Mr. & Mrs. Wendall Wood, September 5, 2009Megan Ratka and Wendall Wood were married at Hermitage Golf Course on Saturday afternoon September 5, 2009.  What a beautiful day and a fabulous couple!  I began working with Megan and Wendall in May in planning for their wedding day.  I was so excited when they asked me to coordinate their wedding!  I have gotten to know them and their families so well, that it was like being at my own family's wedding!  Wendall's mother, Donna and I are already planning their return trip to Nashville!Their wedding weekend began on Friday evening with rehearsal practice in the Celebration Garden.  Family and friends arrived from Alabama and Ohio.  We had so much fun during rehearsal - everyone catching up - then dinner started without anyone missing a beat!Saturday morning began with the boys playing golf - and the groom's mother, Donna, getting some great shots of them on the General's Retreat.  After her departure, our work started on set up for the wedding, cocktail hour and reception.  Megan chose black and white table linens with beautiful venice black and white runners, red linen napkins and red chair ties.  The china was white square plates with beautiful flatware and stemware.  Her flowers were unbelievable by The Enchanted Florist!  The room was breathtaking!The Celebration Garden was decorated with our white chairs and beautiful white columns that Megan and Wendall chose.  At the end of their ceremony, they met with their family and bridal party for pictures and then we headed to the President's Reserve for some beautiful photos while their guests enjoyed a cocktail hour.  The photo above was taken on the bridge that approaches the 9th green.  Adwina Christine did an outstanding job at capturing a very special moment!Instead of a "send off", the couple was welcomed to their reception through a tunnel of guests blowing bubbles as they arrived on a golfcart.   A wonderful dinner was served n the Two Rivers Ford Banquet Room.  As dinner came to an end, guests were invited into the Tilted Palm Pavilon  to enjoy the cutting of their cake, which was a beautiful white 3 tiered buttercream (yummy!) cake by Cakes by Rebecca, followed by a very sweet toast from the groom's brother, TJ.  The bride and groom then had their traditional first dance followed by the father/daughter and mother/son dance.  It never matters how many times I watch, I still cry!  The DJ, Rick Ryan was PERFECT for this group!  As the night went on, he took candid photos of guests at the reception which he projected onto a screen for all guests to see!  FANTASTIC!  He also had a "text to" phone number for requests which remained on the screen the entire time - so shy guests could dedicate and request songs throughout the night.  He had someone dancing at all times during the night!  Even the Ohio State fans were on the floor... I never knew the tie to "Hang on Sloopy" by the McCoys - learned something new!  Where was Bill?  .....Bill had gotten up early Saturday morning.  Dove season is in and he was in the field before dawn.  So... no surprise that he was out like a light when I got home!  Of course I filled him in on Sunday morning of the entire day!  He just smiles at me and tells me how happy HE is that I'm having so much fun!  Oh, and he can't wait to meet Donna!-KaraVendors at this event:Photography:Adwina Christinewww.adwinachristinephotography.com615-439-1531DJRick Ryan rick@rickryan.com615-390-2784CakeCakes by Rebeccawww.cakesbyrebecca.com615-424-9108FlowersEnchanted Floristwww.enchantedfloristtn.com615-859-9002