A Fabulous Fête: Rachel & Mark in Tulsa, OK
Rachel Ferguson and Mark Baker went to junior high school together, but it wasn't until they moved back home to Broken Arrow, Oklahoma after college that they became close. Their friendship developed into love, and after a few years of dating, Mark proposed on Easter in 2014. "We always give each other baskets as gifts, and he was very excited to give me mine that year. I opened an Easter egg and found my engagement ring inside. When I looked up, Mark was down on one knee," Rachel says.
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Erica Scott and Whitney Hewitt from Erica Weddings brought the couple's fun-filled wedding vision to life. "As a bride with a toddler, I needed all the help I could get; these ladies were my saviors. They contacted vendors, attended meetings with me, and kept everything organized. I could not have pulled off my fairytale wedding without them," Rachel says.
Rachel Ferguson and Mark Baker went to junior high school together, but it wasn't until they moved back home to Broken Arrow, Oklahoma after college that they became close. Their friendship developed into love, and after a few years of dating, Mark proposed on Easter in 2014. "We always give each other baskets as gifts, and he was very excited to give me mine that year. I opened an Easter egg and found my engagement ring inside. When I looked up, Mark was down on one knee," Rachel says.
The bride's niece, Maguire, served as her flower girl. Here, she admires Rachel's gown from afar, resulting in an adorable "getting ready" snapshot.
Rachel's wedding dress was designed by Anne Barge, and it was the couple's biggest splurge. "I brought a few of my bridesmaids and my mom with me to Dallas to a few bridal salons. We found the winning dress at Stanley Korshak — as soon as I put it on, I knew it was the gown I would get married in," she says.
"My bouquet was the largest one that my florist, The French Bouquet, has ever made, and it was gorgeous. It had peonies, roses, carnations, and jewels mixed in with the flowers," Rachel says.
The bride rocked two pairs of shoes on her wedding day: Comfy bedazzled Converse sneakers and to-die-for Oscar de la Renta heels.
Rachel's engagement ring features a round-cut diamond in an intricate halo split-shank setting. She also wore her grandma’s wedding band from 1958 as her ceremony ring.
The dapper groom poses in his gray tuxedo.
Rachel and Mark shared an emotional "first look": "Being able to see him before the ceremony helped ease my nerves. Our son, Jamison, joined us as well, which was such a special moment for us," the bride says.
