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{How did the two of you meet?}
After we RSVP’d for the same party on Facebook, Scott came up on the side of my page as “someone I should know.” We had one friend in common, a coworker of mine, who I jokingly asked him via office IM “who is Scott Wilson and does he love me?” Apparently he did ;) because a day later Scott friended me on Facebook, made a joke about Silence of the Lambs, and invited me to meet him and his (now all my) friends at Julep. I did, we talked all night, he asked me on a ‘real’ date the next night and though he surprised me with a rouge introduction to his mom on our first date, we’ve been together ever since.
{What is your proposal story?}
I was coming back to Jackson from a weeklong work trip in Boise, ID. When I walked passed security Scott was there holding a huge sign that said “Dana Rowzee” on it. I laughed because he looked like a chauffer and that’s something he would do. When I walked closer to him he flipped the sign to read “Dana Wilson?” and got down on one knee in Jackson Medgar Evers. Queue the tears and me asking a million times if he was serious. He was! My coworker knew about it and filmed the whole thing. You can even watch it here.
After we RSVP’d for the same party on Facebook, Scott came up on the side of my page as “someone I should know.” We had one friend in common, a coworker of mine, who I jokingly asked him via office IM “who is Scott Wilson and does he love me?” Apparently he did ;) because a day later Scott friended me on Facebook, made a joke about Silence of the Lambs, and invited me to meet him and his (now all my) friends at Julep. I did, we talked all night, he asked me on a ‘real’ date the next night and though he surprised me with a rouge introduction to his mom on our first date, we’ve been together ever since.
{What is your proposal story?}
I was coming back to Jackson from a weeklong work trip in Boise, ID. When I walked passed security Scott was there holding a huge sign that said “Dana Rowzee” on it. I laughed because he looked like a chauffer and that’s something he would do. When I walked closer to him he flipped the sign to read “Dana Wilson?” and got down on one knee in Jackson Medgar Evers. Queue the tears and me asking a million times if he was serious. He was! My coworker knew about it and filmed the whole thing. You can even watch it here.
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{What’s your favorite unique accessory?}
Two of my favorite accessories each came from my deceased grandfathers. The first was the wedding ring my mom’s dad gave my grandmother, he passed away in 1961, and she saved it ever since. The second was a quilting tag from my dad’s father, my Big Daddy, which I had sewn into my dress and read “Handmade by the Rowzee’s.”
{What was your favorite part of the wedding planning process?}
Writing all the checks…kidding. Honestly, my favorite part was working with the KPEP team, there is no way Scott and I would have been able to do it alone. Bouncing ideas off each other, keeping me on track, recommending awesome vendors, they were always there and I knew all the planning would lead to an amazing wedding.
Two of my favorite accessories each came from my deceased grandfathers. The first was the wedding ring my mom’s dad gave my grandmother, he passed away in 1961, and she saved it ever since. The second was a quilting tag from my dad’s father, my Big Daddy, which I had sewn into my dress and read “Handmade by the Rowzee’s.”
{What was your favorite part of the wedding planning process?}
Writing all the checks…kidding. Honestly, my favorite part was working with the KPEP team, there is no way Scott and I would have been able to do it alone. Bouncing ideas off each other, keeping me on track, recommending awesome vendors, they were always there and I knew all the planning would lead to an amazing wedding.
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{What inspired your wedding and reception locations?}
Northminster is a very important church to Scott and his family. His paternal grandfather, Dudley, became the first permanent pastor in 1967 and his family grew up there. Beyond the sentimental choice to marry at Nortminster, the church is absolutely beautiful. I’m looking forward to raising the third generation of Wilsons there too. We chose River Hills, because of the location and frankly our planner, Kendall Poole Ellis, showed me a picture of a wedding she planned there and when I physically gasped I knew I had to have that.
{What inspired your color scheme/theme/flowers?}
Time, and my favorite colors and flowers. I knew I wanted something classic, something that I would look back on in 50 years and still love, and I’m obsessed with white and gold.
Northminster is a very important church to Scott and his family. His paternal grandfather, Dudley, became the first permanent pastor in 1967 and his family grew up there. Beyond the sentimental choice to marry at Nortminster, the church is absolutely beautiful. I’m looking forward to raising the third generation of Wilsons there too. We chose River Hills, because of the location and frankly our planner, Kendall Poole Ellis, showed me a picture of a wedding she planned there and when I physically gasped I knew I had to have that.
{What inspired your color scheme/theme/flowers?}
Time, and my favorite colors and flowers. I knew I wanted something classic, something that I would look back on in 50 years and still love, and I’m obsessed with white and gold.
{How did you pick “the dress?”}
My fabulous friend, Caroline Eades, owns Carriage House Weddings in Birmingham so I knew immediately that’s where I would shop. In my everyday life I never wear strapless and knew that I wanted to have some sort of sleeve so she pulled every non-strapless dress she had. Twelve dresses later I had my dress. I loved it, my mom and MOH loved it, and Caroline loved it especially with the belt…that I still wear around the house.
My fabulous friend, Caroline Eades, owns Carriage House Weddings in Birmingham so I knew immediately that’s where I would shop. In my everyday life I never wear strapless and knew that I wanted to have some sort of sleeve so she pulled every non-strapless dress she had. Twelve dresses later I had my dress. I loved it, my mom and MOH loved it, and Caroline loved it especially with the belt…that I still wear around the house.
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{Besides the actual wedding, what was your favorite moment of the wedding day?}
I have so many! Our first look, getting ready with my girls, but I think my favorite was after the wedding, Scott and I ran down the isle, hopped in a car and went straight to the reception before anyone else. We got to eat, drink champagne, talk, and soak in our wedding before the craziness of the reception got started.
{What was your favorite surprise detail/moment about your wedding day?|
Walking into the reception space before all the guests arrived and seeing everything we had planned come to life. We just soaked it all in and were blown away by everything.
I have so many! Our first look, getting ready with my girls, but I think my favorite was after the wedding, Scott and I ran down the isle, hopped in a car and went straight to the reception before anyone else. We got to eat, drink champagne, talk, and soak in our wedding before the craziness of the reception got started.
{What was your favorite surprise detail/moment about your wedding day?|
Walking into the reception space before all the guests arrived and seeing everything we had planned come to life. We just soaked it all in and were blown away by everything.
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{Your favorite picture from the big day?}
My favorite picture is of an iPhone. My brother and I are extremely close and he was stationed overseas in Qatar during the wedding. He wasn’t able to physically be there with us but he set his alarm for 3:00 am and my MOH’s fiancé made sure he got to see the whole thing via FaceTime. The first time I saw this picture I burst into tears, it means so much to me.
My favorite picture is of an iPhone. My brother and I are extremely close and he was stationed overseas in Qatar during the wedding. He wasn’t able to physically be there with us but he set his alarm for 3:00 am and my MOH’s fiancé made sure he got to see the whole thing via FaceTime. The first time I saw this picture I burst into tears, it means so much to me.
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