Lauren & Tyler

January 18, 2020

By Caroline Edmondson

 Wed in January of this year, Lauren and Tyler Luckie first met back in 2016 when Tyler responded to a Snapchat of Lauren’s originally meant for his co-worker. “He snatched the phone and responded with a photo of himself with words that read, ‘He is busy,’” Lauren reminisces. Enamored, Lauren decided to look him up on Facebook later that night and sent him a message that would be the start of a wonderful journey.

 Come to find out, Tyler knew Lauren was the one from the beginning. “Sometimes you just know,” he shares. “From that first day I knew she would be my wife.” He made it official on Christmas Eve in 2018, proposing to Lauren in front of her family. “It was a total surprise! I couldn’t stop shaking, and my eyes became very large with excitement,” Lauren happily recalls.

 Lauren and Tyler stumbled upon their dream wedding venue by happenstance. The pair had contemplated a museum wedding, so they decided to check out the Mobile Museum of Art. “It was modern, contemporary, and quite a unique building. It was perfect because no one else we knew had their wedding there so it felt like our place,” shares Lauren. Their theme of ivory and gold with hints of green were incorporated perfectly in each detail of their big day. Their cake (baked and designed by Tara of Couture Cakes in Daphne) featured four tiers of vanilla cake with almond buttercream. It had gold foil cascading down one side with minimal flowers atop a spiked gold mirror – something that had never been done in Tara’s cake shop before. One special touch from their wedding day was Lauren’s “something blue”: a piece of blue fabric from Lauren’s grandmother sewn into her garter.

 Lauren’s sister, Rachael Volk Ulmer, served as Lauren’s matron of honor; her best friend, Savannah Starling, was her maid of honor; and her sister-in-law, Karen Koppersmith, was also by her side. On Tyler’s side stood his older brother and best man, Forrest Koppersmith; Lauren’s brother, Ryan Volk; and Tyler’s younger brother, Trevor Luckie. “There were three flower girls: my nieces Rosalyn, Grace, and Maggie,” Lauren shares.

 The newlyweds will honeymoon in the Bahamas later this year and look forward to the peace and quiet of married life, putting their new home together, and being able to do things on their own time.

 Caterer: Naman’s Catering

Photographer: Aislinn Kate Photography - Tiffany

Band/DJ: David Jones (D Jones Entertainment)

Wedding Planner: Stephanie Tunstall

Rentals: Gulf Coast Rentals

Gown: Morilee from I Do Bridal & Formal

Men’s Suits: JoS. A. Bank

Makeup: Meagan McNair at Makeup by Mea

Hair: Keri Post at Rouge Boutique Salon

Flowers: Carl from Southern Veranda

Transportation: Coastal Cruisers Classic and Antique Limousine Services

Officiant: Reverend Dr. Debora Bishop