From the Bride: Like most little girls, I always dreamed of my wedding day as if it were a fairytale yet to be told. With grand entrances and meaningful pieces. While visiting my grandfather shortly after we were engaged, I knew the fairytale wedding that I always dreamed of, was right there in front of me. Since Turner and I both grew up in small, quaint towns surrounded by farmland and all things in a southern tradition, I knew incorporating my families southern homestead as the background for my wedding would be unique and different, and would provide the perfect fairytale wedding for us.

The Goodman Homeplace is the oldest remaining family farm in Hart County. The two story house stands on top of the hill in a stately manner, setting in the heart of Central Kentucky, it is the essence of southern hospitality and family traditions. The location wasn’t the only aspect of a southern family that I incorporated. I knew I wanted my wedding dress to be my own, and I wanted to design it in a way that also incorporated pieces of my moms dress. I decided to use the buttons off her dress, and add them to the back of mine. The lace from her dress became my garter and her veil was turned into a hair piece of my own. After getting my dress altered in many ways it was finally my own. I knew I wanted a statement color scheme, that is when I chose to do white and black with touches of green and gold. I chose to do black dresses and black tuxes, it was the timeless colors that made my southern dream come to life.

My bridal party and myself spent the day getting ready inside The Goodman home, in the front room where the original log home can be seen. My grandfather is an avid old car collector and just happens to own a beautiful 1920 Model A Roadster. This is the vehicle I chose to create my grand entrance to my wedding. My grandfather drove the car around the back of the house to the front as my wedding dress simply lay on the back of the car, and my veil was flying in the gentle wind. As our string quartet played under the huge old maple tree, and our guests were awaiting my arrival, my excitement grew. Then, the moment when everyone stood, and my father started to walk me down the aisle to marry my husband, was when I knew we made the best decision picking The Goodman Homeplace to get married at. This was my favorite wedding day moment, because it was the time I saw my soon to be husband for the first time. Turner said it was his favorite moment, as well because he finally felt the weight of nerves fall off his shoulders. We both agreed not doing a first look, made our day that much more magical. It is SO worth the wait. That was magical fairytale moment, I always dreamed of.

After reading our own vows aloud at the ceremony to each other, we did our unity. Which consisted of dirt from each of our homes where we grew up, to plant a tree together. This signified coming together as one. We ended the night in a tent reception that consisted of the thousands of lights my dad strung across the top to create the fairytale reception I always dreamed of.

After many drinks, a sweet toast from my father, good food and a fun DJ we ended the night with a colorful confetti send off, because I knew I wanted to throw in one final pop of color to the day.

Elyssa + Turner's Munfordville Wedding