Hailing from Texas, Fallyn and Aaron envisioned a modern, neutral destination wedding that felt intimate and laid back.
"Since Tennessee is near and dear to our hearts, it was easy to settle on Nashville as our destination," Fallyn told us. "We reached out to several venues, which was difficult to do long distance, but The Bridge Building was so beautiful. The service and communication we received after inquiring made it seem like a no-brainer that this was our wedding venue."
This sweet pair met when Fallyn was working at a local bridal boutique owned by Aaron's friends. And we must warn you, their story is a tearjerker!
"He had been hearing a lot about 'this Fallyn girl' that works at the bridal boutique his friends own," Fallyn told us laughing. "And I guess I sounded so great that he just had to meet me."
Her boss told her she had a friend who really wanted to see a particular chick flick, but he couldn't go by himself! When he reached out to make plans, she said yes even though she'd already seen the movie and "kind of hated it."
She insisted on driving herself there in case she needed a getaway car — something Aaron won't ever let her live down — but she didn't need it and the rest fell into place.
A few years later, while Aaron attended medical school in Cumberland Gap, Tenn., Fallyn flew in to visit before his white coat ceremony. When she arrived, she found Aaron's car parked at the airport.
"When I got in the car, I found a sweet letter, a Taco Bell gift card (a must), and noticed he strategically left the CD player on my favorite John Mayer song," Fallyn told us. "I called my friend and she immediately said, 'OMG, he's going to propose!' I replied, 'You're dumb, it's not going to happen for a while.' Little did I know!"
Later in the week, Aaron, a chirpy morning person, woke her up early and rushed her to get dressed.
"I'm not a morning person, but I hopped in the car half-asleep at 5 a.m. Then he drove us through the mountains until we were at the Pinnacle overlook," Fallyn said. "It was a place we always talked about going to, and he is sometimes a romantic like that, so I just thought maybe he wanted to simply enjoy the sunrise that morning."
As they admired the view, Aaron asked her if she could get used to such early mornings. When she turned to face him, he was down on one knee and popped the question.
"I was snot-faced, boohooing excited and told him 'yes' a million times," Fallyn said. "It was such a sweet moment. More than I could've ever hoped it to be. Just us two, surrounded by foggy mountains and the most beautiful sunrise. It was my real-life fairytale moment."
Okay, now we're boohooing too. Can someone pass the Kleenex?
When the big day arrived, Fallyn got ready with her girls and the nerves kicked in as she anticipated the first look, her most memorable moment of the day.
"I felt so nervous all morning, but when I finally saw him, all of my nerves melted away," Fallyn told us. "I'll always remember how I felt at that moment, what the air felt like, and the sounds and smells that surrounded us. I just knew it was going to be the perfect day!"
Following their first look, a heartfelt sun-soaked ceremony commenced on the rooftop. A wooden hexagonal arch with sprigs of greenery by LMA Designs added contemporary style and framed the altar.
"Aaron and I wanted to do a traditional reading during our ceremony," Fallyn told us. "So we asked his sister to read a passage of scripture we love, and she made it even more personal by adding an excerpt from one of our favorite novels."
Meanwhile, the Cumberland space was dressed to impress and ready for guests.
A custom lighting installation of gold geometric lanterns with greenery was suspended in the center of the space by Infinity's production team for a soft, natural glow.
Keeping with the modern vibe, black linens from Music City Tents, chic tapered candles, and sprigs of greenery adorned each table. While smaller arrangements in matte black vases with white anemones, ranunculus, and lisianthus blooms were scattered throughout.
For dinner, guests enjoyed a southern-inspired plated dinner with all the fixin's. Entrees included buttermilk fried chicken breast with biscuits and honey butter, truffle cheddar crusted brussels sprouts and garlic parmesan mashed potatoes. Nashville approved!
Later in the evening, the couple danced to "Flower" by Amos Lee. "It was a song we listened to a lot when we were long distance for the first two years of our relationship," Fallyn told us. "We were playing around and dancing to it in the kitchen one day after our engagement, and we immediately knew we wanted it to be our first dance song."
After coffee, cake, and a whole lotta love, the evening wrapped up with a fun sparkler send-off under the Pedestrian Bridge with a hilarious mishap.
"The sparklers lasted forever," Fallyn laughed. "So we ran back and forth through the send-off line about four times until I couldn't take it anymore!"
Scroll on for all the beautiful details of their neutral modern wedding.