Jeff Sharp (left) and Whitney Anglin (right)
Hosts Eddie Outlaw (left) and Justin McPherson Outlaw (right) hosted the party at their apartment in Fondren.
The caprese skewers were also one of the dishes at the engagement party.
Cody Cox performs at the engagement party.
Melinda Sarullo of Melinda’s Petit Fours in Madison created the Tiffany blue and gold petit fours.
The melon-ball-and-prosciutto skewers a popular food at the party.
A goat cheese mixture sits on a bed of endive.
The signature cocktail had vodka, St.-Germaine, Lillet, lemon juice, simple syrup, tonic water and basil.
One of the six bags of lemons fills a jar on the balcony. The lemons served as both decoration and an ingredient in the signature cocktail.
Attendees mingle at the engagement party.
Bartender Kellie Grantham plucked fresh basil leaves off plants to make each signature cocktail.
Eddie Outlaw and Justin McPherson Outlaw decorated their enclosed balcony with brightly colored flowers and plants, and lots of pillows.
Guests mingle at Whitney Anglin and Jeff Sharp’s engagement party on June 16 at Eddie Outlaw and Justin McPherson Outlaw’s apartment in Fondren.
Guests mingle at Whitney Anglin and Jeff Sharp’s engagement party on June 16 at Eddie Outlaw and Justin McPherson Outlaw’s apartment in Fondren.

Before Whitney Anglin and Jeff Sharp married in New Orleans on June 23, Eddie Outlaw and Justin McPherson Outlaw hosted an engagement party for them at their apartment in Fondren on June 16.

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