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REAL WEDDING :: SAMANTHA + JONATHAN {Hometown Wedding}

The Best Thing I Never Knew I Needed.

Story by: Starlight Williams

They met in college. She was Phi Mu.Β He was a Sigma Tau Gamma. TheyΒ both had hopes and dreams, but neverΒ did they expect that one night whileΒ hanging out with mutual friends thatΒ they would meet their other half.

As their love grew and their time atΒ Southeastern Louisiana UniversityΒ ended, Jonathan knew that SamanthaΒ was not only his present, but also hisΒ future. So surrounded by family andΒ friends at a crawfish boil Samantha’sΒ parents held to celebrate theirΒ graduation, Jonathan dropped downΒ to one knee and asked for Samantha’s hand in marriage. The crawfish boilΒ quickly turned into an engagementΒ party when she said, β€œYes!”

With their Louisiana roots, SamanthaΒ and Jonathan had a Southern weddingΒ heavily focused on family. From theΒ windowpane memorial featuringΒ their departed grandparents to theΒ handkerchiefs carried by Samantha’sΒ mother, grandmothers, and paternalΒ great-grandmother on their weddingΒ days, the Ricau and Bel EdwardsΒ experienced a wedding that was anΒ expression of their love to each otherΒ and their family.

β€œWe really wanted our family to playΒ a big role in our wedding. All of ourΒ immediate family members participatedΒ in some way,” Samantha said. β€œIt wasΒ wonderful to have them be a part ofΒ our big day.”

Married in the church that SamanthaΒ grew up and her parents andΒ grandparents were married in,Β Samantha and Jonathan began theirΒ Southern β€œhappily ever after.”

See Samantha + Jonathan’s feature in our 2016 Fall+Winter Print Edition below and click through the gallery above to see additional photos!

FEATURING:

PHOTOGRAPHER: Lee Wheeler | RECEPTION ENTERTAINMENT: The Phunky Monkeys |Β CEREMONY: St. Helena Catholic Church, Amite | OFFICIANT: Father Mark Beard | REHEARSAL DINNER: Claire’s on Mulberry, Amite | RECEPTION: The Louisiana Governor’s Mansion | BRIDE’S GOWN +Β BRIDESMAIDS’ DRESSES: (Bride) Allure Bridals (Bridesmaids) Jasmine Belsoie, Ashley Renee Bridal | MENSWEAR: Jos A. Bank | CEREMONY FLOWERS: Big C’s Garden of Flowers | RECEPTION DECORΒ +Β FLOWERS:Β Judge Blair Edwards (Bride’s aunt), with family and friends | BAKERY: The Cocoa Bean Bakery and Cafe’ | HAIR: Vicki Travis | Β MAKEUP: Lauren Michelet | INVITATIONS: The Mulberry Tree | JEWELERS: (Engagement Ring) O’Hallorans Jewelers, Baton Rouge (Wedding Bands) Anne Dale Jewelers, Mandeville

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