The Casablanca Bridal Blog

There are no brides quite like Casablanca Brides ΓÇô and Leah is the honorary bride of the day, wearing our classic fit-and-flare lace wedding dress, Style 1975! Irresistible shades of light blue and gold make this stunning, southern classic wedding day a sight for sore eyes ΓÇô not to mention the dazzling backdrop necklace Leah paired with her gown. Hanging chandeliers, rustic curtains and rugs, and an enchanting lakeside view are just a few more things that make this wedding day effortlessly beautiful.

Keep scrolling to hear all about how Leah and Steve fatefully met at a ΓÇ£barn dance,ΓÇ¥ and for more wedding day inspiration! Be sure to visit a Casablanca Bridal retailer near you to find your very own dream wedding dress.

Photography: Monika Gauthier Photography | Retailer: Suite Bridal in Atlanta, GA | Planner: Monique Semper with Semper Signature Events | Decorator: Monique Semper + EventHaus Rentals | Florist: FramptonΓÇÖs Flowers | Videographer: Dock House Digital | Venue: Patrick Properties Hospitality Group

Describe your experience of saying ΓÇ£yes to the dress!

ΓÇ£A few of my best friends, my godmother, my sister, and my mom joined me to search for the perfect dress. Suite Bridal in Atlanta was only the second store I visited, and the attendants were amazing in helping me find a dress that matched my venue and vision for my wedding. I originally did not think I would want such a form fitting dress, but knew my Casablanca dress was the one when I put it on!ΓÇ¥

ΓÇ£As my mom told me later, it was the only dress I wanted to hug goodbye I loved it so much! I didnΓÇÖt want to leave it in the store! The dress combined many of the features I was looking for in a dress, and I could immediately envision it at Lowndes Grove Plantation, my venue!"

Tell us your love story!

ΓÇ£Steve and I met in Ann Arbor, Michigan while attending the University of Michigan. Although both in the same professional fraternity, we never spoke until introduced by my best friend Kelsey at a ΓÇÿbarn dance.' Steve graduated before I did, and we endured over two years of long distance before he joined me in Washington, DC.ΓÇ¥

ΓÇ£He proposed at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. after we saw the Swan Lake ballet, and surprised me again with a group of our friends and sisters at a restaurant after!ΓÇ¥

What is your favorite thing about your husband?

ΓÇ£His sense of humor and intelligence.ΓÇ¥

What is your favorite moment from your wedding?

ΓÇ£Steve and I wrote our own vows for each other. I was so stressed and anxious before the wedding, and Steve opened his vows with a funny phrase he greets me with every time I come home. It immediately made me burst out laughing, and all the stress I had before the wedding melted away! I knew then that I was the luckiest girl in the world to be marrying him!ΓÇ¥

Do you have any advice to other brides?

ΓÇ£Practice self care. Whether thatΓÇÖs a regular workout or hobby, itΓÇÖs good to have a wedding stress-buster! DonΓÇÖt be afraid to have a destination wedding! 100% of our guests flew in and everyone was so excited to explore our ΓÇÿhappy place.ΓÇÖΓÇ¥