Real Weddings: Amanda & Thomas- Plantation Golf & Country Club- Venice, Florida

When & where did you get married?
Plantation Golf & Country Club - August 18, 2018

Is there any significance to the date or location?
We picked August 18, 2018 because it was a day before our dating anniversary and a day after my Grandma Lynch's birthday... plus it was an awesome date written out!
I wanted it to be near my Grandma's birthday to honor her, as I was blessed enough to get her 50 year anniversary wedding set to wear as my own.

Tell us about your gown?
My gown was absolutely gorgeous. I found it at Charlotte Bridal Boutique. I went in very open minded and they helped me rule out what I liked and what I did not. 
A couple weeks before my wedding I decided to get a second gown, my first one was perfect but I didn't feel like I would be able to dance as comfortably as I wanted 
so I got a second gown that was more loose fitted... also from Charlotte Bridal Boutique.  

Describe your man?
He is perfectly my other half. Every attribute that I lack, he allows me to gain through him.   As cliche as it may be, Song of Solomon said it best... "I have found the one whom my soul loves"  

What traditions did you incorporate into your wedding day?
We did the old, new, borrowed and blue tradition. We also separated after the rehearsal and did not see each other til the ceremony. 

Favorite wedding moment?
Out of all the crazy surrounding a wedding day, my favorite moment was our wedding vows with Pastor Frank.  I know hundreds of people were in the room with us but at that moment, but I only heard and saw Thomas.  It was a feeling I will never forget. 

Detail your flowers for us?
My wedding WAS flowers, anywhere you looked there was an absolutely gorgeous floral arrangement on display. I gave PC Florist a list of flowers I loved,
gave them a few ideas and let them run with it and the setup was more gorgeous than I could have imagined.
​The ceremony had a complete floral arch that was breath taking, and garland on the floor to line the aisle. The reception had a mixture of tall elaborate arrangements and lower arrangements. They re-purposed all of my ceremony floral so that everywhere in the reception had touches of flowers. My head table, cake table, and seating chart were all completely covered with perfect floral. 

Describe your day in one sentence?
Our wedding day was more than we could have ever dreamed of surrounded by all of our family and friends. 

Best advice for a bride to be?
Do what YOU want to do. Throw away all the Do's and Don'ts that you read online, don't let anyone make you second guess your decisions and don't be afraid to change the "norms".

Photographer:
Judy Lynch Photography
www.judylynchphotography.com
 941-457-2646