It was a beautiful day for a Black Diamond Garden wedding.
As usual, we feel the story is best told by the couple. Our bride, Amy, took a few moments to tell us some insider details.
How did the two of you meet?
We met on Tinder! It was my first date ever with someone I met online, we can’t say the same for him haha
Tell me all the awesome proposal details.
We were on a family vacation in Nashville- I (Amy) grew up listening to Elvis and my mom has always wanted to visit Graceland. We decided to make a family trip out of it- my parents, brother, sister in law and nephew came and Edwards brother, brothers girlfriend, two aunts and uncles also came! We had just spent the day with his aunts and uncles and were walking around town with my parents, little did I know that my parents knew it was coming! We were at Lola’s cafe outside if the Ryman Auditorium and we were getting ready to leave when he asked if I needed to use the restroom. I thought that was super weird but I did actually have to go. Apparently when I was in the restroom my parents asked him when he was going to ask me and he said, “right now.” When I got back he pulled out the ring and asked if I would marry him. My response was, “Oh goddammit. Yes!”
We then met up with the rest of the family to celebrate!
Is there a special reason you chose Black Diamond Gardens for your wedding venue?
Honestly we chose our venue because of the number of people we were inviting. There aren’t a lot of places that fit over 250 people BUT a cool story behind the venue is that my sister in law used to live there. When she was little her parents owned the property and you can even see her handprint in the concrete of the main building! I didn’t find this out until we had already scheduled a visit but the history is very cool!
Is there a theme to your Black Diamond Garden wedding?
Beer themed- table decorations will be growlers & glittered beer bottles with flowers. Thank you gifts will be little bags of Pub Mix and we are having boutonnières & corsages made with hops in them, tables names will all be beer names that are a fav of ours.
Are there any DIY elements to the day?
My family is growing the flowers, I’ll be glittering the bottles for decor, making a Mr & Mrs sign from 6 pack cardboard packaging; we are using wildflowers grown by my family so the bouquet is being put together by my aunt.
If we ran in to you on a relaxed weekend, what would you be doing?
We’d be at a Sounders game, grabbing dinner and drinks somewhere or enjoying quiet time at home.
Garden Wedding Vendor Team
Venue:
Black Diamond Gardens
Hair & Makeup:
Intaglio Salon
DJ:
DJ Tony Schwartz
Catering:
Scooter’s Custom Catering
Baker:
Kara C (Black Diamond Gardens)
Bartending:
Black Diamond Gardens
Officiant:
Brian, Amy’s Brother
Floral:
DIY
Garden Wedding Vendor Team
Venue:
Black Diamond Gardens
Hair & Makeup:
Intaglio Salon
DJ:
DJ Tony Schwartz
Catering:
Scooter’s Custom Catering
Baker:
Kara C (Black Diamond Gardens)
Bartending:
Black Diamond Gardens
Officiant:
Brian, Amy’s Brother
Floral:
DIY
Photographer:
GSquared Weddings Photography
