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Letter from the Editor F
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personal reflection of the bride and groom – their tastes, hobbies, and vocations often become a part of the celebration. This year, Weddings by Statesboro Magazine features two local weddings which we think perfectly reflect how today’s couples are creating events that showcase their lives together, blending sentimental elements with the traditional customs of their families to create an event all their own. Our cover girl, Esta Denton, and new husband Aalap Shah, exchanged vows during a resplendent traditional East Asian/ Christian wedding, rare for Statesboro, but now one of the most popular wedding trends in America. Full of significant details, from the mehndi (or henna) designs painted on the bride and groom to the traditional red and white sari (bride) and sherwani (groom) wedding attire, every aspect of the wedding held special meaning. The couple prepared for their marriage with many prewedding, wedding, and post wedding ceremonies covering several days. A series of symbolic rituals were celebrated as the couple became man and wife, and two families were joined together. Another Statesboro area couple, Jamie Samuels and David Cromley, chose a theme of rustic elegance for their wedding celebration. The traditional Christian nuptials took place at First Baptist Church of Statesboro, where the couple incorporated the symbolic washing of each other’s feet during the ceremony. After the wedding, guests were invited to join the couple for dinner and dancing in a converted barn at the family farm, Nellwood, in Brooklet, GA. The couple arrived at the reception on a vintage John Deere tractor, a nod to the Cromley family’s generations of farming tradition. When planning your Statesboro wedding, whether small and intimate or ritualistic and elaborate, you will find the resources you need on the following pages to make your celebration just as custom as our Statesboro brides. Use our 2015 Bridal Resource Guide to create your affair to remember. Best Wishes!
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About the Cover Statesboro bride Esta Denton and husband Aalap Shah chose a traditional Hindu/Christian wedding for the time-honored celebration joining their families. Esta is featured here in a ceremonial sari wedding gown with the customary lei of red and white roses, which she swapped with Aalap during the ritual to signify their acceptance of each other as husband and wife. The three-day wedding celebration was beautifully photographed by R.A.G. Artistry.
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Esta Bernice Denton & Aalap Shah M a y 3 , 2 0 14 photogra phy by R . A .G. A r tis tr y Where you reside: Cincinnati, OH Where you both work~ Bride: University of Cincinnati, Post-Doctoral, Department of Marketing Groom: University of Cincinnati, Medical Doctor completing a residency at the Center for Emergency Care. Wedding Location/Venue: Nessmith-Lane Conference Center & the Performing Arts Center on the campus of Georgia Southern University Dress Shop – Label: Bride’s wedding gown came from Sahil, Iselin, NJ. Her reception gown was created by Surinder Bedi, of Image Boutique Shop, in Atlanta, GA. Tuxedo Rental: Groom and groomsmen wore traditional attire purchased in India. Wedding Colors: red, gold, white Videographer: Heritage Video Stylist: Pat Chandler and Brandy Belcher of Merle Norman Wedding Reception Location: Nessmith-Lane Building Cake Chef: One dozen layered caramel cakes, by Louise Miller of Stilson, GA. Caterer: Georgia Southern & Taste of India Musicians: Ceremony - Julia Kohring, piano, Keith Kohring, trumpet, Amelia Smerz, cello Reception - DJ Jasmeet Singh, of djjaz, www.djjaz.net Florist: Frazier’s Flowers Decorator: Sarita Goel of Aayojan, in Norcross Wedding Director: Jodi Kennedy Honeymoon Location: Bali Wedding Favors: Honey sticks Wedding Theme: A fusion of Hindu/Christian
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Where you reside: Brooklet, Georgia Where you both work~ Bride: Lecturer/Teacher Department of Community Health at Georgia Southern University. Groom: David farms with his family at Nellwood Farms in Brooklet, GA. He is State Chairman of the Georgia Farm Bureau Young Farmers Committee. Wedding Location/Venue: The ceremony was held at First Baptist Church of Statesboro, GA. Dress Shop: Frills by Scott Dress Designer: Pronovias/San Patrick Tuxedo Rental: R.J. Pope Traditional Men’s Wear Wedding Colors: Navy, green, and rustic natural colors Stylist: Makeup: Lydia Riner (Faces Forward Makeup Artistry) Hair: Ashton Brown Cake/Caterer: Pineland Bakery (Waynesboro, GA) Musicians: Ceremony - Hannah Waldrop and Ryan Beach Reception - Mike Veal Band Florist: Colonial House of Flowers, Christy Hulsey Decorator: Rustic to Ritz Events, Anna Swanson Wedding Director: Rustic to Ritz Events, Anna Swanson Reception Location: The reception was in a barn at Nellwood Farms. Honeymoon Location: Jamaica Wedding Favors: Blankets for weddings guests in case they got cold. Guests could take the blankets home with them. Wedding Theme: Rustic elegance, winter barn, Christ-centered
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What made your wedding special for you? We were in the company of our friends and family! It was wonderful to see all our loved ones in one place to celebrate with us. Many wedding guests had traveled a long way to attend and that is one of my sweetest memories. Our ceremony was very personal and meaningful, for example, we picked music that was special to us, and we washed each other’s feet, a Biblical tradition that represents submission and serving one another as Christ did with his disciples. The cake knives were from my parent’s wedding. The table cloths from my late grandmother. Jamie presented David, her parents, and his parents with embroidered handkerchiefs for the occasion. The couple rode up to the reception on an old John Deere tractor.
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