Fit to Print: The invitation suite, designed by Magnolia Boone Paperie, featured a watercolor painting of The Mason by Lydia Ryals and calligraphy by Amy DuBois of Amy Sue Designs. The day-of paper pieces were just as extraordinary. “I had people tell me they put napkins and menus in their purses because they were just so pretty,” Macy laughs.

Photo by Stephanie Brazzle Photography

Shine On: In addition to creating Macy and Ethan’s custom wedding bands, Eiseman Jewels graciously lent Macy jewelry to wear on her wedding day. “I felt like the queen,” Macy says.

Photo by Stephanie Brazzle Photography

Photo by Stephanie Brazzle Photography

Oh, Snap: Stephanie Brazzle captured all of the day’s special moments for bride Macy Truelove, including this one of Macy’s mom and sister helping her into her Calla Blanche gown. The photographer’s advice for couples? “Avoid giving your photographer a shot list in its entirety. Instead, begin by talking about important moments and pictures that you definitely want to be taken. From there, trust your photographer’s expertise.”

Photo by Stephanie Brazzle Photography

True Beauty: My Fabulous Faces provided hair and makeup services for Macy and her bridesmaids. The bride opted to keep her hair down in loose curls, with soft makeup that enhanced her natural beauty. “Brides want to look like their very best and most fabulous version of themselves,” says owner Mayra Rams-Sanabria.

Photo by Stephanie Brazzle Photography

All Aglow: Absolute Entertainment put The Mason in its best light, highlighting architectural features and florals. “I hear the top floral professionals in town tell their clients that if they’re spending X amount on floral decor, it doesn’t make sense to not highlight it with lighting,” says Absolute co-owner Dave Von Blohn.

Photo by Stephanie Brazzle Photography

Take the Cake: The couple worked with Lauren Kitchens of Fancy Cakes by Lauren to design a vintage-style wedding cake that incorporated their custom crest. Lauren says when planning the look of clients’ cakes, she weighs everything from “wedding decor ... to the time and season the wedding will take place.”

Photo by Stephanie Brazzle Photography

Pop the Top: In addition to this stunner of a champagne tower, Top Tier Event Rentals brought in a complementary bar and escort card wall, created in collaboration with Magnolia Boone Paperie.

Photo by Stephanie Brazzle Photography

Sugar and Spice: Mama’s Medicine created two specialty cocktails for the evening: a spicy margarita with a Tajín rim for Macy and a smoked black-walnut old-fashioned for Ethan.

Photo by Stephanie Brazzle Photography

Photo by Stephanie Brazzle Photography

Photo by Stephanie Brazzle Photography

High Note: One of the couple’s favorite moments of the night was courtesy of their band, Emerald City Band’s EC All Stars. “We got on stage with them and sang,” remembers Macy. “That was a once-in-a-lifetime type of feeling right there.”

Photo by Stephanie Brazzle Photography

Photo by Stephanie Brazzle Photography

Photo by Stephanie Brazzle Photography

Photo by Stephanie Brazzle Photography

Our Dream Day Giveaway Winners Tie the Knot in a Star-Vendor-Studded Affair

By Jessica Otte

Macy Truelove & Ethan O’Neal
September 10, 2023

When Macy Truelove and her fiancé, Ethan O’Neal, heard about D Weddings’ Dream Day Giveaway—in which one lucky couple would win the wedding of their dreams in celebration of our 20th anniversary—they almost didn’t apply. “It’s like a running joke—I have the worst luck known to man,” Macy laughs.

But they decided to give it a shot. The Midlothian-born pair quickly won voters over with their easygoing natures and sweet love story, which dates back to eighth grade. After several rounds of voting, to their shock and surprise, they were selected as the winners. Overnight, their plans for a scaled-down, modest wedding went right out the window. “When we were paying for our own wedding, it was very simple,” Macy says, adding with a laugh, “My mom and I were going to do the flowers. We were really ballin’ on a budget.”

Fortunately, the all-star team of Dream Day vendors—spearheaded by planner Jess Wegner of Jess Wegner Events—knew how to amplify their ideas while still staying true to the couple.

Macy’s vision of timeless arrangements of baby’s breath was transformed by Blushington Blooms’ Sophie Cox and Mazzi Stevens into organic and airy displays of garnet roses, sweet peas, and ranunculus in a classic white and green palette.

Ethan, meanwhile, was focused on experience. “I wanted a really big party,” he says. Though budget constraints would’ve ordinarily necessitated a DJ, he was thrilled about having live entertainment from Emerald City Band’s EC All Stars. “The music is what everybody remembered,” he says. “It was like your own personal concert.”

After a whirlwind four-month planning process,  on September 10, 2023, the couple said “I do” at The Mason Dallas in front of 175 of their nearest and dearest. Even up until the day of their wedding, the couple could hardly believe their luck. “We had never been to an event of this scale before in our entire lives, and this one was for us,” Macy says. “It was just a surreal experience.”

Dancing on Air

The Mason Dallas provided the perfect backdrop for the timeless vibe Macy and Ethan were after. “It doesn’t even need decorations, and then when you add everything, it’s just breathtaking,” says Macy, who changed into a “fun and flirty” dress for the dance portion of the evening. Meanwhile, her groom donned a custom shawl-lapel tux from Mister Tuxedo, which also made him a black velvet dinner jacket to wear following the ceremony.

Most Valuable Player

Planner and designer Jess Wegner of Jess Wegner Events curated the varied tablescapes using linens from BBJ La Tavola. Jess proved invaluable to Macy and Ethan—not just in the planning stages but on the day of, too. “Things go wrong on wedding days—even Dream Days—and Jess was putting out fires so we could just enjoy the moment,” says Macy.

Guests: 175

First Dance: “It’s Your Love” by Tim McGraw and Faith Hill (performed by Emerald City Band’s EC All Stars)

Honeymoon: A tour of the Mediterranean in 2024

Cake Flavor: Vanilla cream cake with salted caramel filling and vanilla buttercream icing

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