Sarah McCall & Stephen Fortney 12.31.11
The Proposal: After dating four and a half years, Stephen decided it was time to pop the question. It was the night before my graduation from graduate school, and Stephen had planned a dinner with our families. Stephen picked me up and was a nervous wreck. He started asking me about the weather, of all topics, and his hands were dripping sweat. He drove me down by the lake on Cherokee Boulevard and told me he didn’t want to spend the rest of his life with anyone else. He got down on one knee, and I jumped up and down screaming “Yes!” After the proposal, we enjoyed dinner with our families and returned back to my house for a surprise party with all of our friends! Wedding Details: The biggest thing we wanted for our guests was to have a good time! With our wedding being New Year’s Eve, we knew if anything, we wanted to throw a good party. With both of us being athletes in college, many of our friends were from out of town. By planning the event on New Year’s, it allowed many of our friends to make the trip! Our venue had a lot to do with the theme of the night. In the planning we knew we wanted to select a venue that was personal. We both love Tennessee athletics and it was where Stephen had really talked to me for the first time. We thought if we were to throw a party, what better place. I wanted the theme to be classic, yet festive. We were able to incorporate New Year’s by providing party attire, a champagne toast, and a personalized countdown. Our colors were black and gold with metallic accents (and just a touch of orange for the groomsmen at our reception!). I had many great ideas for the reception but had some great help from Jennie Andrews and Lisa Foster, on how to best implement my vision.
Behind the Story
Photographer Jennie Andrews Photography Florist Lisa Foster Floral Designs