Though Lashley Webb and Andy Stubblefield live in San Diego, their love story has a strong foundation in Tennessee. It’s where they met—and eight years later, where they’d say, “I do.” They first connected at the University of Tennessee. “We didn’t start dating until after I graduated and had moved out of Knoxville,” Lashley says. She moved six hours away for veterinary school, and the couple was long-distance for more than four years. “In 2018, we decided to move to San Diego with our two dogs, a black lab named Milly and a hound dog named Etta.”
When he was ready to propose four years later, Andy knew he had to do it back in Tennessee. “We traveled to my hometown of Chattanooga to attend a friend’s wedding,” Lasley says. “After a day of boating and swimming with friends out on the Tennessee River, Andy surprised me by proposing on the dock of my family’s river house, which is a very special place to me. I was so shocked that I dropped to my knees, too!” Then her dad pulled up on a golf cart full of Champagne, and friends and family came to celebrate. “Andy’s mom brought our favorite Memphis barbecue, and we ended the night with drinks on a sunset boat ride.”
Of course, the wedding would be in Tennessee, as well. Lashley’s family has been attending St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Chattanooga for four generations; it’s where her parents were married, so there was no question about where they would hold the ceremony. However, “I wanted the ceremony and reception to have very different vibes—to match my different dresses—so where the ceremony was classic, timeless, romantic, and formal, the reception would have more colorful, whimsical, garden party vibes,” Lashley says. Common House, a former YMCA building from 1929 that was converted into a trendy social club in 2021, provided the ideal setting for her vision.
Her fashion choices reflected the differences. “Since we chose to have our ceremony at St. Paul’s, which has a classically beautiful chapel that was founded in 1853, I wanted a classic, timeless dress,” Lashley says. “I loved the image of a long veil trailing down the aisle. I thought of Grace Kelly and something lace with a high neck and long sleeves.” She initially tried on her Dany Tabet dress at White Flower Boutique “just for fun,” she says—but was immediately entranced with how it fit the vision.
“Our reception at the Common House had a more modern vibe, so I wanted a dress that was more trendy and sleek,” Lashley says. Her inspiration went from Grace Kelley to Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy. “I saw the Danielle Frankel Noa dress online months before we got engaged and knew I had to try the dress on.” It turned out to be exactly what she was envisioning. “I found a pair of Loeffler Randall shoes on Over The Moon that fit the vibe of both dresses perfectly.”
Lashley knew just where to turn for glam. “Margaret Quinn of Dream Hair Studio has been one of my best friends since I was born, so there was no question who was doing my hair for my wedding day,” the bride says. “I wanted to feel like myself, so I went with down hair and loose romantic curls.” Meanwhile, Grace Young Baskette created a matte natural beauty look.
It was raining on September 9, 2023, as they trollied from Common House to the church—but the sun came out right before the ceremony began. “I teared up as I walked down the aisle with my dad; it’s a moment I have thought about since I was a little girl,” Lashley says. The rest was a bit of a blur. “I missed the queue to kiss the groom, and Andy had to grab me and pull me into the kiss,” she laughs. Then it was back down the aisle and out of the church, where the wedding party showered them with flower petals, and their dogs—donning flower collars by Fox & Fern Botanical Styling—were waiting.
The vibe shifted, as intended, for the reception. Dinner was lively and served family-style, and live band The Block Party Experience played Motown hits and millennial throwbacks. The decor helped set the tone, too. “My favorite touches for the reception were the custom illustrations made by Andy’s sister, Sophie Bracewell,” Lashley says. “There was a cute illustration of our dogs drinking Champagne for the welcome boxes, menus, illustrations for bar signs, custom crest for the napkins, matches, and koozies.”
After a first dance to Ray LaMontagne’s “You Are The Best Thing,” the newlyweds poured a Champagne tower and light-up cowboy hats were passed around for guests to hit the dance floor with. “The band didn’t even stop for a break—there was nonstop dancing all night!” Lashley exclaims.
The newlyweds spent the night at Common House and rented the rest of its few guest rooms for their closest friends. “We had a small gettogether upstairs after the reception and then went out to the local bars before making it back to our suite for the night,” Lashley says. “The next morning, we grabbed food at Common House and lounged around the pool recapping the night before with friends.”
