Real Wedding Wednesday: Lauren and Brenden

Today’s Bride and Groom have my heart and I am sure they will have yours as well…

They met in 2013, were engaged in 2016 and subsequently sent time planning and envisioning what their big day would look like. They toyed with the idea of a lavish ceremony and even a backyard BBQ wedding but there was no rush. Their only real requirement of the day was that their pup, Snickers, would be able to be the flower girl.

A few days after this past Christmas though, ten-year-old Snickers, was unexpectedly diagnosed with metastatic lung cancer and was given weeks to a couple of months to live.

Several days after her diagnosis, they decided they would marry as soon as possible in the hopes that Snickers would still be able to participate in the wedding. The date was set for 2.3.18 at a sweet AirBNB in that was built in 1905 in the Church Hill area of Richmond.

Snickers unfortunately passed after a day of fun with her beloved owners.

Lauren said, “To honor the countless ways that Snickers brought Brendan and me closer, we decided to follow through with the plan that she set into motion and continue with the wedding. We have never been so sure of anything in our lives, that this wedding was meant to be.”

And thus the sweetest wedding began on February 3rd with Lauren getting ready in one of the homes many historically beautiful rooms.

And the joy is just radiating!