As an Atlanta wedding photographer I love when a couple's personality comes out on their wedding day. Rachel and Chris wanted to have a 30’s speakeasy themed wedding.  They both had a love of early 20th century fashion and bourbon, which made for a delightful wedding day.

The wedding was held at Lela's Place, a historic venue in Peachtree City.   It is an early century farm house with a large porch out front.  There is a gazebo, wooded area and event area outside the venue for many options for your ceremony and reception.  In the front of the house there is a large wooden arch and benches for sitting.

The wedding invites explained the theme and dress code for the wedding.   They had little bourbon bottles with a key on them for wedding favors.  The note on the bottle said “The key to happiness is love….and the ability to open a bottle”.  

On the table as you walk in they had a custom bottle of Jack Daniels with their name and the date of their wedding as well as a custom decanter and glasses with their name in a logo with the date of their wedding.  

On the memory table (a table honoring loved ones who have passed)  as you walked into the venue the couple shared family photos of family members and loved ones that had passed away.  Beside the photos was the honor flag of Chris’s Grandfather a World War I veteran.  These are the people they were missing and thought of on their wedding day.

As the guests arrived I could tell how excited they were to dress up.  The women wore layered flapper dresses that would shimmer as they walked.  The men wore suits with vests and some even had boiler hats and fedoras to match the theme.  As I looked around it was like I was going back in time to speakeasy in the 1020’s.

The wedding ceremony started when Chris and the minister entered the ceremony area. When it was time for the wedding the groomsmen came into the ceremony area dancing in the aisle handing out beers to guests like little Budweiser fairies.  Before long the maid of honor came tossing rose petals in the air and in the aisle.  After that the best dog came down the aisle dressed with a sparkly collar and a bandana that says “best dog” accompanied by the groom's nieces.  The guests loved it.  Once the bridal party was finished  the bride entered and the guests stood up.  I could tell Chris was a little emotional seeing Rachel for the first time in her beautiful wedding dress.  The ceremony was officiated by a family friend who also became emotional when he shared his love for the couple.  Rachel and Chris wrote their own vows which were heartfelt and humorous at times.  The official announced them husband and wife as the guests cheered them on for the first kiss as a married couple.  

As the guests were enjoying the cocktail hour, we took the family photos at the ceremony location. Once done I took the couple outside into the woods for some romantic wedding photos.  I could tell they were starting to relax and enjoy being a married couple.  We went around the house and gazebo taking photos.  It was a nice break for the couple.  

The reception consisted of a catered buffet of chicken, vegetables and many kinds of desserts and fancy tarts.  Everyone enjoyed their meal and toasted to the newly married couple.  As some of the guests were eating Rachel snuck away upstairs and changed into her flapper dress. It was a beautiful layered dress with long glass beads that glowed in the warm light in the reception area at night.  

Once everyone was done toasting and eating then it was on to the dancing!  There was vintage music mixed with modern dance songs.  Everyone was dancing into the night, especially Chris's sister and her daughters.   They did the usual line dancing along with old dance moves like the Charleston.  It was a fun time for all.  Once the dancing was done it was time for the exit.  Guests lined up in front of the historic house with sparklers as the newlyweds ran down the sidewalk stopping to kiss and wave to the guests.  It was a perfect ending to historic wedding!

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