A Royal Affair Lauren Turner + Gregory Cohen As owners of Hi Hat Ranch and one of the founding families of The Field Club, the Turner family is Sarasota royalty. The late rancher, Latimer Turner, was the family patriarch and his wife, Velda, is a charter member and past president of the Junior League of Sarasota. They are the grandparents of Lauren Turner who recently became the bride of Gregory Cohen. The couple met at a friend’s lake house on the Fourth of July and immediately became inseparable. Lauren graduated from Vanderbilt University and Savannah College of Art and Design. She currently manages the individual giving for the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. Greg is a University of Georgia graduate and is an account executive with Lockton Companies. The wedding was at First Presbyterian, Lauren’s childhood church. Her dress was an Amsale gown with an asymmetrical peplum and a fitted bodice over a jeweled cincture. Her ten attendants wore full length gowns by Bill Levkoff in Victorian lilac. The reception was held at The Field Club with a Great Gatsby meets Downton Abbey theme. The flowers, by Tiger Lily, were inspired by an English garden and the rest of the decor was resplendent 1920s glam. Dance music was provided by the Flavor Band, an eight-piece big band from Atlanta and their first dance was Chicago’s You’re the Inspiration. The wedding cake was from Cakes by Ron. In the midst of all the fun, guests donned neon headbands and wristbands when the dance floor heated up - a bit of irreverence during this classic wedding. Bobbi Hicks of Weddings by Bobbi was the wedding planner. The couple arrived to the reception by yacht and spent their first night on the yacht as husband and wife. Their parents are James and Karen Turner and Richard and Joelle Cohen. The couple describes their honeymoon in Barbados as heaven on earth. They snuggled on the beach, went snorkeling with sea turtles over a shipwreck, jet skied, rode horseback on the beach, and went deep sea fishing. Just perfect for this bride and groom.
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Photo: Barbara Banks Photography.
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