The reception was at Dubsdread Golf Course. A few years ago, I took a few golf lessons there right a

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Says talented photographer Laura, "Laura and Sam's wedding took place on a sweltering June morning at the church where they first met and fell in love, and concluded with a portrait session at downtown Orlando's indivi Lake Eola Park, where they'd gotten engaged. They describe themselves as 'traditional,' and they planned a wedding that fit that to a tee: A frothy lace Pronovias gown for Laura, a Burberry watch (a surprise from Laura) for Sam, a ceremony opened by the father indivi of the groom and then conducted by the father of the bride. And everywhere you looked, simple, classic elegance, from the understated pearl earrings Laura wore (a gift from Sam that very morning) to the fairytale reception venue."
Says beautiful bride, Laura, "My overall vision for the wedding and reception was for it to be classic and simple. I loved the combo of green and ivory because it was so crisp and clean. So once I picked the colors, I thought of doing a garden theme since I love flowers and wanted them to be our main decoration.
After people kept asking what our theme was, I told Sam I would call ours 'garden indivi chic' b/c I wanted it to be a really nice garden indivi party. We obviously couldn't have an outdoor reception in June in Florida so we created a garden party inside Dubsdread. Our florist did an amazing job with the centerpieces and other floral displays. We originally alternated floral centerpieces and lantern centerpieces to save money on flowers, but, in the end, the addition of the lantern seemed to really carry the garden party theme and added another texture to the decorations.  
We were married at the church where we attend and was the place where we first met and got to know each other. The chapel was designed for weddings so it was such a pretty place to have the ceremony. My favorite memory [of the day] was during the ceremony right after we said our vows and were technically married. We lit the unity candle and then prayed together for the first time as husband and wife while our friends sang over us.  
Having our fathers lead the ceremony was very personal to us and really indivi set the tone for the wedding. We wanted our wedding to show we were uniting not only the two of us, but our families and cultures, too. I knew I wanted to do subtle things to reflect both of our upbringings since we come from such different backgrounds. I carried peonies in my bouquet indivi which is a traditional flower used in Chinese weddings and we displayed the double happiness symbol on our guests' tablecards. I loved changing into the qi pao, which Sam's mom had made in Bei Jing. His sister changed for the cake cutting at her wedding so I thought it would be a nice tradition to follow. For me, I put individually wrapped candy Buckeyes in each favor bag which reflected my Ohio roots.  
The reception was at Dubsdread Golf Course. A few years ago, I took a few golf lessons there right after they f