Extol August/September 2017 | Page 55

Our Story Brittany Wright-Humphrey & Gary Humphrey 6.17.17 Photography by Ashley Walts VENUE: Bicentennial Park next to River City Winery DRESS: Sophia’s Bridal SUITS: Him Gentleman’s Boutique RINGS: Koerber’s Fine Jewelry CATERING: River City Winery CAKE: Sweet Stuff FLORALS: Merci Bouquet HAIR: Alex Jewell MAKEUP: Marie Faulkerson PHOTOGRAPHERS: Natalie Spaulding Photography & Ashley Walts Photography VIDEOGRAPHER: Jennifer Jo Costello MUSIC: A Class Act DJ WEDDING PLANNER: Laurie Haag of Eventful 203 WEDDING DAY STYLING: Laurel & Lavender Beauty Lounge TRANSPORTATION: Royal Transportation of Louisville We were introduced by Todd Sharp, who thought we would be the perfect fit. We were engaged three days before Christmas. Gary kept taunting me with the presents under the tree because I kept begging him to just let me open one early. He finally gave in and I had to open a huge box followed by another and so on. I had an idea once the boxes kept getting smaller, and when I finally got down to the last box he was on his knee. Everything after that was kind of a blur! We celebrated by going to watch “The Christmas Carol” at Actors Theatre followed by The Exchange to have drinks with friends I heard about Laurie Haag of Eventful 203 through a friend of mine and contacted her about helping me plan the wedding. Little did I know that she would be the backbone of the entire thing. I pretty much gave all control to her, which wasn’t hard for me to do since I was never really into the process of planning a wedding. She was so professional and literally helped me the entire step of the way. The wedding would absolutely not have been as magical without her. It was very important to us to keep everything local (and I mean literally everything) and include the city of New Albany. It was also important to us to have a photograph of Gary’s parents on a stand by his side since they are no longer with us. Our ceremony was awesome. I don’t think it was longer than 15 minutes but it felt like 45. Once I laid eyes on Gary, it was hard for me to hold back my tears, but I was just so, so happy that all I could do was smile