WEDDINGS
LINDSAY ANN RAMES & DEREK ANTHONY ROBERTSON
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How Sweet It Is
HE WEDDING OF LINDSAY ANN RAMES AND Derek Anthony Robertson was about more than the union of two souls; it also meant the union of two families. Lindsay and Derek met while in management training for Enterprise; Lindsay is an account manager and Derek is a branch manager. In his plan to propose, Derek recruited their colleagues: He hired a driver to pick up Lindsay from work and take her to the airport, where they first met. There, the driver gave Lindsay a box with Champagne, chocolate-covered strawberries and a heartfelt letter from Derek, before driving her to Tilles Park, where Derek waited for her with a ring. After toasting with a glass of wine, the duo headed to Bar Napoli, where their friends and family were waiting to celebrate the engagement. Derek and Lindsay worked with their families to plan the August 24 wedding. “It was pretty unbelievable,” Derek says. “I did a few things here and there, but both of our families did a majority of the work. Her family put on a heck of a show for the whole day.” The couple recounts the cake-tasting as their favorite part of planning the event. Lindsay’s mother and Derek’s mother and grandmother, who had flown in for the weekend, joined
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BY BLAISE HART-SCHMIDT the pair at The Cakery, and everyone’s different opinions on the cake called for a sweet compromise. In the end, they chose a cake with alternating layers of fresh strawberry with strawberry frosting, traditional vanilla wedding cake with raspberry and cream, and red velvet. “Everyone had their own favorite cake, favorite toppings and favorite fillings,” Derek remembers. “It was great. We had way too much cake for lunch.” Bloomin’ Buckets transformed Ladue Chapel into “an indoor garden,” Lindsay says, complete with hydrangea plants on the altar. This allowed Lindsay and Derek to transplant the flowers into their garden at home as a keepsake, an idea Lindsay says she loved. Derek says he was touched by the speech Lindsay’s father gave, incorporating both her family and his. “My parents don’t live in town; they live in Austin,” he says. “It was neat that he involved my family members even though we don’t see them as much.” Guests waved sparklers as the couple exited the reception and sped away on a decorated golf cart. The couple, wanting to spend as much time as possible with their out-of-town guests, spent Sunday with family and friends before heading to Maui the next day.