Ever After Events by Mel

08/31/2024

Hey friends!!!

I’m officially out of the office and on a much needed 25th anniversary vacation with my love Ben and our friends who are our other family. 😘🫶🏻🙌🏻😎

I’ll happily return your messages on the 9th. 🙏🏻🫶🏻😘

Thank y’all so much!!

08/22/2024

Barnes ~ Stickner 6.1.24

Now it’s time for the Photo dump, courtesy of the AMAZING Kelsey!!!

Kelsey Alex Photography
Better Together at Brush Creek
College Grove Strings
Norm McDonald

I was honored to do the Florals, decor set up, planning, coordination and full vendor management for this beautiful, close to my heart day. 🫶🏻 Special trusty assistant for me was Jamie Duke.

Lin and Alan ~ Love you guys and wish you all the Love and blessings from God forever!!
Thank you for trusting me with your special day! I’m humbled and honored. 💕🫶🏻🫶🏻😘

08/19/2024

To all my brides!!!

Someone do this! So cute!! 💐

08/11/2024

Oh Boy!!!
The girls and I had such a ball setting this special day up for our girl and her little baby boy bump!

Congrats Paige and Jason!
Love y’all!!

What a sweet, special day! Cannot wait to meet little bit!! 🩵🤍🩵🤍🫶🏻

Cookies by Vintage Cupcake Company and they were amazing!

08/10/2024

It’s baby shower day for my sweet cousin!!!

Let’s do this!!! 🩵🤍🩵🫶🏻🙌🏻

I made the cupcakes but my sweet friend Kayla owner of Vintage Cupcake Company did the amazing cookies!!

Stay tuned for all the good pics!!!

07/24/2024

Duncan - Bashlor April 2024 Wedding Pics are OFFICIALLY in from Casey King Photo!

She is an AMAZING photographer and I’m so grateful she captured all these beautiful pics!! She’s definitely moved to the top of my preferred vendors list!

EAE by Mel and team provided all the fun planning, vibrant florals, amazing color palette planning and decor set up and coordination for their special day. 🫶🏻🫶🏻💕🧡

Kat's Creations Table Linen And Equipment Rentals provided all the beautiful linens!
Hickory Meadow was our amazing venue and still our absolutely FAVORITE modern barn in middle TN!!

07/01/2024

Amazing way to end the season til fall!!

Congrats Jess and Henrick!!

We took care of all the florals today at The Venue at Birchwood.
Thanks for my amazing assistant, BJ! 😘🫶🏻🙌🏻 So thankful for all the gals on my team who love this as much as I do. 🫶🏻🙏🏻🥰

Florals galore!!! The beauty stars today were peach, blush and white carnations, white and blue delphiniums, white lisianthus, white and blush ranunculus, spray and garden roses, crustal blus hydrangeas and eucalyptus varieties. 💐

Venue: The Venue at Birchwood

06/29/2024

Something sweet and blush…
Something borrowed…
…and something blue …

Last wedding of the season is tomorrow until the fall!! I’m flowering all day today!!

Beautiful lace borrowed and cut from the the brides’s dress will make a sweet top layer knotted ribbon for the brides bouquet. 🫶🏻😊

It’s a garden floral sweet southern wedding.

Sneak peeks …. 😍
https://www.impfl.com/

06/14/2024

OMG! Sweet sneak peek pics of Lin and Alan’s big day …. IN LOVE!! 😍🫶🏻

I always say each bouquet is my favorite but this one is definitely my favorite of these colors now!!! 🙏🏻😘🫶🏻 💐

https://www.facebook.com/kelseyalexphoto?mibextid=LQQJ4d
Kelsey did an AMAZING job! Any couple looking for a wonderful high quality photographer that won’t cost you a second mortgage, give her a shout!

06/11/2024

Congrats Nikki and Justin Spurlock! 🥳🫶🏻

It was such an honor being your planner, coordinator, decorator and problem solver!
Nikki, you were a wonderful bride and I truly wish for nothing but love and such joy for you two!! 😘🫶🏻🤗

Venue: War Memorial Building Dickson TN, & Walnut Street Church of Christ

Planning/Coordination/Decor/Set up and Tear down: Ever After Events by Mel with helpers Jamie and Chara.

Photography: Alisa Thayne Photography (also friend of the bride)
Videography: Adelaide Street Photo + Film
Catering: Whitt’s BBQ Dickson TN
Linens: Kat's Creations Table Linen And Equipment Rentals

Bakery, Bar tender & DJ were all amazing friends of the bride and groom! They did great!

I didn’t get any pics of me or my team in action, but the proof is in the pictures! I was batteling a sinus infection to boot, but it was all worth it! What a great day! 😘🫶🏻
Enjoy these pics that I snapped! Cannot wait to see the edits from photo and video!

06/04/2024

😘🫶🏻🙏🏻 Had such a ball creating the florals for this sweet group of gals! Such a fun and sweet wedding!

Sharing your wedding with your besties makes the day even more magical 🤍

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Makeup: .studio.weddings
Hair:

06/02/2024

It was a fun, magical, romantic, full of family, laughter, love and smiles kind of day yesterday. 😘🫶🏻

All the special touches were very important!
From the amazing string quartet playing for Lindsey and Alan’s beautiful ceremony, and all the little things Better Together at Brush Creek venue provided, along with the hard work of our team and all the vendors, to smoked salmon and chicken, it was a very romantic, magical event! Rain didn’t stop Lindsey and Alan from soaking up every moment of their special day. And I was so absolutely honored that she asked me to be a part of it. 😘🫶🏻🥰

These vendors are some of my absolutely favorites and at the top of my recommendation list. Nothing but the best for family!! 🫶🏻🙏🏻

Venue & Decor: Better Together at Brush Creek
Planning/Coordiantion/Florals/Decor: Ever After Events by Mel with Mel and assistant Jamie Duke.
Catering: Hogwood BBQ
Cake: Sweets by Haley
String Quartet: College Grove Strings
Photography: Kelsey Alex Photography Kelsey Fritz
Videography: Adelaide Street Photo + Film
DJ: Onyx Entertainment - Nashville
Bar Tending: Just A Splash
Hair and MU: Studio 2 LLC Hair and Make up by Lauren
Cake cutting: Mom 🫶🏻😘

This one will always be one of my favorites. 🫶🏻😘 Love you Lin and so happy for you both!

05/31/2024

It’s beginning to look a lot like a sweet wedding!!

To say that I’m over the moon for my sweet “sis” Lindsey is an understatement!!! So honored to be doing the planning, florals, coordination and decor. Thank you for trusting me with your most special day.
🫶🏻🫶🏻🥰🥰💕💕

Praying for and wishing she and Alan all the love, happiness and blessings that a lifetime can hold!

Let’s do this!!!!🙏🏻🙌🏻🫶🏻🙏🏻🙌🏻🫶🏻

Better Together at Brush Creek

05/25/2024

Happy Memorial Day weekend! 🇺🇸🎇🎆

We’ll be out of town spending time with family and I will respond to your messages on Tuesday when we return. 🙏🏻🫶🏻🇺🇸

05/23/2024

Brides!! This is a super sweet idea as opposed to having a traditional juvenile Flower girl! 😍😍💐🩷💕🤣

Look at this beautiful flower girl! 🌸
The brides grandmother…isn’t she adorable!?🤍

05/20/2024

Fun, southern sweet magnolias wedding with Blush and Bashful out at WindSong Farm Weddings & Events today!!

Congrats Tonya and Barry!!
We wish you many years of love and happiness!!

Sneak peek before the professional pics come in. 😉😉🫶🏻🫶🏻💗🩷

Catering: Lulu’s Catering and Events Tammy Lynn-King
Photography: Molly Jensen
Linens: Nearby Lane Events
Florals: Petals on the Bluff
Gelato Cart: Sweet T's Gelato & Galore, LLC
Planning/Coordination/Decor Set up/Tear down: Ever After Events by Mel
My team today was Dina, Jamie, BJ and myself. Great team!!

These vendors today were top notch!!
We all made it a great day together! 🙏🏻🙌🏻

05/18/2024

Just some beauties I can do for any of your sweetheart special occasions… 💕 💐

05/05/2024

Vendor party!!
Hickory Meadow
Bartending.by.Layla
https://www.instagram.com/kara_warren_photography

Amazing 360 Photobooth by Priscilla Mae Evans Retrato Photo Booth. She’s going to the top of our list preferred list for Photo Booth experience!
www.retratophotobooth.net

05/04/2024

Congrats Zach & Ashton!
We pray you have a lifetime of blessings!!!

It’s wedding day again out at our favorite modern barn Hickory Meadow with my bestie assistant!
And no we didn’t plan on matching.
That’s just our twin brains! 💕😘🫶🏻💁🏼‍♀️💁🏼‍♀️

DJ: Doug with Nashville Party Authority rocked it and they are a preferred DJ on our list! Owner Blair is awesome to work with. Highly recommend them!!
Florals: Drury Design
Photography: Kara Warren- love working with Kara!
Catering: Maryann & Wanda’s- they did a great job on this fun taco bar!
Photo booths- Retratro Photo booths

We took care of the Coordination & full set up of the florals and decor.

05/03/2024

Oh MY!! 💕💕🫶🏻🫶🏻
These are turning out so amazing!!

Photography by Casey King Photo- she’s absolutely amazing!!

Florals by Melissa Cox Ever After Events by Mel

Beautiful Venue is Hickory Meadow - love Max and Haley and their beautiful venue! My favorite modern barn of all the venues!! We love doing weddings out there. All are amazing and we highly suggest them for SO many reasons!

04/27/2024

Congrats to one of my sweetest new friends and brides Olivia and her love Chris! Olivia and I have worked together for over a year and half, and she has been the kindest bride! 🫶🏻😘

YALL!!!!! I’m SO in love 😍 with this color palette and how these tables turned out!!I
I cannot wait for the edits!!!

Rocking it out at Hickory Meadow!!

Kat's Creations Table Linen And Equipment Rentals all linens.

Ever After Events by Mel all florals, decor set up and some supplies.

Just A Splash Bartending - my #1 one bartending service!
Casey King photography - defininateky going on our list!
Nashville Party Authority Doug kept the fun jams and vibes going!

04/26/2024

It’s beginning to look a lot like a bright spring wedding at Hickory Meadow on Sat!!! 😍😍😍💕💐 Import Flowers and Costco delivered for the win on these beauties as always! Thanks to all my amazing supplier ladies. Y’all are the best!

All the beauties are cut, separated, pruned, fed, guard petals off and ready for a great night of resting, opening up and arranging tomorrow!!!

Going to be a very fun day of me in my zone tomorrow !!! 😌😌😌🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻

Olivia Duncan

04/09/2024

😘🫶🏻🙌🏻

04/06/2024

Dina Kay Walters Rogers
Jamie Duke

04/06/2024

A fun, Lord centered wedding in the books at Firefly Lane - Wedding & Event Venue!

Congrats Riley and Mattie!! You were one of the sweetest couples to work for and I love how much you love the Lord!🙏🏻🙌🏻🫶🏻

Ever After Events by Mel took care of planning, coordination, all florals, partial decoration and clean up. Awesome gals with me on this one were Dina Kay Walters Rogers and Jamie Duke. Love these girls and the team the 3 of us make! 🫶🏻☺️

Catering: House Blend Holly and her team ALWAYS deliver top notch eats and service! No bite made is unloved!

Photography, Videography Photo Booth: Tanya and her team at Frozen Exposure Photo & Cinema and Hope Hickman delivered a flexible, fun and dedicated day! Never stopping except to eat, they were on the job ALL day and that impressed me! Going to the top of my list for sure!! 🙌🏻🫶🏻

Cake & Cupcake Baker: Sweets by Haley ALWAYS delivers on flavors and style! Love the traditional piping! It’s coming back!! 🙌🏻
Cookie Baker: These sweet “UP” til Death Do Us Part themed cookies are courtesy of Alpha Cookies. So sweet!

Coffee Bar: Alcohol was not missed at this blessed day due to the AMAZING coffee and espresso cart by Just Love Fountains https://justlovefountains.com/catering/. This is how you COFFEE at a wedding! This line never stopped for 2 hrs! So great!

DJ: our Emcee and DJ was Travis owner of https://www.facebook.com/deejaytrav?mibextid=LQQJ4d and he did not disappoint! If you have an alcohol free event, you need a great, funny, interactive and energetic DJ to pull off a great event. And Travis didn’t disappoint!! Definitely moving to the top of my list! Travis also offers affordable cold spark sparklers, lots of large rentals and is a small business. That’s hard to find!!

Linens: Kat's Creations. Kat does many of the linens at our weddings. She’s dependable and offers lots of styles and fabrics.

Mattie even made us feel SO special with a vendor table! 🫶🏻😘🙏🏻 So very sweet! Your vendors all work hundreds of hours before, during and after the wedding to make sure it’s super special, even when it means more time is spent or things are done that what’s paid for, and it feels so amazing to not only be appreciated, but honored. It’s absolutely unheard of!

Your vendors are sweet souls that love what they do. To all those future brides out there, please remember this. 😘🫶🏻🙏🏻 We love to work for you and we do a better job when there is great harmony and appreciation!

04/05/2024

A southern sweet bridal bouquet for the win!

Dusty miller, Roses and Freesia are the stars of this one! 🤩🤩
Seeded eucalyptus, babies breath, willow eucalyptus and a hand tied special braid that is unique to all my bouquet’s, round out the details in this very full, high custom bridal, that I cannot wait to see the bride holding! 🙏🏻😘🙌🏻🤩
Over 50 stems total! 🙏🏻🙌🏻