangements. For their ceremony, the couple opted to utilize the lush, historic backdrop of Merrimon Wynne’s main house for guests to face and to serve as their focal point. Four floral arrangements were placed atop modern white pillars, featuring delicate pastel blooms of airy clusters of sweet peas, delicate cosmos, and soft-hued wildflowers interspersed with fresh greenery. Guests were ushered to their seats with an escort card display of handwritten notes from the couple to each of their guests. Their reception’s design aimed to create an intimate, mingling-inducing atmosphere for guests, leveraging long family-style tables strewn with floral compotes, bud vases, and colored candles throughout. The floral centerpieces, arranged in white ceramic vessels, overflowed with delicate pastel blooms, including airy cosmos, blush-hued sweet peas, and soft blue delphiniums, interwoven with dainty wildflowers and fresh greenery. Pale lavender napkins are elegantly knotted atop crisp white plates, with blue water goblets providing a striking contrast. Tapered candles in soft pink and white, placed in gold holders, were mixed with delicate votive candles to complete the intimate atmosphere.

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Hattie & Patrick opted for a simple, sentimental cake display for their wedding day. A vanilla bean 1-tiered cake with vanilla frosting was covered in a cascade of blooms that matched their floral design, sitting atop a table covered in a family heirloom tablecloth and surrounded by portraits of their grandparents and parents getting married.

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