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Laura Grace Beck Dodd & Joseph Randolph Phillips JA N UA RY 1, 2 02 2 Laura Grace and Joe both grew up in the south but made their way separately to Portland, Oregon, where they met on a random yet fateful night out with friends. Joe proposed to Laura Grace after a fun and very eventful evening of night tubing in January of 2021, while on a trip to Mount Hood. The couple set their wedding date to ring in the new year – January 1, 2022. The ceremony was held at Vine Street Christian Church in Nashville with the reception following at Noelle Hotel. This location is a historic 1930s Art Deco space and was decorated with large white calla lily arrangements circled with gold 62 WINTER 2022
pedestal bowls filled with magnolia leaves and candles atop lovely sequin table coverings. The hotel provided the food including small bites for starters and a ‘New Year’s Day’ themed dinner menu. The bride wore a chic modern dress with a square neckline and three quarter length sleeves that carried the sweetest details. Her floor length and two-tiered soft tulle chapel length veil had a two-inch horsehair trim. The groom wore a classic tuxedo with black narrow notch lapel coat, white tuxedo shirt and black bow tie.
The wedding cake was a four-tiered almond cake; first layer filled with light raspberry mousseline. The top three tiers were filled with cream cheese filling, all frosted in buttercream. In lieu of a groom’s cake, there were two satellite cakes of carrot and strawberry. The bride and groom made their exit from the reception in a 1974 blue Volkswagen bus. After new COVID outbreaks surfaced, the couple chose to make a last-minute adjustment and stay in the country for their honeymoon. They enjoyed a wonderful vacation in the Art Deco historical district of Miami Beach, Florida
