{"id":12861,"date":"2014-07-10T12:38:44","date_gmt":"2014-07-10T17:38:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/houstonweddingblog.com\/?p=12861"},"modified":"2016-11-16T14:52:43","modified_gmt":"2016-11-16T20:52:43","slug":"black-and-plum-wedding-at-the-bell-tower-on-34th-street-by-akil-bennett-photography","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/black-and-plum-wedding-at-the-bell-tower-on-34th-street-by-akil-bennett-photography\/","title":{"rendered":"Black and Plum Wedding at The Bell Tower on 34th Street by Akil Bennett Photography"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cThe whole wedding was a dream,&#8221; says Houston bride Jennifer. \u201cOne of my favorite details was the midnight calla lilies in my bridal bouquet. I loved the rich dark color of the flowers against my cream dress.\u201d The dark, rich color palette of black and plum with accents of peacock feathers truly set the tone for Jennifer and Scott\u2019s wedding at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/Professionals\/houston_wedding_ceremony_receptions_locations\/bell_tower_on_34th_street.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">The Bell Tower on 34<sup>th<\/sup> Street<\/a>. If you think that sounds beautiful, wait &#8217;til you see the pics! Thanks <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/Professionals\/wedding_photography\/akil_bennett_photography.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Akil Bennett<\/a> for the gorgeous photos, and congrats to the newlyweds!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12867\" title=\"Satin-Bridal-Gown-Valentino-Shoes\" src=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/2014-06-30_0001.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"584\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/2014-06-30_0001.jpg 660w, https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/2014-06-30_0001-300x265.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12869\" title=\"Dark-Purple-Bridal-Bouquet\" src=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/2014-06-30_0003.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"989\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/2014-06-30_0003.jpg 660w, https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/2014-06-30_0003-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12868\" title=\"Groom-Attire\" src=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/2014-06-30_0002.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"441\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/2014-06-30_0002.jpg 660w, https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/2014-06-30_0002-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12873\" title=\"Black-and-White-Wedding-Invitations \" src=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/2014-06-30_0007.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"882\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/2014-06-30_0007.jpg 660w, https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/2014-06-30_0007-224x300.jpg 224w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12874\" title=\"Houston-Wedding-Venue-Bell-Tower-on-34th-Street\" src=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/2014-06-30_0008.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"882\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/2014-06-30_0008.jpg 660w, https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/2014-06-30_0008-224x300.jpg 224w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12879\" title=\"Gorgeous-Backdrop-for-Wedding-Ceremony-Houston-Wedding-Venue\" src=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/2014-06-30_0013.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"988\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/2014-06-30_0013.jpg 660w, https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/2014-06-30_0013-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12880\" title=\"Father-Walking-Daughter-Down-Aisle\" src=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/2014-06-30_0014.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"441\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/2014-06-30_0014.jpg 660w, https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/2014-06-30_0014-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12881\" title=\"Beautiful-Outdoor-Houston-Wedding-Ceremony\" src=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/2014-06-30_0015.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"441\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/2014-06-30_0015.jpg 660w, https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/2014-06-30_0015-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12871\" title=\"Bride-and-Groom-Kissing\" src=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/2014-06-30_0005.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"989\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/2014-06-30_0005.jpg 660w, https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/2014-06-30_0005-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12870\" title=\"Bridal-Party-and-Wedding-Party-Pictures\" src=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/2014-06-30_0004.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"882\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/2014-06-30_0004.jpg 660w, https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/2014-06-30_0004-224x300.jpg 224w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12878\" title=\"Beautiful-Diamond-Wedding-Rings-and-Wedding-Bands\" src=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/2014-06-30_0012.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"441\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/2014-06-30_0012.jpg 660w, https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/2014-06-30_0012-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12875\" title=\"Wedding-Gift-Cage-Box\" src=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/2014-06-30_0009.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"989\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/2014-06-30_0009.jpg 660w, https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/2014-06-30_0009-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12877\" title=\"Black-and-White-Wedding-Decor \" src=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/2014-06-30_0011.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"882\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/2014-06-30_0011.jpg 660w, https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/2014-06-30_0011-224x300.jpg 224w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12882\" title=\"Bride-and-Groom-First-Dance\" src=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/2014-06-30_0016.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"989\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/2014-06-30_0016.jpg 660w, https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/2014-06-30_0016-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12876\" title=\"Black-and-White-Wedding-Cake-Flower-Cake-Topper\" src=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/2014-06-30_0010.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"989\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/2014-06-30_0010.jpg 660w, https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/2014-06-30_0010-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12883\" title=\"Bride-and-Groom-Cutting-Cake\" src=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/2014-06-30_0017.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"441\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/2014-06-30_0017.jpg 660w, https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/2014-06-30_0017-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12885\" title=\"Dessert-Table\" src=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/2014-06-30_0019.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"441\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/2014-06-30_0019.jpg 660w, https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/2014-06-30_0019-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12884\" title=\"Guests-Dancing-and-Taking-Pictures-in-Photo-Booth\" src=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/2014-06-30_0018.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"662\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/2014-06-30_0018.jpg 660w, https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/2014-06-30_0018-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/2014-06-30_0018-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12872\" title=\"Bride-and-Groom-Holding-Thank-You-Signs\" src=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/2014-06-30_0006.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"989\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/2014-06-30_0006.jpg 660w, https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/2014-06-30_0006-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Photos: <a title=\"Akil Bennett Photography\" href=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/Professionals\/wedding_photography\/akil_bennett_photography.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Akil Bennett Photography<\/a> ~ Venue: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/Professionals\/houston_wedding_ceremony_receptions_locations\/bell_tower_on_34th_street.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">The Bell Tower on 34<sup>th<\/sup> Street<\/a> ~ Bridal Gown: Pronovias from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/Professionals\/houston_bridal_gowns\/la_r%C3%AAve_bridal_couture.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">La R\u00eave Bridal Couture<\/a> ~ Makeup: Thalio Beckham Makeup Artistry ~ Bridesmaids Dresses: David\u2019s Bridal ~ Cake:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/Professionals\/houston_wedding_cakes_and_desserts\/Susies_Cakes.aspx\" target=\"_blank\"> Susie\u2019s Cakes &amp; Confections<\/a> ~ Photo Booth, Music &amp; Entertainment: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/Professionals\/houston_wedding_music_entertainment\/dju_productions.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">DJU Entertainment<\/a> ~ Registry: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/Professionals\/houston_wedding_gift_registry\/Macys.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Macy\u2019s Wedding Gift Registry<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cThe whole wedding was a dream,&#8221; says Houston bride Jennifer. \u201cOne of my favorite details was the midnight calla lilies in my bridal bouquet. I loved the rich dark color of the flowers against my cream dress.\u201d The dark, rich color palette of black and plum with accents of peacock feathers truly set the tone<a class=\"moretag\" href=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/black-and-plum-wedding-at-the-bell-tower-on-34th-street-by-akil-bennett-photography\/\"> Click here to read the rest of this post \u00bb<\/a> [&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-secondary understrap-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/black-and-plum-wedding-at-the-bell-tower-on-34th-street-by-akil-bennett-photography\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<div style='clear: both'><\/div><div style=\"float: right\" class='the_champ_sharing_container the_champ_horizontal_sharing' super-socializer-data-href='https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/black-and-plum-wedding-at-the-bell-tower-on-34th-street-by-akil-bennett-photography\/'><div class='the_champ_sharing_title' style=\"font-weight:bold\" >Share this post<\/div><ul  class=\"the_champ_sharing_ul\"><li class=\"theChampSharingRound\"><i style=\"width:30px;height:30px;border-radius:999px;\" alt=\"Facebook\" Title=\"Facebook\" class=\"theChampSharing theChampFacebookBackground\" onclick='theChampPopup(\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.weddingsinhouston.com%2Fblog%2Fblack-and-plum-wedding-at-the-bell-tower-on-34th-street-by-akil-bennett-photography%2F\")'><ss style=\"display:block;border-radius:999px;\" class=\"theChampSharingSvg theChampFacebookSvg\"><\/ss><\/i><\/li><li class=\"theChampSharingRound\"><i style=\"width:30px;height:30px;border-radius:999px;\" alt=\"Instagram\" Title=\"Instagram\" class=\"theChampSharing theChampInstagramBackground\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><ss style=\"display:block;border-radius:999px;\" class=\"theChampSharingSvg theChampInstagramSvg\"><\/ss><\/a><\/i><\/li><li class=\"theChampSharingRound\"><i style=\"width:30px;height:30px;border-radius:999px;\" alt=\"Pinterest\" Title=\"Pinterest\" class=\"theChampSharing theChampPinterestBackground\" onclick=\"javascript:void((function() {var e=document.createElement('script' );e.setAttribute('type','text\/javascript' );e.setAttribute('charset','UTF-8' );e.setAttribute('src','\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/js\/pinmarklet.js?r='+Math.random()*99999999);document.body.appendChild(e)})());\"><ss style=\"display:block;border-radius:999px;\" class=\"theChampSharingSvg theChampPinterestSvg\"><\/ss><\/i><\/li><li class=\"theChampSharingRound\"><i style=\"width:30px;height:30px;border-radius:999px;\" alt=\"Email\" Title=\"Email\" class=\"theChampSharing theChampEmailBackground\" onclick=\"window.location.href = 'mailto:?subject=' + decodeURIComponent('Black%20and%20Plum%20Wedding%20at%20The%20Bell%20Tower%20on%2034th%20Street%20by%20Akil%20Bennett%20Photography' ).replace('&', '%26') + '&body=' + decodeURIComponent('https%3A%2F%2Fwww.weddingsinhouston.com%2Fblog%2Fblack-and-plum-wedding-at-the-bell-tower-on-34th-street-by-akil-bennett-photography%2F' )\"><ss style=\"display:block\" class=\"theChampSharingSvg theChampEmailSvg\"><\/ss><\/i><\/li><\/ul><div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/div><div style='clear: both'><\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[30,584,26,57,151,165,13,5,16,28,33,181,7,182,166],"tags":[1154,340,1158,1156,648,1157,1160,1057,1159,845,1161,1024,273,535,1155],"yst_prominent_words":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12861"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12861"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12861\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12861"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12861"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12861"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=12861"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}