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town bride Before walking down the aisle, a bride has one last morning with her bridesmaids WBy Kim Acker von Keller hen Catherine Ann Parker of Alpharetta, Georgia, became morning,” Catherine Ann says. “I wanted us to be relaxed, just eating and drinking and enjoying being together.” With a 5:00 p.m. ceremony and the unpredictable nature of Atlanta traffic to consider, the day started 8 a.m. in the bridal suite of the Georgian Terrace Hotel for hair and makeup with Make Me Up and photography with wedding photographer Kelly Berry. “Catherine Ann had asked me to spend the night before the wedding with her,” says Eliz- abeth von Keller, cousin of the bride and maid of honor. “We woke up bright and early to shower before everyone arrived. Catherine Ann was a ball of energy that morning, singing and talking so much!” In addition to the bride’s engaged to Stefan Bundy, she immediately went to work on planning the perfect 2019 wedding. With the help of her mother, Lisa Parker – and a good Excel spreadsheet – she found her wedding dress at Kleinfeld Bridal in New York, secured Summerour in Atlanta as her venue and caterer, and hired Shean Strong as her designer. But as much as she was looking forward to the wedding of her dreams, spending the morning with her bridesmaids was also important. mother, Stefan’s mother, Sue Robey, and his stepmother, Corinne Bundy, were on hand for the fun. But before the busi- ness of hair and makeup could begin, Catherine Ann pre- sented her bridesmaids with their gifts, blue silk pajama sets and slippers. CONTINUED on PAGE 15 “I am so high energy, and I wanted us to all have a calm 12 | TOWN BRIDE SPRING 2020