The couple found a serene setting at the River Garden at Canoe Restaurant in Atlanta. Raquel wore an ivory satin Lady Roi gown from Brides and Belles in Cartersville with a simple blusher veil from Bridals by Lori.

Bride: Raquel Strite
Groom: Scott Bowman
Location: Atlanta, GA
Theme: Garden/Outdoor wedding

Raquel’s 15-year-old daughter, Phoebe, one of two bridesmaids, wore a Lazaro dress from Bridals by Lori.

Bride: Raquel Strite
Groom: Scott Bowman
Location: Atlanta, GA
Theme: Garden/Outdoor wedding

Raquel’s bouquet by Carithers, who designed all of the flowers, contained Sahara roses, chocolate cosmos, millets, scabiosa pods, hypericum berries, rosemary, seeded eucalyptus and dark foliage.

Bride: Raquel Strite
Groom: Scott Bowman
Location: Atlanta, GA
Theme: Garden/Outdoor wedding

The couple’s first dance was to Kenny Chesney’s "You Had Me from Hello."

Bride: Raquel Strite
Groom: Scott Bowman
Location: Atlanta, GA
Theme: Garden/Outdoor wedding

Raquel’s niece and flower girl wore a David’s Bridal dress and carried a rose and hypericum pomander.

Bride: Raquel Strite
Groom: Scott Bowman
Location: Atlanta, GA
Theme: Garden/Outdoor wedding

Canoe’s pastry chef created this buttercream-frosted cake with fondant ribbon accents. Carithers topped it off with flowers identical to those in Raquel’s bouquet.

Bride: Raquel Strite
Groom: Scott Bowman
Location: Atlanta, GA
Theme: Garden/Outdoor wedding

Silk flowers from michaels.com decorated boxes of chocolate-covered espresso bean favors from worldmarket.com.

Bride: Raquel Strite
Groom: Scott Bowman
Location: Atlanta, GA
Theme: Garden/Outdoor wedding