Aubrey & Chase

Aubrey and Chase's summer wedding rewrote the rules at Silver Sycamore. She knew the property inside and out — the angles of late-day light, the way sound carries through the oaks — and she used every bit of that knowledge to build something no one had done here before: a luxury reception layered over raw, rustic bones.

A Venue in Her Blood

Aubrey didn't just choose Silver Sycamore. She grew up in it — first as family, then as staff, then as a bride walking the same grounds she'd helped transform for hundreds of other couples. That double perspective gave the day an ease most weddings have to chase.

"I knew it would give me a wedding unlike anyone else's, and when I look back on it, I love every moment and memory."

Elegant Over Rustic

Before this wedding, rustic meant mason jars and burlap. Aubrey layered rich, elegant decor — polished metals, lush florals, warm candlelight — directly onto the venue's weathered wood and open-air bones. The contrast proved that rustic is a canvas, not a constraint.

"Rustic can be transformed into whatever style you love. It doesn't have to be just one thing."

Family Style, Aubrey Style

Long banquet tables replaced the standard round-top setup, pulling the entire reception into one connected conversation. The setup worked so well it earned a permanent name on the venue's planning menu: Aubrey Style. Only someone who'd worked hundreds of events on this property would have had the confidence to try it.

"I worked here and I knew it would be an amazing event."

When the Minister Said Chance

The officiant kept calling Chase by the wrong name — Chance — and instead of tension, it broke the room open. Laughter rippled through the ceremony. The couple exhaled, locked in, and the rest of the vows landed with the loose warmth of two people fully present.

"It made us all laugh and it relaxed us and let us be in the moment. Plus, now it's become a fun joke we still bring up years later."

Add the Videographer

It wasn't in the budget. They found a way anyway. The footage captured what still photos couldn't — movement, laughter, the sound of a grandmother's joy. That grandmother has since passed, and the video holds something no photograph ever could.

"It allows me to see my grandma, who passed, in a video laughing and loving every moment, and that is something I will always cherish."

Sit Down and Watch

The reception was moving fast — every reception does. But Aubrey made herself stop. She sat, looked out across the tables, and let the whole scene register: the voices, the dancing, the people she loved most in one place at one time.

"Take a moment during the reception to sit, watch, and take it all in."

Let the Small Things Go

No one noticed whether the chair ties matched or a centerpiece was short a bloom. The things that consumed planning energy evaporated the moment the day began. What remained was the reason for all of it — the person across from you and the people who showed up.

"Don't let yourself get stressed over nothing. Focus on the fact that you are marrying your person and that all your friends and family are there to celebrate."