Our Wedding Day:
FIRST OFF, we need to mention that our wedding coordinator, Malia is a literal gem and that we have never met a nicer, more attentive, more easy to work with person in our lives. Our wedding was a huge success and we owe this ...to this organized, mindful, personable, reliable, communicative, passionate woman who we were blessed to work with from our planning process all the way to our big day.
Planning:
Stroudsmoor Country Inn was the first and last venue we visited. We wanted an outdoor wedding and getting married in the woods reminded me of my summers camping. The process went smooth with Linda and Malia having so much experience and Stroudsmoor having so much to offer. We were able to do the ceremony, cocktail hour, reception, food and drinks, bakery, floral and decor, accommodations, and hair and makeup all through Stroudsmoor, which meant that we only had to think about who our officiant, photographer, videographer, and DJ would be. Even with that, Linda and Malia had lists of all of the different valued professionals they recommended.
Our Wedding Day:
We got married at Woodsgate on July 2, 2022. As we made our way to the ceremony site, we both saw deer frolicking on the gorgeous grounds of Stroudsmoor and felt so at peace. The ceremony itself was truly a fairytale. As each of us walked up the cobblestone steps featuring our love story and a winding waterfall streaming next to us, we were greeted by birds chirping and the sun peaking through the canopy of rustic maple and oak trees. Despite having almost a hundred guests, it felt so incredibly intimate for both of us and seeing each other will forever be a highlight of both of our lives. We opted to have lavender and yellow flower petals lining the aisle and to decorate the fieldstone and cedar gazebo with hanging lavender wisteria and sunflowers. Our wedding flowers consisted of similar arrangements and were beautifully crafted by the Stroudsmoor Florist in all of the bouquets, boutonnières, corsages, centerpieces, and cupcakes. We also opted to have hanging wisteria from the ceiling, and along with the lights and grapevines, it was one of the most stunning things I’ve ever seen. We did our first dance under the clouds, heard beautiful speeches from our favorite people, and danced the night away. But in between all of that, we had such delicious food that our guests are still raving about it two months later. As our guests said, the hors D’oeuvres just kept coming at cocktail hour, each one being more delicious than the last. The best part was that this bride, groom, and bridal party didn’t miss out because there were plenty brought over to our ceremony site so that we could eat while taking formal photos. For the salad, we were very happy with the raspberry vinegarette dressing and even happier with the beef of tenderloin and chicken rustica that we chose.
We were also happy to hear that all of our vegetarian and vegan friends said they had the best meal they have ever had at our wedding too. We were also very satisfied with our desserts, which consisted of cupcakes, brownies with vanilla ice cream and bacon, and S’mores with bacon. The whole night was so incredible and it couldn’t have gone any smoother than it did.
We are so incredibly thankful to the whole Stroudsmoor family for helping us to create a perfect day that will live on in our hearts forever and we can’t wait to visit Stroudsmoor again to reminisce.
~Mike & Felicia Burns