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RAGLAND & FAGAN

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GIVEN & HEATH

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SHAW & CHANDLER

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HEALEY & RANSOM

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PHILIPS & COSSUTO

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KELLER & YANDELL

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SPARROW & BURLE

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GEORGE & BRUHN

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COOK & ROSENAU

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ROSEMORE & STUBBLEFIELD

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arts & culture

13 A Vibrant Storybook: Florals & Landscapes by Camilla Moss 22 Five Questions For: Dogwood Hill Founder Jennifer Hunt

food

& drink

23 A Preamble of Flavor: BLUEROOT’s Fuel for Body & Soul 32 Five Questions For: bowl. Founder Mauricio Papapietro

weddings 34 Just the Right Fit: Inclusivity in Bridal Fashion

in every issue 6 Contributors 7 From the Editor 8 The Question 9 The Guide 80 Chamber Connections 82 Out & About 86 Marketplace 88 My Mountain Brook

41 She Said Yes: Proposal Stories You Shared with Us 42 Six Romantic Wedding Hairstyles 49 Love in the Time of Coronavirus: Quarantine Stories 52 Fall Florals: Choose-Your-Own Setting Edition

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MOUNTAIN BROOK

contributors

MAGAZINE

EDITORIAL

Alec Etheredge Madoline Markham Keith McCoy Scott Mims Emily Sparacino

CONTRIBUTORS

Lindsey Culver Mary Fehr Hilary Gamble Christiana Roussel Elizabeth Sturgeon Catherine Taylor Ellie Thomas

DESIGN

Jamie Dawkins Connor Martin-Lively Kimberly Myers Briana Sansom

Lindsey Culver, Photographer

Originally from the Midwest, Lindsey is a photographer who lives in Homewood with her husband, Chris, and two mischievous children, Smith and Roland (along with their dachshund puppy, Sweeney Todd).

When not working as a baby and child photographer, she can be found with her hands in the dirt of her flower and vegetable garden, with a cup of coffee in hand around the clock, hosting hot tub parties for her friends and attending every local musical theater performance.

Mary Fehr, Photographer

Mary is a wedding and portrait photographer based out of Birmingham.

She studied art and art history at University of Montevallo. She likes to teach and plans on getting her MFA in order to do so. Mary also loves to travel and has a goal of photographing a wedding in every state! She enjoys reading non-fiction, going to concerts and spending time with her family.

MARKETING

Darniqua Bowen Kristy Brown Jessica Caudill Kari George Caroline Hairston Rachel Henderson Rhett McCreight Viridiana Romero Lisa Shapiro Kerrie Thompson

ADMINISTRATION Hailey Dolbare Mary Jo Eskridge Daniel Holmes Stacey Meadows Tim Prince

Hillary Stegall Gamble, Photographer

Hillary started Je Vois Photography 12 years ago, primarily as a wedding and portrait photography studio. She lives in Homewood with her husband and three daughters. She stays very busy developing smile wrinkles while singing, cooking, exercising or taking pictures of real moments.

Christiana Roussel, Writer

Where should we have dinner? Where should we go on our next family vacation or couple’s getaway? What kind of shotgun should I buy? These are all queries writer Christiana Roussel has answered in recent months.

While food writing is her original passion, she has really enjoyed expanding her repertoire to include travel and sporting activities that might involve an upland adventure. And no, it is not just because there might be a need for new clothes for the expedition.

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Madoline with her sister-in-law and brother, the bride and groom

ON THE COVER

Shaw & Chandler

Wesley Shaw and Peyton Chandler married at Independent Presbyterian Church and then held an intimate reception at Ovenbird that was inspired by Peyton’s Italian roots.

Photo by Lauren Bailey Photography Design by Kimberly Myers

2020 started off with a bang on Jan. 18 as I watched my brother’s bride process up to him at the altar of the Episcopal church where she’d grown up in Richmond, Virginia. A few hours later, the two of them—not usually ones for the spotlight—were up on the stage at their reception singing along to my brother’s favorite Tom Petty songs as the band rocked out behind them. In front of them danced a crowd clad in colorful hats, boas, sunglasses and balloons that my cousins and I had passed out to pump up the party ala a family tradition that began when one cousin married a Peruvian and introduced us to the Latin American “hora loca” (“crazy hour”).

Two months later, the New York Times posted a set of readersubmitted videos of “powerful scenes from crowded places that feel almost unthinkable now.” Though I didn’t send one in, that dance floor would have been mine. Looking back at pictures, it’s so apparent that we had no concept of social distancing in our minds and no idea of what was to come.

I didn’t know that by spring, I’d attend my cousin’s wedding ceremony on Zoom, putting on the dress I’d planned to wear (the first time I’d changed out of stretchy pants in who knows how long), pouring a glass of wine and opening my computer screen. I didn’t know that by summer bridesmaid duty would look like stashing my floor-length dress in the back of my closet for 2021. Instead I dropped off surprise gifts at the bride’s doorstep on wedding week, and I showed up to her parents’ house on wedding eve with a four-layer cookie cake I’d made and chatted on the back porch with their immediately family that made up all of the wedding guests, all of us in T-shirts and shorts.

To the brides and grooms of pandemic-era 2020, your resilience astounds me. And while this wedding issue may, at first glance, look similar to ones we’ve published in years past, a closer look reveals its words and images are distinct to the pandemic year we’ll never forget.

Dates were moved, guest lists were cut and unknowns were rampant.

And yet, as the couples in this issue recount, after all the stress of changed plans, they were full of intimate, meaningful moments as they began their married lives together. Be sure to read all their accounts in the pages to come in this issue, along with our coverage of inclusion in the wedding dress industry, hair styles on trend, reader-submitted engagement stories and more wedding prettiness that will hopefully brighten cold winter days for you.

Wishing you a warm and healthy start to 2021,

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“ ” THE QUESTION

What has 2020 taught you?

The beauty of staying at home. Paying attention to the simple things that we ignored as we moved around so quickly.

Rediscovering how beautiful a place we live.

To care for your neighbors.

I appreciate how our community came together to support each other while parents were trying to work, teach, and keep our families safe and protected.

The example I set to my children is the example they will set to the world.

Flexibility! You may have wonderful plans that don’t happen as you want them to. I find that the new plan is sometimes even better.

Don’t take anything for granted! I didn’t appreciate the freedom of going to a concert or birthday party or grocery store without having to wear a mask.

Family, friends and community tend to be the best vaccine for troubling times!

I learned to slow down and appreciate every day. Life is unpredictable so you have to adapt (and that’s not always a bad thing). And I am most grateful for the extra time with my children!

Keep your sense of humor, use it often, make people smile, and walk like hell on the Jemison trail.

-Philippe Lathrop

-Caleigh Rathmell Alevy

-Emily McDanal Casey

-Marguerite Bolvig Ray

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-Julie Allison Armagost

-Sheri Corey

-Vince Schilleci

-Martin Sher

THE GUIDE

MOUNTAIN BROOK HIGH SCHOOL VARSITY BASKETBALL JAN. 5 - FEB. 5 GIRLS 6 P.M. BOYS 7:30 P.M. Come out and cheer on the Spartans. Generally, girls play at 6 p.m. and boys at 7:30 p.m. for regular season games. Check mbhsspartans.com for updates.

JAN. 5: Vs. Northridge JAN. 7: At Hoover JAN. 12: Vs. Briarwood JAN. 15: Vs. Chelsea JAN. 19: At Homewood JAN. 22: At Briarwood Christian JAN. 26: At Chelsea JAN. 29: Vs. Homewood JAN. 30: Vs. Spain Park FEB. 2: Vs. John Carroll Catholic FEB. 5: Vs. Hewitt-Trussville MountainBrookMagazine.com 9

THE GUIDE AROUND TOWN THROUGH JAN. 18 Select Nights 5-9 p.m.

Glow Wild: An Animal Lantern Celebration The Birmingham Zoo THROUGH FEB. 7 Jacob Lawrence: The American Struggle Birmingham Museum of Art, Jemison Galleries THROUGH MARCH 2021 All Things Bright and Beautiful Exhibit Birmingham Museum of Art, Pizitz Gallery

BUSINESSES

NEW IN TOWN Have you checked out the latest shops open in Lane Parke? The U.S. Post Office opened just in time for Christmas postage, and Buff City Soap is now selling colorful, fragrant soaps and more. X4 Fitness, an expansion of Nexus Fitness in Homewood that uses high intensity training at four stations, is scheduled to open in the shopping area soon too.

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JAN. 9 Forging Families 5K & 1-Mile Fun Run Columbiana JAN. 12 The Price is Right Live!

BJCC Concert Hall

THE GUIDE JAN. 14-31 Birmingham Restaurant Week: Winter Edition bhamrestaurantweek.com JAN. 23 2020 Recovery 5K Trail Run & Vendor Village Benefiting Spring Valley School Red Mountain Park JAN. 30 Adam’s Heart Runs Oak Mountain State Park FEB. 5 Men Are From Mars Women Are From Venus The Lyric Theatre FEB. 14 The Great Backyard Bird Count 2021 Oak Mountain State Park Interpretive Center

FOOD

PIZZA PLEASE A new New York-style pizzeria is coming to Church Street! Slims Pizza and Bar will open this spring and has a talented team behind it. Photographer Miller Mobley and his wife spent 10 years in New York City before returning to Birmingham and are drawing inspiration for the restaurant from pizzerias there, and he’s partnering with former Bottega chef de cuisine John Rolen as well as Charles Morgan of Chuck’s Fish and FIVE and John Michael Bodnar of Fresh Hospitality. The rendering above is by Architecture Works.

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&CULTURE

ARTS

A VIBRANT STORYBOOK

Citrus and foxglove florals, coastal landscapes, and playful abstracts are becoming distinctly Camilla Moss.

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Artist Camilla Moss paints watercolors in her Brookwood Forest home.

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Each of Camilla Moss’s illustrations comes to life like a charming corner of a storybook. Her botanicals fall carefully like patterned Chinoiserie wallpaper, and her landscapes settle a quiet moment on the marshy water. The homes she paints live and breathe in bright color with families gathered inside.

Just a few years ago, these illustrated moments were far from Camilla’s day-to-day normal though.

She found herself knee-deep in spreadsheets as a full-time CPA until she swapped the computer for her watercolor set and dedicated time to a newfound passion for painting many different subjects— crosses and angels, botanical patterns, landscapes, architecture, crests and more.

This January, as her youngest son, David, celebrates his third birthday, Camilla is celebrating three years as an artist, and that’s no coincidence.

Her last day as an accountant and first few days into painting all follow the timeline of when David was born. “Our lives changed in an instant,” she says.

During an ultrasound in late 2017, Camilla and her husband, Walker, found out that David had some genetic issues, which they would later find out were Down syndrome. He was born the next year

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with complications, requiring extended hospital time, and he ended up having heart surgery months later.

When Camilla first got back home to Brookwood Forest from the hospital, her mother encouraged her to paint a few monograms for her friends, and

this project sparked a new interest. “All the things that we were going through were really hard,” Camilla says. “Painting gave me joy, and I was able to escape into something so colorful and beautiful.

The Lord carried us through this time and provided me with this gift.”

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As she stayed home with David as he grew and overcame different health complications, Camilla slowly built up her skills as she painted. Eventually, she was painting every day and finding the subjects and techniques that she enjoyed incorporating into her work.

Her monograms and stationery naturally moved into still life pieces and crosses and angels that reflect her faith. “I’m drawn to illustrations and their whimsical nature,” Camilla says. She captures everyday subjects and florals with vivid colors and an impressionistic touch—a captivating style for hazy watercolors.

Camilla, continually building her skillset, paints what brings her joy—citrus and foxglove florals, coastal landscapes, playful and light abstracts, and still moments from inside a church sanctuary or over a watery cityscape. As 2021 begins, she hopes to create more repeating pattern designs and dreams to one day see her work on fabric or create a fabric line.

Two of her favorite pieces right now are a couple of her landscapes on the coast, reflective of the soft marshes and waves that Camilla knows well from her family’s house at the Gulf. “The coast was a big part of my life growing up. All of those good memories come flooding back when I paint them,” she says.

She lets the strokes and pigments take control on the paper and embraces the loose, flowing feel. In her architecture portraits, she doesn’t confine the homes to sharp lines and 18 January/February 2021

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angles. She lets each house try on the welcoming colors and take the life of a French villa out of Ludwig Bemelmans’ “Madeline.”

All of these elements—her look, her methods, her vibrant color palette—are born from Camilla’s self-taught practice. “I paint every day, and that’s where my confidence comes from. I’ve been in love with the process from day one, and when I want something, I work really hard for it,” she says.

Once she began to establish her style, Camilla thought that sharing her work with others was the next step forward. She started posting her work on Instagram towards the end of 2018, and she moved from her Etsy account to her website in May 2020. This is when her background in accounting helped her launch the business smoothly through the process of photographing, marketing and shipping her own work.

While she still takes up accounting work here and there, painting allows her to push away structure and objectivity to instead let her creative mind take control in color.

And now, as year three begins for her time as an artist, she still feels that there’s so much more room for her work to grow and for her style to become even more defined and distinctly Camilla.

“There’s so much left to learn, and I’m excited for where it’s headed,” she says. “It’s been a huge blessing to have an outlet where I can explore.”

Find Camilla’s art at camillamoss.com @camillamossdesigns on Instagram and Facebook.

or

GIVING BACK From time to time, Camilla supports causes and organizations near to her heart through her artwork.

One organization she’s sold work for is The Bell Center for Early Intervention Programs, where David receives therapy. “It has been a blessing, and the center has been such a big part of our life.”

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FIVE QUESTIONS FOR

Jennifer Hunt

Dogwood Hill Founder PHOTOS CONTRIBUTED

For Jennifer Hunt, there is a high value in the care shown from a friend when a beautifully designed piece of mail arrives. And that’s why she developed a brand of cards and more that works with accomplished artists and high-end paper production to create special items that feel thoughtful and planned. We talked with Jennifer, who calls Mountain Brook home, to learn more about the brand’s new name and what new designs to look for at dogwood-hill.com.

What is coming soon from the brand?

We have a lot of fun product lines on the horizon where we incorporate our art into other mediums, so be on the lookout! Our new 2021 wedding suites will come out the middle of January, and we will have more than 50 suites in our wedding collection then. We are releasing our new everyday wrapping paper in January with eight different designs, and I really love this collection. People go crazy over our The holidays have just passed. What wrapping paper. other occasions do your products celebrate?

Why do you think mailing paper We have Valentine’s Day photo cards designs like yours is important in this for those who didn’t get to sending them time? at Christmas, or we have Easter cards for We saw orders for our stationery go up Why the name change and rebrand this that too. For those school Valentine 300 percent during the pandemic. I think year and what was the vision behind it? parties, we have the cutest Valentine mini that moment when you go to the mailbox We had 12 artists who were all located sets the kids will be excited to give. We sell and find a sweet note means a lot. Plus, in the South when we started back in 2015. paper pieces to use on tablescapes—table with social media, emailing and evites, As we started growing and expanding, we numbers, menus, place cards— and items there is a personal touch lost. We saw picked up artists from all over the country for birthday parties, bridal events, birth growth in holiday card buying in 2020, and as far away as South Africa. I wanted announcements, anything you need for including people who said they haven’t a name that was representative of something special. We also offer art prints sent holiday cards in years. That personal everything in the company, including our at affordable prices, milestone cards that communication may have been lost in artists, and a name that could grow with are thoughtful baby gifts, weekly planning years past, but people are more excited us and more fully reflect our company notepads, calling cards and notepads, as about it with the limited ability to visit with friends and family in person. mission of spreading joy through beautiful well as greeting cards for all occasions.

Take us back to 2015 and why you started a paper design business.

The whole reason I started the company is because there was no middle ground between the mass-produced cards and super high-end, fully custom artistcommissioned work. I wanted something that looked like a high-end custom piece that had a price tag that was reasonable, and I wanted to turn it over quickly. Our cards look like what you would have gotten if you hired an artist, but you can get it in two weeks or less. It’s on luxurious paper with a beautiful printing process because we want the art to look hand painted.

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products. The name Dogwood Hill is a combination of the street I grew up on, Dogwood Lane, and the neighborhood we lived in, Woodland Hills. Holly Hollon created the original branding, so I wanted her to do the second set for brand familiarity and it was important to me to keep the dog in the logo since Dixie Design Collective was named after our family Boston Terrier.

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FOOD

A PREAMBLE OF FLAVOR BLUEROOT is as much about community connection as it is fueling the body and soul with taste and texture.

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“If you build it, they will come.”

We’re all familiar with that famous line from the Kevin Costner film, Field of Dreams, referring to the baseball diamond he constructs, smack dab in the middle of his Iowa corn fields. Jennifer Ryan can readily identify with the emotions that drive a person to create something, where that thing they are seeking does not already exist. For Kevin Costner’s character, it was a place to play ball with his father. For Jennifer, The BLUEROOT Company was founded and exists to serve a community—nutritionally and beyond.

The menu at BLUEROOT evolves seasonally but always features salads and bowls teeming with flavor and texture like the Moroccan Delight or Kale Caesar; soups and sides loaded with naturally derived probiotics; protein boxes for clean snacking; and sweet treats such as dark chocolate tahini brownies or cashew butter cookies. To be clear, this is not twigs-and-nuts

food–this is visually arresting, simply elegant cuisine that fuels body, mind and soul.

A California native, Jennifer and her husband moved to the Magic City when he accepted a position with Andrews Sports Medicine.

Birmingham’s legendary food scene was already on her radar, and the couple relished dining out at all the city’s culinary hot spots. And yet, Jennifer saw a void here in the availability of nutrient-dense, ethically and locally sourced, delicious grab-and-go food. So, she scratched out her version of that proverbial baseball field, in a pop-up sort of space at Pepper Place Market.

Joining forces with James Beard award-winning chef Robin Bashinsky (see sidebar), she found connection with her new-found community here in Birmingham, gaining loyal fans and willing ambassadors for her concept all along the way.

One of BLUEROOT’s mightiest coups came in late 2019 in the form of winning The Big Pitch, MountainBrookMagazine.com 25

Jennifer Ryan founded BLUEROOT after moving to Birmingham.

sponsored by REV Birmingham. No one could have guessed at the time that the funds garnered from that entrepreneurial competition, would be such a balm in an era of pandemic, in addition to serving as a launchpad for the next chapter of BLUEROOT. Jennifer had a desire to take her concept beyond the Pepper Place Market location and longed for greater exposure. Enter Patina shop owner Melanie Pounds, whom Jennifer credits with the vision of carving her 180-square-foot, double-Dutch-door storefront in Mountain Brook Village, out of a former storage closet, for an Outpost.

But the collaboration did not stop there.

Jennifer is effusive in extolling the benefits of living and working in a town of our size – meaning both Birmingham and more specifically, Mountain Brook. “You know, I’ve lived in New York City and I’m from Los Angeles, and those big cities just don’t have the same almost proverbial ‘hug’ for the entrepreneur,” she says. “And here in Birmingham, it is possible–the scale, the focus on entrepreneurialism and the size of the town makes it more accessible. All of those things helped us launch but then The Big Pitch really took us to the next level—by allowing us speak to a new group of people and tap into the community, broader than just the little bubbles we were in, which is really important.” Taking the idea of the storefront location to Mountain Brook Mayor Stewart Welch and to the Mountain Brook Chamber’s Suzan Doidge, Jennifer and her team were met with a very atypical government

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FUELING OUR COMMUNITY More than just a tagline, this is a phrase that Jennifer Ryan and her team put into action whenever and wherever possible. Here’s what that has looked like in 2020. uWise Words from Women I Love – In this Instagrambased miniseries, Jennifer speaks with women who

have shaped or inspired her in various ways. Many of these subjects are local, and the series will definitely have life in 2021 and beyond. uSunday Supper Club – Jennifer and Robin shared

healthy recipes with Instagram followers to highlight BLUEROOT’s pick-up window is located next to Patina in Mountain Brook Village.

response: “How can we help make this happen?” And they meant it.

That is the spirit of community that underpins the BLUEROOT ethos, one that emanates from Jennifer’s tiny level-one, operational take-out space that meets all of the city fire, water and health requirements. As we met for this

the farmers from which they source their ingredients.

‘Grammers were encouraged to source from the same purveyors and cook along with the duo. uSupporting the YWCA – BLUEROOT teamed up

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WHO IS ROBIN BASHINSKY? Jennifer Ryan is one of those rare leaders who is selfish in accepting blame and generous in sharing the credit for work well-done. Spend just a few minutes with this woman, with a background in finance and technology, and she is quick to call out the chef whom she credits with so much of the execution of her vision, Robin Bashinsky.

Robin has a background in fine dining and worked locally at both daniel george and Hot & Hot Fish Club. He also spent time developing and testing recipes at Cooking Light Magazine, before it shuttered in the Meredith Corporation acquisition.

But beyond what his resume says, Jennifer is effusive in the other qualities he brings to BLUEROOT: “His fingerprints are all over everything that is beautiful in this business. When I come to him with crazy menu ideas, he might roll his eyes in secret, but he always comes back with something wild and creative. It is a combination of his creativity, his appreciation for the food and the sourcing and his general belief in promoting a healthier society, through food and mental health. I have not seen that trifecta in anyone else in this business. His sense of compassion, leadership and self-awareness are not traits I encounter a lot in this business.�

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interview, Jennifer continued to serve walk-up clients until closing time and beyond. She loves that her adopted home is a place where “people who are walking by or riding their bikes will just stop and poke their heads in and say, ‘Hey, I’m not familiar with who you are or what you do. Tell me more!’ And then they would take three minutes to hear our story.”

One of those customers, BLUEROOT regular and Mountain Brook resident Lanier Isom stopped by for her pick-up while we were chatting. What does she appreciate? “It is so easy to pop in and get what I want for dinner,” Lanier says. “Just amazing food, amazing people and I can’t get enough of it.

Honestly, I would love for Jennifer to have a whole restaurant with her food!”

Jennifer’s eyes are naturally bright, but they twinkle when Lanier mentions the restaurant notion, knowing that she has plans to have her own brick-and-mortar location in 2021 back at Pepper Place. “When we open our restaurant, we will have had the luxury that most restaurants don’t have of six to eight months of experimentation and training staff, working on the menu, developing operations to be faster and smarter,” she says. “This is our preamble.”

BLUEROOT’s Mountain Brook Village Outpost pick-up window at 2822 Petticoat Lane is open Monday-Friday 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Find their menu and more at bluerootco.com and follow updates @bluerootco on Instagram and Facebook.

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FIVE QUESTIONS FOR

Mauricio Papapietro bowl. Owner

PHOTOS CONTRIBUTED

Brick & Tin owner Mauricio Papapietro has been thinking a lot about what life really looks like these days.

He knows people are health-conscious. He knows they don’t necessarily have time to get something to eat for lunch each day. And now he knows more people than ever are working from home. Enter bowl.: a new concept he’s developed to cater to all of those realities with delivery service to Mountain Brook and beyond and pick-up from the former Brick & Tin location downtown. To learn more about it, we chatted with Mauricio just after bowl. launched its delivery service.

How did the bowl. concept come about?

I had started to conceptualize a different restaurant pre-COVID with a similar bowl concept. If you think of a bowl, people think of a salad, but they are a lot more than salad. I like to call them a composition of incredible ingredients—different textures and flavors that go together. I think there’s a larger movement where people care more about their food and where it came from. So we wanted to combine those two things. When COVID hit, we started doing delivery at Brick & Tin, and it was successful. We combined those things plus the added challenge to create bowls that travel well and sit well so they are healthy and conducive to a busy lifestyle.

beef bowl that is roasted medium rare and thinly sliced, and a salmon bowl. We do a 3 ½-ounce portion of meat whereas an entrée is about 6 ounces, and we build things around the meat. For the salmon for example, we add roasted beets we are getting from farmers that are really great and heirloom grains from Anson Mills in South Carolina. You can also build your own bowl, and we have about 20 different sides from homemade flat bread to jicama slaw.

What is the setup like with online ordering?

All the ordering is through the website, so all the payments are done online. We have scheduled ordering, and you can order it days in advance and it will show Can you give us an overview of the up at your door at the time you need it. We are marketing toward how you can set it menu?

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unhealthy fast food.

How are you feeling now that the concept is up and running?

We had been working on this for three months, and it has been a procurement process because we are so careful about where we are getting the ingredients and also how we are sourcing paper bowls. I was super pleased to see the creations come to life. It’s just really pretty food.

Someone said all the bowls are like art, and it’s so satisfying to hear that.

You are operating bowl. out of the former downtown Brick & Tin location.

Do you think you will start to rethink the space after COVID? Our idea was to have an expansive delivery service from here so we can capture more markets than just downtown.

All options are on the table going forward.

We have this beautiful sidewalk where we might add seating, and I don’t know if we will open the inside.

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JUST THE RIGHT FIT

Saying yes to the dress is no small moment for a bride, and that’s why designers and retailers are recognizing it’s important that she have the shopping experience she’s always dreamed of, no matter her size.

BY MADOLINE MARKHAM PHOTOS BY MARY FEHR Can I open this article with a confession? I have been wedding dress shopping with friends numerous times. We’ve looked through racks of lace and tulle and ooed and ahed each time the bride stepped out of the dressing room in a new look, anticipating how stunning she would look as she walks down the aisle to her groom. Saying yes to a wedding dress is no small moment in a woman’s life, and for most it’s the most notable shopping experience she will have and the biggest investment she’ll make in her lifetime. And yet, given my bias based on my dress size and size of the friends I have been with, never had I given thought to size availability at dress retailers.

But then I talked to Christina Sloan, owner of the new Refined Bridal Boutique in downtown Birmingham.

Here’s what I learned from her: At most wedding dress shops, the average sample size of dresses for brides to try on is a 12. Because wedding dresses tend to run smaller than everyday clothing, that 12 fits more like an 8.

Add to that equation that the average woman in America is a size 16-18, and you quickly see that many brides aren’t able to try on sample dresses in traditional boutiques, that they aren’t able to have that dream-fulfilling shopping experience I have had with friends and their moms. Often these brides have seen no choice but to order their wedding dress online without being able to try it on.

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“I felt like brides shouldn’t have to compromise their experience” - Christina Sloan

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she wanted to open a shop with a different set of sample sizes.

“I felt like brides shouldn’t have to compromise their experience,” she says.

She recognizes that for wedding dress shops it’s hard to carry a standard selection of sizes and also carry a great selection of curvy or plus sizes, so her shop carries exclusively size 14 or above, with sample sizes starting at 16 and going up to size 40. It’s one of few shops in the Southeast with these offerings and the only one in Alabama. Christina also notes that the dress selection is just as important. “So often plus size dresses are not stylish or trendy,” she says. “They are old fashioned. I wanted to bring designer dresses in the curvy and plus size realm.”

In fact, Christina has consulted with several wedding

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dress designers to develop a curvy line as part of their collections.

“Almost any dress can be modified to plus-sized,” she says.

“Adding a bit of boning and shape wear inside the dress and making sure there is added structure and support in there are key. You can still have the plunging V-necks but have support in the bust cups.”

It’s also important to see these designs on size-inclusive models on the runways and print and social media too, Christina notes. “I think every bride wants to be able to see herself, and it’s so hard to do that when we are looking at (thin) models,” she says. “We need to have representation of what we really look like as women.”

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their best work out there, and a lot of times that means they are showing off thin white people,” Mary says.

“When you are only showing that in your portfolio, then diverse bodies and people aren’t seeing themselves represented. It’s important because that’s how people see themselves.”

Christina is hopeful that the wedding dress industry is heading in good directions in this regard as she is seeing more designers wanting to add plus sizes to their collections and hopes to see their size charts go up to 30-32 or above to accommodate the curves of women in designs that are still stylish. And that, in turn, will mean that brides don’t have to settle for less than the dress experience of their dreams.

“Size inclusivity is coming a long way in fashion, and it’s making its way into bridal,” Christina says. “I’m excited to see where it goes.”

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SHE SAID YES Proposal Stories You Shared With Us

I proposed in front of the big outside stairs leading up to the Grand Bohemian bar/ restaurant after dinner at Hot & Hot Fish Club.

All of our friends and family were upstairs waiting on us and actually looking down at us which I didn’t anticipate! And to add to the story, I had her family from Winter Park, Florida, come in town that Friday for the “Alabama football game” the next day in Tuscaloosa.

During a run on the Golden Gate Bridge, we paused in the middle to look. My now-husband handed his unsuspecting daughter his phone and said, “Hey take a pic of this” as he got down on one knee. It was the shock of my life to the point I fell as he was trying to put the ring on. Luckily he got it on my finger!

-Sally Williams

-John Hughston Hutchinson

My fiancé flew to Colorado on the next flight after mine had left and surprised me while I was on a hike with my friends in the Rocky Mountains. I met him on a plane on my way out there (I used to live out there), so it was super special!

My husband proposed to me at Mountain Brook Creamery, where we had our first date! We’re both huge fans!

-Meredith Townsend

-Caroline Wilensky

He told me we were going to his step cousin’s wedding in Atlanta. In the lobby, he went back up to the room to grab his watch and asked me to check in with the front desk to see if his parents had left us a note about where to meet them.

Of course, the front desk had a note for me: “So by now, you’ve probably figured out that there is no wedding.” Umm, no, I hadn’t.

The note sent me back to the hotel room where he was waiting with a much smaller little box just for me.

Christmas evening, he went in for a kiss under my mistletoe kissing ball and started messing with it. I said, “If you pull a piece off of that, I will totally murder you!” So he got down on one knee. He had hidden the ring in the kissing ball. (It’s one from Smith & Hawken, so a true treasure....one we will keep forever.)

-Alice Harding

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ROMANTIC

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old fashioned glamour This vintage-inspired half-up, half-down style is fresh but also old fashioned, and works great with long naturally wavy hair.

Hair & Makeup: Kat Love Model: Ann Katherine Williams

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bohemian fairytale For a different take on wearing your hair down, this whimsical loose braid features pearl pins that pop against dark hair.

Hair: Gwyneth Morales Makeup: Holly McClendon Model: Naomi McClendon

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with a twist This romantic flat twist protective style updo is all the more romantic with a beaded accessory.

Hair: Gwyneth Morales Makeup: Holly McClendon Model: Cami Green

captivating elegance An elegant clip completes this half-up, half-down look that works well on long hair.

Hair & Makeup: Lindsey Martin Model: Kaylee Armstrong

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floral flourish This bohemian updo is finished off with baby’s breath for an extra touch of white.

Hair: Paige Goodwin Makeup: Holly McClendon Model: Gaby Delatorre

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simply romantic This chic updo is light on texture for an old Hollywood look for brides with long hair.

Hair: Heather Chaney Makeup: Holly McClendon Model: Jaclyn Beener

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Caitlin and David had a private church ceremony followed by a small backyard party. My favorite moment was watching the bride and groom dance to some of their favorite songs on the small back porch, most memorably “My Heart Will Go On” by Celine Dion—even my assistant and I were singing along.

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a place of significance Meagan and J.D. had a mini ceremony on her parents’ back porch. “This spot brought us full circle to all the times we had taken pictures there for high school dances beginning when we were sophomores seven years ago!” Meagan says. “I also was able to fulfill my dream of baking my own wedding cake!”

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an intimate seated dinner

2020 quarantine weddings might not have gone according to Plan A, but they were still full of uniquely sweet celebratory moments.

Here wedding planners share some that stand out from their year.

Heather Durham Photography

Instead of a large 300-person cocktail reception, Sarah and Ross decided to cut their guest list and have a seated dinner reception.

Even though it wasn’t the original wedding plan that the couple had envisioned for their big day, they were able to enjoy an intimate evening with their close friends and family.

unexpected photo op Sloane and Brock had to move their wedding an additional two times making for three wedding dates total.

One of my favorite aspects of their larger celebration—after a private ceremony on their original date—was the evening pictures Heather Durham took of them in their masks at the Elyton Hotel. They are such classic photos with a 2020 twist that will be forever remembered!

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Submitted by Ashley Stork, Magnolia Vine Events

surprise drive-by We told April and Troy we were going into the front yard for a group photo, and then cars of friends and family started driving by. They were so surprised, and their friends were able to see her in her beautiful dress. It was the most tender moment I have seen at a wedding!

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Fall Florals With autumn comes a luscious color palette for weddings, so it’s no surprise florists wanted to showcase it in these two styled shoots: one indoors and one outdoors.

Indoors

PHOTOS BY MARY FEHR Warm, moody lighting and a rich floral palette complemented an urban brick backdrop for this modern ode to autumn. The cozy dinner party setting contrasted the saturated florals with the simplicity of the bride’s ivory gowns and soft tablescape tones, bringing to life the organic beauty and inviting romance of a fall wedding.

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Dresses: Build-a-Bride by Heidi Elnora

Florals, Styling & Paper Goods: Laurel & Sage Venue: Iron City

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Outdoors PHOTOS BY JE VOIS PHOTOGRAPHY This shoot created an intimate feel for a small, at-home wedding that 2020 saw many of with the rise of COVID-19. Its style highlights that trend as well as fall colors and the antique craze that’s on the rise.

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Florals: Birdsong in Bloom Dress: Bridal Bliss

Antiques: Mary & Wilma Cake: Pen & Pastry

Cookies: Creative Sweets and Treats Stylist/Art Direction: Hagen Stegall Model: Audrey Rice

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The Wedding Dress: This is wild—I (Elizabeth) found my wedding dress when I was shopping for bridesmaid dresses at Bella Bridesmaids. I worked with the dearest alterations sister team, Charlsie Hand and her sister Linda, to create a longer train on the dress as well as the sheer jacket I wore for the ceremony and first part of the reception.

My vision for that was a wide neck with puff sleeves and a mix of whimsical yet traditional pattern of lace.

Favorite Moments: I will never forget the moment of Will and I standing

at the altar preparing to take our vows, and then the joy of looking out to see all of the people present to witness. I also loved spending the morning getting ready with my friends. Some dear family friends generously allowed us to get ready in their home, so we had stunning space and cozy fires for the winter day to all spend time together. And the reception, I can’t imagine an event that will ever top it. I had my dearest people, a fun crowd, a fun band and all the dancing—I was on Cloud 9!

Favorite Details: I have danced

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the details Ceremony Venue: Redeemer Community Church Reception Venue: Country Club of Birmingham Florist: Bronwyn Cardwell Caterer: Country Club of Birmingham

Cake: Magic Muffins Invitations: Riley Goodman Moody Wedding Dress: Amsale Bridesmaid Dresses: Amsale Hair & Makeup: Courtney White Music: Emerald Empire Band

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The Proposal: Tyler proposed in Florence, Italy, while he and I (Mallie) were both studying abroad for the semester. My family was visiting, and his parents also flew in as a surprise.

The Dress: My wedding gown was originally worn on June 15, 1951, by Katherine Springs Milnor, matron of honor to my paternal grandmother, Ellen Pratt Wilkerson Given, who also married in the dress. My mother continued the dress tradition for her wedding, and my sister Caroline was the most recent bride to wear it. The gown was purchased in

1951 at Jay Thorpe’s in New York City and was fashioned from silk satin made in Como, Italy. The inside lining at the hem of the wedding dress is embroidered with blue thread that showcases the names of each bride who has worn the dress, along with their wedding dates.

Favorite Moments: I grew up as a camper at Greystone for 10 summers and worked on summer staff for five summers. Camp Greystone is our little slice of heaven, and having everyone we love celebrating with us in such a meaningful place was something so

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amazing it is hard to capture the adequate words.

Favorite Details: Tyler’s mother was seated as “Ave Maria” played, which was also sung in my mother and father’s wedding. My mother was honored as “Edelweiss” was played. The bridal march, “Wedding Processional,” from The Sound of Music, is the song that my parents’ and my sister’s wedding party walked down the aisle to. We also have a tradition in our family of toasting our marriage with a cup engraved with our initials and wedding date.

the details Ceremony Venue: Camp Greystone Reception Venue: Kenmure Country Club Wedding Planner: Sarah Peinhardt Florist: Sarah Peinhardt Caterer: Kenmure Country Club Cake: Gateaux Cakes and Pastries Videographer: By Chance Productions

Invitations: Sarah Peinhardt Bridesmaid Dresses: Bella Bridesmaids Hair & Makeup: Cotton Rouge and Company Groom/Groomsmen Attire: Mr Burch Formal Wear Music: Liquid Pleasure

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How We Met: I (Wesley) was freelancing at a local magazine in Birmingham when I received notice that a new intern would be joining us and that I would need to vacate my cubicle to make room for him/her. A few days later when I was introduced to said intern, let’s just say that my attitude shifted. I immediately sent a message to one of my fellow employees that finally, a really cute guy had entered our largely femaledominated office. You guessed it, he’s the groom! It’s cheesy to say, but Peyton and I can also confirm that we

both “knew” before we even went on our first date.

Favorite Details: As the pandemic became a more prevalent threat, we decided to cut the guest list drastically.

Although it was a very difficult task, we ended up getting the intimate wedding of our dreams after all! It opened up our budget to “spoil” our guests with an oyster bar, late night snacks a la Chef Hastings and homemade limoncello for the road. I wanted to draw inspiration from the groom’s Italian roots to create a romantic setting overflowing with

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the details Ceremony Venue: Independent Presbyterian Church Reception Venue: OvenBird Florist: Mary Donald Caterer: OvenBird Cake: Magic Muffins Invitations: Shine Wedding Invitations Wedding Dress: Ivory & White

Bridesmaid Dresses: Red Dress Boutique Hair & Makeup: Abby Moorer Groom/Groomsmen Attire: Mr Burch Formal Wear Music: Tim Tyler Music Transportation: Rare Transportation Custom Wedding Monogram: Katrina Phillips

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healey ransom AUGUST 8, 2020

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How We Met: Sam and I (Amanda) met in Atlanta through mutual friends following the wedding of a close friend of mine. Later that week once we were back in Birmingham Sam called to ask me on a date. I was so glad he called but truthfully didn’t think he would as I kind of made fun of his shoe selection the previous weekend when we met. It turned out he liked my sense of humor!

The Proposal: When we returned to the house one Saturday afternoon, Sam rang the doorbell, and when he opened the door, his dog Parker was right there

waiting for us and had a big bow around his neck with a sign saying, “Will You Marry Us?” Favorite Moment: My favorite moment of the day was seeing Sam at the altar when they opened the church doors. We chose not to do a first look, and I am so glad! This was Sam’s idea and took some convincing, but I wouldn’t have wanted it any other way. All the excitement and anticipation of waiting to see him at the church was so special.

Favorite Details: Our reception decor and seated dinner. I wanted the

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evening to feel like a “night in the garden.”

Mariee Ami and Buffy Hargett did the best job helping to bring my vision to life. The custom umbrellas, large maple tree in the center of the room, lattice wall behind the cake, hanging basket lanterns and flowers everywhere made it a night we’ll never forget! Due to the pandemic, we had to cut our guest list considerably. It was hard making the decision to only include our wedding party and family, but with the way the East Room was decorated it didn’t feel empty at all, despite having less than 70 people in attendance.

the details Ceremony Venue: Mountain Brook Baptist Church Reception Venue: The Country Club of Birmingham Wedding Planner: Mariee Ami Florist: Buffy Hargett Flowers Cake: Magic Muffin Videographer: Clay Carroll, Carroll Productions Invitations: The Scribbler

Wedding Dress: Ivory & White Bridesmaid Dresses: Bella Bridesmaids Hair & Makeup: Kerri Bunn Groom/Groomsmen Attire: M. Burch Formal Wear Music: A-Town A-List Transportation: Coats Classic Cars & Rare Transportation Rentals: PropHouse & ERU

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The Proposal: Being a type-A accountant, I (Caroline) am a planner by nature. In February 2019, I booked a weekend trip to Sea Island for that coming October to celebrate my birthday.

Knowing that the only way to surprise me with a proposal was to have it occur during something I planned, Danny decided to propose during the trip. On Friday night, we went to what I thought was my birthday dinner at Colt & Alison steakhouse. When we sat down at our table, the waiter brought us our menus, and a note fell out of mine. When I finished reading my

letter, I looked to my right, and Danny was down on his knee with a ring. I said yes and the restaurant erupted in applause!

Favorite Moment: Being a COVID bride, I wasn’t sure what to expect in terms of the guest turnout. Yes, people RSVP-ed that they were attending, but in these uncertain times when plans change daily, I wasn’t expecting a large turnout.

We were only able to have family and wedding party at the church, and before being announced at the reception, I remember asking my wedding planner how the turnout was so I could set

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She told me I’d be pleasantly surprised, but I still didn’t believe her. As we walked in the ballroom, my jaw hit the floor. Danny and I will be forever grateful for everyone who attended. To make everything even better, no one contracted COVID at the wedding.

What You Are Doing Now: On the first day of our honeymoon, as we were in route to our hotel in Cabo, we both received offer letters from PwC offering us a two-year rotation in the PwC London office. We are moving to London and are planning to live near Hyde Park.

the details Ceremony Venue: Canterbury United Methodist Church Reception Venue: Thomas Jefferson Tower Wedding Planner: Anna Wynn Event Designs Florist: Marigold Designs Caterer: Happy Catering Cake: Barb’s Cakes Videographer: Moments Studios Invitations: Annabelle’s

Wedding Dress: The White Room Bridesmaid Dresses: Bella Bridesmaids Hair & Makeup: Brittany Scoggins Groom/Groomsmen Attire: Mr Burch Formal Wear Music: Atlanta Party Band Transportation: Prideline & Rare Transportation Rentals: Décor to Adore Table Linens: I Do Linens

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How We Met: I (Landon) was living in Rosemary Beach and working for a residential architecture firm while also teaching yoga in my free time. Thomas was in town for the Seaside Half Marathon. He had always wanted to try a yoga class and booked a private lesson with me. The rest is history.

The Proposal: I had always wanted to go skydiving, and one Saturday, Thomas surprised me with plans to go skydiving the very next day. Less than 24 hours later, we found ourselves 14,000 feet in the air and about to jump

out of an airplane. Little did I know, there was a 25-foot banner waiting for me at the landing zone that read, “WILL YOU MARRY ME?�

Favorite Details: Thomas and I definitely did not have a traditional wedding. We chose an intimate Jewish ceremony (and wrote our own vows) with our closest family and a few friends with a private dinner afterwards. Later in the night, we were greeted by the rest of our family and friends for the reception. Almost a year after Thomas and I started dating, my sister Erin, who

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had Down Syndrome, passed away unexpectedly. She loved all things bridal and Michael Jackson. She had her very own wedding dress that she would casually parade around the house. I made sure to honor her with a piece of her wedding dress wrapped around my bouquet and sequin gloves for our guests to wear while the band played her favorite song “Billie Jean.”

Favorite Moment: Just one week before the wedding, we decided to change our first dance song and perform the infamous “lift” from Dirty Dancing.

the details Wedding Venue: Pine Tree Country Club Wedding Planner: Barbara Kenyon, Happy Event Co. Florist: LSL Event Design Caterer: Pine Tree Country Club Cake: Magic Muffins Groom’s Custom Cookies: Cookies by Melissa Espinoza Invitation Calligraphy: Jan Denaburg Wedding Dress: Sarah Seven,

Kelly’s Closet Bridal Hair: Karen Free Hair & Makeup: Abby Moorer Groom’s Attire: Custom Trussini Tux from Shaia’s Music: Memphis Soul Revue Transportation: Coats Classic Cars Bar: Prophouse Chairs: HotHouse Design Studio Jewelry: Levy’s Fine Jewelry

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The Proposal: Philip had rented a house on the beach back in August 2019.

After he and I (Katie) arrived and unloaded everything, he wanted to go sit out on the porch. He had been very anxious all day, so I somewhat knew what was about to happen. This is when he then got down on one knee and asked me to be his wife. Soon after he kept telling me we needed to shower and get dressed because we had dinner reservations. After getting dressed for dinner, we decided to take a walk on the beach to enjoy the moment. When we

turned around to come back to the house, both of our families and all of our friends ran out on the beach to surprise us. We then had a big engagement party that night. It was such a special weekend that I will remember forever.

The Wedding Dress: Oh the wedding dress! I saw it on Ivory & White’s Instagram and just knew I had to try it on. It was absolutely perfect. I am typically a very indecisive person, so my mom and sisters were skeptical that I had made my decision so quickly.

Every time I would put on another

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Favorite Moment: Honestly, the whole day is my favorite! Due to COVID-19, Philip and I had to change our wedding from May 16 to August 8. Those months leading up to August 8 were all very stressful. We were thankful for my parents and our wedding planner Handley McCrory who made sure our day went off without a hitch due to the circumstances.

Once the day finally came, we were finally able to relax and enjoy this day that we had been looking forward to for so long!

the details Ceremony Venue: St. Luke’s Episcopal Church Reception Venue: OvenBird Wedding Planner: Handley Breaux Designs Florist: Mary Donald Caterer: OvenBird

Invitations: Annabelle’s Stationary Wedding Dress: Ivory & White Bridesmaid Dresses: Bella’s Bridesmaids Hair & Makeup: Celine Russell Music: Musical Fantasy Transportation: Rare Transportation

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Favorite Moment: Due to COVID-19, neither Robert’s nor my (Elizabeth’s) grandmothers were able to attend our wedding or reception. Our planner and floral designer had the idea to drive me to my grandmother’s house so that she could see me in my wedding dress and we could get pictures together. My heirloom wedding veil was my mother’s, which my grandmother bought in Brussels over 40 years ago. It was especially meaningful to be able to see her in person on my wedding day, and to have

three generations together.

Favorite Details: Our wedding was initially planned to be quite large, but the pandemic necessitated downsizing to a 25-person ceremony and 50-person seated dinner reception. At the ceremony, I had zero nerves because my sights were fully focused on walking straight down the aisle to Robert. Our friends and extended family were able to watch the ceremony via live-stream, and we were able to reconfigure the original reception design plan. With a Southern garden theme, the room was

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the details Ceremony Venue: Canterbury United Methodist Church Reception Venue: The Country Club of Birmingham Wedding Planner: Handley Breaux Designs Florist: Marigold Designs Cake: Magic Muffins Invitations: Annabelle’s

Wedding Dress: Carriage House Bridesmaid Dresses: Bella Bridesmaids Hair & Makeup: Holly Craft Groom/Groomsmen Attire: Mr Burch Formal Wear Music: Nationwide Coverage Band Transportation: Rare Transportation & Coats Classic Cars

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How We Met: Mitchell and I (Katelyn) met at Otey’s in Crestline Village. I was with girlfriends talking about how hard it is to meet a good guy. Then in walks Mitchell, I looked at him and it was like I had known him all my life. I’ll never forget his big smile he had. He said he could hear my laugh from across the room. He got my number and called me the very next morning to set up a date.

The Wedding Dress: It had a big bow on the back, something I have always wanted, and pockets of course. My mom is very advanced with Alzheimer’s, so it

was impossible to pick out my special wedding pieces with her as she cannot communicate with us anymore. We were able to have her with me when I picked out my cathedral length veil though. It was really special to me that she was there, and my dad had all the right suggestions for choosing the perfect veil. My dad was remarkable throughout the wedding planning.

Favorite Moment: I loved seeing Mitchell’s reaction when he first saw me.

It was so sweet, and I will always remember it! I also loved walking

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Favorite Details: I absolutely loved my wedding paper suite; it had my family crest at the top with hand calligraphy by Marsha Lassiter. I will always love the fact that our first dance was to “Signed, Sealed, Delivered”

by Stevie Wonder – Mitchell and I love to dance! Also, the flowers were beautiful and exactly what I wanted; I incorporated pheasant and turkey feathers in my flowers to include Mitchell’s love for hunting.

the details Ceremony Venue: Shades Crest Baptist Church Reception Venue: Mountain Brook Club Wedding Planner: Three Fold Events Florist: Pink Pear Florist Cake: Barbs Cakes Videographer: Max Bernard Invitations: Gilm Press & Marsha Lassiter Calligraphy Wedding Dress: Ivory & White

Bridesmaid Dresses: Bella Bridesmaids Hair & Makeup: Madeline Hulsey, Mad Style Groom/Groomsmen Attire: Mr Burch Formal Wear Mountain Brook Music: Big City Rhythm with East Coast Entertainment Transportation: Rare Transportation Wedding Rings and Wedding Day Gifts: Steeds Jeweler

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How We Met: Tyler and I (Mary Palmer) met through a mutual friend in Montgomery. I was finishing an internship at the Alabama Department of Environmental Management, and he was passing through the Maxwell Air Force Base on a training exercise. Tyler is a helicopter pilot for the Marine Corps, but when I asked what he did for a living, he told me that he was a “door gunner for a submarine.” I nervously gushed about submarines for a solid five minutes until he took pity on me and told me that a “door

gunner to a submarine” isn’t a real job.

He was much nicer to me for the rest of the night, and we stayed in touch from that initial meeting onward. We still laugh about our first conversation to this day!

The Proposal: Tyler proposed the morning of the 22nd of December 2018, and we decided to set a long engagement with plenty of time to plan the wedding around our busy schedules. We actually got married in the same church that my mother and father were married in, and our family

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Everyone participated in some small way all the way down to my littlest cousin.

What We Are Doing Now: Tyler and I currently live in Pensacola, Florida, where Tyler is stationed. We have an adorable English bulldog named Doodle and two silly cats named Lucy and Gouda. We love the sunshine and easy access to the beach while staying close to our family in Birmingham. We plan to take our honeymoon trip to Ireland once travel overseas becomes easier.

the details Ceremony Venue: Mountain Brook Presbyterian Church Reception Venue: The Club Wedding Reception Planner: Bailey Florist: Dorothy McDaniel Cake: Magic Muffins

Invitations: Please Reply Wedding Dress: Diane’s Formal Affair Hair & Makeup: Lauren Vining Ceremony Music: Furuto String Trio & Dr. Gary Smoke Reception Band: To the 9’s

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Mountain Brook Chamber of Commerce C O N N E C T I O N S

New Member Spotlight

Welcome, Ricky Bromberg - 2021 Chamber Board President!

Total Fitness Consultants Inc LaCoosa Marina The Joint Chiropractic LifeCare for Seniors BLUEROOT My Advisor MPower Pilates English Village Account Resolution Team

Welcome MPower Pilates to English Village!

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Introducing the 2021 Mountain Brook Chamber of Commerce Junior Board Ali Money • Anne Holman Smith Cary Beck • Drew Dickinson Harper DeWine • Kim McGuire Kirby Whitehead • Lee Mallette Lindsay Crocker • Robert Fritze Ryan Sims • Wayne Ingram Will Bromberg • Wirth Doss

Congrats to Bongiorno’s for being in business for 33 years!

Adam Millhouse • Alex Jackson Amanda Lanier • Caroline Fuerniss Emily Gardner • Grant Morgan Katie (Summers) Clifton Lillian Jones • Liz Moore Lucy Lavette • Matthew McGough Patrick Lavette • Peyton McDougal Reed McMullan • Sidney Knight Virginia Grisham • Will Reis Will Howell

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Crestline Village stores stayed open late for holiday shopping and held special promotions and festivities the evening of Nov. 12.

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Even with social distancing measures, 2019 Miss Olympian Marissa Luna crowned Mountain Brook High School sophomore Kendall Crabtree the winner of the school’s annual pageant on Nov. 21. Julia Ferreira, Lizzie Amberson and Sally Bussian were alternates, and Kyra Berger was the congeniality winner.

1. Kyra Berger 2. Addison Wint 3. Brady Davis 4. Brooke Smith 5. Kate Howell 6. Sally Bussian 7. Sadie Patton 8. Katelynn Gilliland 9. Caitlyn Burrus 10. Marissa Luna 11. Lizzie Amberson 12. Kendall Crabtree 13. Julia Ferreira

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MARKETPLACE

Marketplace Mountain Brook Magazine • 205.669.3131

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Location, community & quality living in Calera, AL. 1, 2, & 3

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bedroom apartments available. Call today for specials!! 205668-6871. Or visit hpilancasterplace.com WELDER NEEDED MIG & TIG •Light gauge stainless, aluminized, galvanized Manufacturing and Assembly Helpers Needed •Paid Holidays •Typical Shifts 6:00am-2:30pm Call RICK: 205-7613975 MacLean Power Systems NOW HIRING 3098 Pelham Pkwy, Pelham, AL 35124 We are actively hiring for production operations Apply at: www.macleanfogg. com/careers Marble Valley Manor.

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Oxford Healthcare in Montgomery currently hiring certified CNA’s and/or Home Health aides in the Clanton, Marbury and Maplesville areas.

Must be able to pass complete background check, have reliable transportation and have a strong work ethic. Serious inquiries only. Call 334-409-0035 or apply on-line at www.

Oxfordhealthcare.com Specializing in all your hair care needs SERENITY SALON Barber/Stylist Chairs Available for Rent 2 Convenient Locations •2005 Valleydale Rd. •Pelham •3000 Meadow Lake Dr. Suite 107 Call Nichole 205-240-5428

South Haven Health & Rehab NOW HIRING!!! •LPN’s & RN’s -$5,000 Sign-on Bonus for Full-Time shift • CNA’s Apply in person: 3141 Old Columbiana Rd Birmingham, AL-35266 Nursing assistant to care for high functioning quadriplegic home health patient in Jemison. Must have valid drivers license.

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PEOPLE!! Starting pay:$12hr-$14hr •General Labor •Heavy Equipment Operator •Shipping •Washer/Greaser •Calera •Alabaster Online: www. stellarstaffingllc.com Call:205-916-2860 CLOCK REPAIR SVS. * Setup * Repair * Maintenance. I can fix your Mother’s clock.

Alabaster/Pelham. Call Stephen (205)6632822 Electrician - FT Supreme Electric, local-based company in Pelham. Must be willing to learn & work hard. Go to: supremeelectric-al. com Print employment application under Contact Us. Mail to: Supreme Electric 231 Commerce Pkwy Pelham, AL 35124 or call 205-453-9327.

FT 2nd Shift Security Guard needed for beautiful, gated community in No Shelby Co. Paid health insurance, $12hr, 3-11pm weekdays.

Must have previous experience, gun permit & pistol.

Qualified candidates should call Kim 9914654 Wilton Water and Gas Board HIRING WATER TECHNICIAN •Full-time position available •We offer BCBS health insurance

& state retirement •Starting pay $12/ hr depending on experience Duties include but not limited to: •Reading Meters •Repair Leaks •Installing Water Lines •Repair & Replace Flush Plugs •Replace Gas/Water Meters •General Maintenance of Gas System •Cutting Grass •Maintain Town Properties and Main Buildings •Generally Available to Respond Within 30/min to Emergency Call-Outs, at Anytime of Day/Night Year Round •Use of Variety of Hand Tools Requirements: •Valid AL DL •HS-Diploma/ GED Apply In Person or Contact Melissa with questions: 205-665-2021 Email resumes: melissa@ wilton-al.org Become a Dental Assistant in ONLY 8 WEEKS! Please visit our website capstonedental assisting.com or call (205)561-8118 and get your career started!

Popeyes Seeking friendly, motivated, dependable Crew Members. OPEN INTERVIEWS DAILY 2:00pm-5:00pm 3300 Pelham Parkway.

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Start work this week! Apply online: work4popeyes kitchen.com GENERAL LAWN CARE • STORM DAMAGE & PROPERTY CLEANUP Serving Chilton, Coosa & many more areas. •Limb Trimming •Storm Cleanup

•Debris Removal Call Alex today for details: 1-205-955-3439 ~Military & Senior Discounts~ Now hiring RN’s and LPN’s throughout Alabama! $250 community referral bonus for RN’s and LPN’s. Sign-on Bonuses available at select locations! For more information please contact: Paige Gandolfi Call/text: 724-6917474 pgandolfi@ wexfordhealth.com JOIN OUR ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT FOR A BURGER KING FRANCHISE Schuster Enterprises, Inc., a Franchisee of Burger King, is looking for a person with skills in HVAC & Refrigeration, Light Electrical & Plumbing. BENEFITS: •Competitive Wage Based on Skills & Experience, Annual Reviews.

•Health and Life Insurance •401K Profit Sharing Plan •Paid Vacations •Maintenance Vehicle and Tools Furnished FOR INTERVIEW CALL DAVID STEVENS: 706.563.3066 (EOE–DRUG FREE WORKPLACE) Bertolone’s in Calera NOW HIRING. •Dishwasher (FT) •Kitchen Cook (FT) Apply in person at 209 Supercenter Dr. Calera, AL. 35040 SPRAY FINISHER NEEDED: HVLP, Gravity Gun, Conventional Cup, Air Assisted Airless Commercial

Cabinet/ Millwork Company looking for experienced finishers in this field, or automotive finisher willing to change to this field. We offer very competitive pay.

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224 Cahaba Valley Rd, Pelham 205-663-5821 Bud’s Best Cookies Accepting applications for the following positions: •Packers •Mixers •Machine Operators •Sanitation Positions •Maintenance Positions Bud’s Best Cookies has been in business since 1991.

We are locally owned & operated family business.We offer our employees a great work environment and benefits.Benefits for full-time employment: •5 vacation days after 1yr •10 vacation days after 3yrs •15 vacation days after 10yrs •7 paid holidays •Health & Life Insurance paid by the company for each employee after 90 days of employment •Off every Saturday •$100 Check for your birthday •FMLA after 1yr or 1250/ hrs If Interested Call 205-987-4840 or send work history/contact information: generalmail@ budsbestcookies. com fayegoudy@ budsbestcookies.com Come out of your comfort zone. Come join our Crossfit Family. Crossfit Inferis. Individual

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McCluskey Auto & RV Sales, LLC 205-8334575 Burger King is now hiring. Please apply online @ joinbkalabama.com Experienced Termite Technician or someone experienced in route-service work and wants to learn new profession. Workvehicle/equipment provided. Must drive straight-shift, have clean driving record/be 21/pass background/drug test.

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Home Instead Senior Care • CAREGiver / CNA Weekend Shifts Needed. Have you previously been a family caregiver? Do you want to make a difference in the life of a senior? Or do you simply have a special way of taking care of others? Expect to make a difference!!

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Call Brian at 205-3372140 Caregiver Looking to sit with your loved ones •Retired RN •Dependable •Experienced •Shelby, Columbiana & Wilsonville Area Call: 205-470-8565 DONAVAN LAKES FISHING CLUB & INN Marion, Perry Co. AL •8 Lakes •17 Piers •Bass, Bream, Crappie, Catfish.

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MY MOUNTAIN BROOK EBBIE STUTTS

Mountain Brook High School Homecoming Queen 2020

Merry & Bright

Bromberg’s Christmas Tree Once they start lighting the famous tree outside of Bromberg’s, you know the holidays are near. This is something I look so forward to every year. It brings a joy to Mountain Brook that will warm anyone’s soul!

Limeade Please

Gilchrist What is better than a fresh-squeezed limeade with pebble ice in a charming neighborhood from a pharmacy that was established many years ago?

Church Street Specialty

The Breakup Cookie If you don’t know what I’m talking about, head on over to 81 Church Street. This cookie is pure magic. You’ll see.

In Highs & Lows

The People There is something highly special about the Mountain Brook community. We rally around each other in the highest of highs and the lowest of lows. Mountain Brook is unmatched when it comes to comfort and support surrounding our community.

Style Central

Dukes Clothier If you know me, you’ll know where to find me 99.9 percent of the time: at a funky little boutique in the heart of Crestline. Spring, summer, fall—we’ve got you covered.

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