The Wedding of Drew Denton & Cory Thomas Shannon
June 27, 2015
Biloxi, Mississippi
Drew, what made your wedding special and what inspires you?
The people made our wedding special! It was everyone from childhood friends to college friends to friends that we’ve made as young professionals from living in Charleston and Nashville. Those relationships coupled with our family and the city of Biloxi as our location doesn’t get any more real and better than that. Not to mention, that as a young girl, I used to play in the desolate White House Hotel with neighborhood friends, and we always dreamed about what could celebrate my biggest and most special day there, a mile from where I grew up, on the most beautiful Gulf in the world, with all my favorite people equaled perfection. The White House Hotel is more than a hotel, for Biloxi and the Mississippi Gulf Coast, it represents that life still goes on post Katrina and it does so with a fresh take on traditional Southern Sophistication.
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What was your inspiration for your wedding?
My inspiration was to keep it sophisticated, yet Southern. But by southern, to let The White House Hotel, large live oak trees, beautiful green lawn and the Gulf of Mexico do the work. That was the setting and we were just there to dance around it.
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Enjoy all of the details on the wedding ceremony of Drew Denton & Cory Thomas Shannon:
Bridal Gown Designer: Modern Trousseau
Bridal Boutique: Elegant Alterations
Bridesmaids’ Dress Boutique: Amsale Boutique:Memphis Bella
Cakes/Desserts: Cakes by Tina and Desserts: The White House Hotel
Caterer: The White House Hotel
Ceremony Venue: First Presbyterian Church of Biloxi
Coordinator & Event Designer: Maureen Dorgan Neumann
Favors: Mini bottles of champagne & vintage White House postcards
Flowers: Dennis Harris – Zimlich the Florist
Guest Accommodations: The White House Hotel, Beau Rivage Casino and Resort, Hampton Inn
Biloxi
Invitations: Mac and Murphy, Charleston, SC
Mothers’ Dress Boutique(s) Mother of the Bride Dress: Teri Jon by Ricki Freeman
Music/Entertainment: All in One, Nashville, TN
Photographer: Tilley Photography
Reception Venue: The White House Hotel
Rehearsal Dinner Venue: Beau Rivage Casino & Resort
Rentals: Port City Rentals
Transportation: Gulf Coast Limousine Company
Tuxedo: Custom tuxedo from J. Hilburn
Congratulations to Drew & Cory for their wedding being chosen as our 2016 Premier Bride of Mississippi Staff Favorite!
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Blog written by: Jenny Cox Holman
Email: jenny@bridems.com
