- Quick Facts:
- How did you meet?
- Tell us about the proposal:
- Wedding day...
- Atiera, the bride...
- A first look with Dad...
- Joshua, the groom...
- First look...
- Wedding Style:
- The ceremony...
- Here comes the bride!
- What is your best wedding day memory?
- Mr. & Mrs...
- Reception decor details...
- First dance...
- Cheers to love!
- What is the best wedding advice you can give to engaged couples?
- Looking for more romantic earth-tone weddings?
- Vendors:
Atiera and Joshua celebrated their love with an intimate “Night Before” celebration with close friends and family, followed by a beautiful earth-tone wedding at the Oceancliff Hotel in Newport, Rhode Island.
The couple, who first met at a lounge in Boston, took their relationship to the next level when Joshua proposed at the same spot they first met! Atiera recalls blissfully, “It was especially intimate because it was just the two of us, no cameras, no lights, just love!”
Creating meaningful, intimate moments is important for these two. Prior to their wedding, they chose to host a “Night Before” celebration with loved ones to ensure they got to really connect with each guest. The next day, they exchanged vows overlooking vista views from the Oceancliff Hotel in Newport, Rhode Island.
Special details included Atiera wearing her mother’s veil from her wedding day (which was 40 years ago, and her parents are still happily married!) and having Joshua’s grandfather who celebrated his 100th birthday the month after their wedding attend. “Having him there on that day was a big deal for our family,” she shares.
Keep scrolling to experience more special moments from Atiera and Joshua’s romantic earth-tone wedding weekend.
- Couple: Atiera Smith & Joshua Smith
- Occupations: Educators
- Wedding date: July 15, 2024
- Wedding Location: Oceancliff Hotel in Newport, Rhode Island
Quick Facts:
- Ceremony entrance song: “Can’t Take My Eyes off of You” by Lauryn Hill
- First dance song: “Every Time I Close by Eyes” by Babyface
- Gifts did you give to your bridesmaids and groomsmen: We gave them Luxfordable sunglasses that the bride designed, custom flasks, framed photos, whiskey glasses, and fans, and paid for the bridesmaid’s make-up.
How did you meet?
We met through our mutual friends at a lounge in Boston in my early twenties when I was in graduate school!
Tell us about the proposal:
The proposal happened 7 years after we’d been dating at the same place we first met. He got down on his knees and asked me to spend the rest of our lives together. It was especially intimate because it was just the two of us, no cameras, no lights, just love!
Wedding day…
Atiera, the bride…
A first look with Dad…
Joshua, the groom…
First look…
Wedding Style:
We had an earth-tone color palette scheme. Joshua wore a forest green tuxedo and I had a vintage/chic/modern Martina Liana gown.
My bridesmaids wore different styles of elegant sage green satin gowns and my maid of honor wore a champagne gown.
The groomsmen wore black tuxedos.
The ceremony…
Here comes the bride!
What is your best wedding day memory?
The best memory from our wedding was jumping the broom to pay respect to our ancestors!
Mr. & Mrs…
Reception decor details…
First dance…
Cheers to love!
What is the best wedding advice you can give to engaged couples?
The best advice I would give to an engaged couple is to appreciate the little moments and to create timeless memories together.
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Vendors:
- Planner: Atiera J. Smith (Bride) of Luxfordable
- Photographer: Fergie Medar
- Graphic designer: Rimi Mallick of Crafty Marigold Studios
- Florist: Marcy Sabbat of Magnificent Flowers And Design
- Cake: Ninth Cake
- Hair: W Salon
