Custom Gown in a Little Rock Wedding | Lindsey + Justin

One swipe and…BOOM! Love! Well, things didn’t progress that lightning quick, but sparks flew for sure on Lindsey and Justin’s very first date at JJ’s Grill in Arkansas. Just over a year later, Justin surprised Lindsey with a proposal with some help from Lindsey’s darling Goldendoodle, Cash. That sweet pupper and Justin’s doggo Butters were a part of Lindsey’s bridal portraits (peek at the cuteness a little further below).

Lindsey fell for her classic wedding dress’s fabric and the way it complemented her figure with its just-the-right-fullness skirt, cinched waist, and V-neckline…but the piece de resistance was her detachable train. Explains Lindsey, “I didn’t have to worry about bustling the dress or it getting messed up while being transported.”

More details below from Lindsey, who wore her mom’s veil for her “something old” and pinned her mom’s sorority pin to her bouquet (they went to the same college and were in the same sorority!) for her “something borrowed”:

How did you guys meet?

Justin and I met by matching on the dating app, Bumble! He quickly asked me out via the app and we had our first date on July 31, 2017 at JJ’s Grill. We are very thankful for the app because I don’t think we would have met otherwise. He grew up in DeWitt, AR and went to Arkansas State University while I grew up in Little Rock, AR and went to the University of Arkansas. I just don’t think we would have ever crossed paths.

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How did your sweetie propose?

“On August 30, 2018, I was gearing up for a big weekend with our friends on Lake Hamilton in Hot Springs, AR. I decided I was going to go get my nails done that afternoon so I went right after work. When I got home, Justin was there in my living room which really surprised me! He handed me a hand-written note with sweet words about me and our future. He then proceeded to get down on one knee in my living room and proposed! I really loved that my dog Cash was there because it was funny how he thought Justin was playing when he got down on one knee.”

Tell us about your day!

We did not have a theme in mind or a specific style. We just wanted something simple and intimate to enjoy with our family and friends. We did want to keep it traditional and that is why we had our ceremony at a church. The church is actually the one my paternal grandparents have gone to for many years. I wanted to honor my late grandmother by having our ceremony there and I really felt like she was watching over us that day.

My favorite wedding moment was our “last dance.” When everyone was lining up outside for our grand exit, our band played our first dance song again. It was just the two of us on the dance floor in a big, empty ballroom. We got to take in the moment and relive our first dance song. There’s just so much going on when you do your first dance that it was great to have it played again and just for the two of us.

What was your something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue?

Something old was my veil which was actually my mother’s wedding veil. Something new was my dress. Something borrowed was my mom’s sorority pin that I pinned to my bouquet; we were in the same sorority (at the same college) so it was very meaningful. Something blue were my shoes.

Any advice for future brides/grooms?

Enjoy every moment—even the planning! It all goes by so fast and you can easily get stressed and forget to enjoy every second. I would also say that it’s not too hard to plan a lot of it yourself. I hired a planner for the month and day of and that was the perfect amount of time. She really helped with all the last minute details. Everything leading up to that though wasn’t hard to plan if you already know what you want and you know the area well. There are tons of resources online to help with the planning process and tons of reviews of vendors—plus there’s always Pinterest!