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If I could decree that every wedding have belly dancers to get the party started, I totally would.  Tanya and RC were married at Herban Feast Sodo Park and it was a sparkling affair.  This couple is sweet with each other it just makes you happy to be around them.  Tanya had been eyeing some Christian Louboutin shoes for her wedding day but just couldn’t talk herself into them.  Then… she broke her foot just months before the wedding.  Total stress, right?  RC, like a knight in shining armor, surprised his bride with the exact pair of sparkly Louboutins that she’d been wanting with an encouragement as to why her foot was going to be all better by the wedding.  Seriously romantic stuff!

While we’re on the subject of romantic, you’ll notice a beautiful white mansion in some of the images below.  This is the Ballard Mansion where the couple had their first apartment together and was engaged.  Here’s Tanya recounting their engagement story:

“RC took me to our first place together on beautiful Queen Anne. It was a dream place – the Ballard Mansion. We stood out front admiring the history of both the building and us. Before I knew it, he was down on one knee, proposing. Our friend hiding in the bushes taking pictures of the whole thing. Priceless. After his romantic gesture, we walked to my cousin’s apartment which was just behind the mansion. There awaited both our families- his sister flying in from school and my dad flying in from Lebanon, champagne to toast before we headed to a Lebanese restaurant on Capitol Hill for celebration. The whole place was reserved for us and it was the most spectacular, memorable evening of their lives!” – Tanya

As loving and beautiful as this couple is, their friends and wedding party add to it.  RC’s groomsman Jason {you may recognize Jason from our Facebook page as he was our New Year’s Eve groom!} gave an unforgettable toast by stashing envelopes underneath the chairs at the reception.  During his speech, the guests retrieved the packets from beneath their chairs and were delighted and surprised to see two pictures.  One of RC in his BT time – before Tanya – and one of RC in his AT time – after Tanya.  Spot the BT image in our photographs of the toast in the feature below!

The vendors on this wedding were so fantastic and they were:

Wedding Venue & Catering – Herban Feast SoDo Park /  Wedding DJ & MC – Brandon Ghorley /  Paper Suite – Just Milled /  Wedding Cakes – Morfey’s Cakes /  Wedding Florals – Bella Signature Design /  Table Linens – SoDo Park & Bella Signature Design /  Wedding Dress – David’s Bridal /  Bridesmaid Dresses – Banana Republic /  Bride’s Shoes – Christian Louboutin /

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