Living With The Paytons: Wedding Vendor Recap

Jason and I were engaged for 18 months before getting married and wedding planning played a huge role in my life during those 18 months, so I thought it would be fun to do a wedding vendor recap. First I have to start by giving thanks to ALL of our wedding vendors, they did such an amazing job and I couldn't imagine a better group of people to work with! I planned the wedding from 500 miles away so having vendors I felt comfortable with and could trust was an awesome feeling. I would highly recommend any and all of my vendors to anyone getting married in Arkansas!

Family is the most important thing to me and Jason. We were married on September 28th which was the same day my great-grandparents got married and our wedding was held at The Lodge at Mount Magazine (more about that below) with our closest family and friends present.

Mount Magazine in Paris, Arkansas will always be near and dear to our hearts. If you are standing on the front porch of Jason's grandparents farmhouse and you look to the left you can see Mount Magazine. The terrace at the lodge is where Jason proposed and where we said our vows. I worked closely with Brandy and she was amazing. She went above and beyond anything I could have ever asked of her and we kept in communication often. The staff at The Lodge at Mount Magazine were very helpful in setting up for our wedding and were always so kind.

My cousin Christy photographed the entire wedding day, we were so impressed by the pictures she took. We shared ideas back and forth leading up to the day of the wedding and she captured everything I asked for and more! After the wedding we were able to piece together the entire day by looking at the pictures she gave us. Having someone I loved and trusted taking my pictures put me at ease that day. I am so happy with the decision I made to have her take our pictures and I am forever grateful that she agreed.

Our bakery was TheCakePlace in Russellville, Arkansas. Lauren the owner was a pleasure to work with and our cakes and cupcakes turned out better than I envisioned! One of the things we both loved about TheCakePlace was that for our 1-year anniversary they will will give us a complimentary replica of our top tier, rather than us having to save and eat year old cake! We had our traditional wedding cake, a groom's cake (Arkansas Razorback..of course) and six flavors of cupcakes! Everything we have tried from TheCakePlace was delicious!

If you are planning a wedding you NEED a videographer! Everything I had heard about the wedding day going by in a flash was true. It is crazy how fast the day went by and how little we remembered. Sitting down together and watching our video of our wedding day was amazing. Chris and Kim from Branchout Weddings did such a great job! Kim even took a break from filming to help my MoH Rachel lace my dress!

Shelly, the owner of Bliss Salon came to Mount Magazine to do my hair and makeup and Rachel's hair. I was so happy to have her there and not have to spend time worrying about my hair! Shelly was easy going and fun to have around while getting ready for my big day!

They say everything happens for a reason and I believe it! We found two flower shops in Booneville and not knowing much about flowers we decided to go into the one we found first. I wasn't to pleased with the look of the shop and we were told the owner is the one who dealt with weddings and he wouldn't be back for 4 or 5 hours. I politely took his business card and we decided to stop into the other florist to see what they had to offer. I loved the Booneville Flower Shop from the moment I walked in the door, the decorations they had for sale were just our style and the staff were all friendly. As we started talking to the gentleman who owned the shop we found out that when Jason's grandmother was alive she frequently ordered flowers from them as well. Every time we made a trip to Arkansas we would stop in and visit our vendors just to touch base with them and without fail I bought something for our house every time we stopped in the Booneville Flower Shop!