I can remember when Leah first met Ricky more than six years ago. He worked in UCF’s student government office and had a mohawk and Leah was smitten from day one. Yesterday they exchanged vows and they are now officially husband and wife!
I spent Leah’s wedding day with Leah and a bunch of my girlfriends from college at Hotel Indigo, a boutique hotel located in downtown St. Petersburg. We drank mimosas, did each other’s hair and makeup and spent hours talking and getting more and more excited for Leah!
I arrived at the hotel a little before 10 a.m. and the day flew by. Before I knew it, 2:45 p.m. arrived and Leah’s wedding photographer arrived to snap photos of Leah’s dress before her mom and sister helped her into her beautiful wedding gown. (Her photographer was actually the photographer Ryan and I used for our wedding and it was so great to see Gina again!)
The moment Leah stepped into her gown, everything felt so real. You could see Leah’s face light up as her beautiful sash was tied around her waist.
She was an absolutely stunning bride.
The ceremony and reception took place at the Mirror Lake Lyceum and at 5 p.m. on the dot, the groom and groomsman took their place at the front of the room.
Leah’s entrance was so dramatic. The doors closed behind the final bridesmaid before the wedding march played and they sprang open again as Leah’s father walked her down the aisle. She was beaming!
The ceremony ended with a sweet kiss before guests enjoyed a cocktail hour downstairs.
Our group of friends grabbed some drinks from the bar and had a good time until dinner began.
After the cocktail hour, we watched the bride and groom’s first dance as husband and wife and listened to the maid of honor and best man’s speeches.
Leah and Ricky’s wedding was so much fun.
It felt like a mini college reunion with some of my favorite people and we had the best time. It was wonderful to see so many of my sorority sisters who came from all over to celebrate Leah and Ricky’s wedding.
I’m pretty sure we never left the dance floor once the music started playing. Everyone had flip flops courtesy of the bride and groom to wear instead of heels which was fantastic.
Open bar-induced dancing is the best kind of dancing in my opinion! 
I always have a blast with Ryan at weddings. He is a dancing machine and we practiced all of the awesome moves we learned from watching Step Up 3 on ABC Family last week because we are entirely too cool.
Cameras can’t work fast enough to catch our stellar moves without blurring them. (I think this is a very good thing. 
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This morning, when I went over to my friends’ Merri and Ashley’s hotel room to hang out for a bit before taking them to the airport, we all agreed that Leah and Ricky’s wedding was perfect. The bride and groom seemed so relaxed and looked like they were having such a wonderful time.
Congratulations to Leah and Ricky!! Have a wonderful time on your honeymoon and thank you for allowing us to celebrate such a special day with you!
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Wow, everything and everyone looks so beautiful! Sounds like a really fun time 🙂 And I hope you’re doing the running man in one of those blurry pictures – you guys are too cute!
Looks like you had fun! Love the dress!
Looks like a blast- great dress!
You guys are hysterical!! I love all the dancing shots. 🙂
Oh my goodness, it looks like you guys had such a fun time! I love weddings and I can’t wait until more of my friends start getting married!
Leah and Leah have similar taste in bridesmaid dresses!!!!
Looked like a fun time! The flip flops idea is genius.
What great pics! I love the sash on her dress
I agree–open bar induced dancing is the best. 🙂
I LOVE the dress you wore to the wedding!
awww what a fun wedding! I’m sure it felt great to have all your college friends there, dancing and drinking the night away! You’re making me miss college!!!
Looks like you had a great time! I love the sash on the bride’s dress!
I always have a great time with my husband at weddings, too. He’s always up for anything! 🙂
Weddings are so much fun! I’m so glad you had a chance to see friends, too!
That looks like such a fun wedding! Kind of wish the Step Up 3 pictures weren’t blurry, just cause I think they’d be hilarious. :-p
How funny! We get up and attempt the moves we see on dance movies, too. It’s great to be able to play like kids…it keeps us young. 🙂 Glad you had a great time.
What a beautiful wedding and looks like a super fun reception!
Weddings are really just the best kind of event, IMO. Everything about them is fun! I love how you’re in flip flops in all the dancing photos – that’s totally me too!
At my cousins wedding this past spring they actually handed out flip flops to female guests. I thought that was the cutest idea!
we had baskets of flip flops labeled “dancin’ shoes” at our wedding, too! i loooove it b/c dancing in heels all night is no fun!
All gorgeous ladies! Weddings are so much fun!!
Aww I love weddings!! Especially ones like these where you get to re-unite with all of your old friends!! Glad you had a good time!!
Your dress is super cute!! And I love the sash on Leah’s dress. Weddings are just the best 🙂
Sounds so romantic and SO fun! You and your friends look like you’re just having the best time.
Looks like a beautiful — and fun — wedding!
What a beautiful wedding and stunning bride. Loved all your dance photos! Ahh I can’t wait til my wedding next July!
What a beautiful wedding! Congratulations to the happy couple!
What a nice wedding! I went to a wedding a few weekends ago and had an absolutely wonderful time catching up with everyone. They’re the best 🙂
Oh my goodness, what an amazing wedding dress! She is a beautiful bride!
What a beautiful wedding. I love your dress! Gorgeous! 🙂
I love weddings! And especially ones with a good dance floor and flip flops! When I got married I changed into flip flops at the reception 🙂
Yay! She looks beautiful! The dancing is my fav part at weddings too 🙂
You look stunning, Julie 🙂
I’m glad everything went just the way she wanted it too! And I’m glad you had an awesome time- gorgeous dress by the way…both of you 😉
haha i really want to see step up 3. especially if it would make me a stellar dancer too. looks like a fun night!
I love love love the dress you wore at the wedding!!So beautiful 🙂
What a beautiful wedding! 🙂 I actually did the flip flop basket at my wedding too. It was a huge hit. All the women appreciated it.
I love your hair and your dress! The bride is also stunning, looks like a great time!
It looks like the perfect weekend! She made a beautiful bride!
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I know this is an old post but it popped up on the bottom of your post from today. This is where I got married back in 2011!!! So fun!!! Just had to share that!!! Small world.
Aw how cool!!! It was a great venue! I love St. Pete!