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You’ve seen behind-the-scenes, now let’s take a look at the finished story! KT Merry captured the full (very full) day as it unfolded, and we’re so pleased to share her beautiful photos with y’all…

MaeMae Paperie created this intricate invitation suite. I love all the patterns!

The story of this editorial was this: A bride who grew up on a dairy farm and returned with her beau for an intimate family wedding in the field. Mamas and grandmas and little nieces helped prepare all of the food, including shucking corn and baking classic Southern cakes. We wanted to capture some of these preparatory moments in the shoot, too!

She asked her sisters and cousins to be her bridesmaids, and they all wore yellow and white dresses of their choosing.

She carried a hand-tied bouquet of yellow and white blooms (expertly created with a casual look by Serendipity Designs).

They got married on the steps of her hometown chapel, and the ceremony was performed by her childhood pastor.

Family members adjourned to the farm to celebrate at a long communal table long into the evening. Instead of a traditional guest book, they penned encouragement next to favorite verses in the family Bible. A pass-down monogram runner (lovingly embroidered by the Merriweather Council) awaited Beau and Charlotte’s married letters.

Nuage Designs created these beautiful pleated linens from scratch — they’re amazing!

We mixed and matched vintage china from Replacements, then wrapped a thin band of corn stalk around each napkin for a pop of green.

The most delicious savories by Fearrington Village were enjoyed by all (this is one faux reception where everyone ate!).

I loved our sweet kids’ table — just push together two hay bales, throw a baby quilt over the top, and pull up two Ikea child-sized chairs! We added a mason jar centerpiece for extra pretty.

A classic Southern cake buffet rounded out the evening, complete with lemon pound cake, caramel, hummingbird, red velvet, and coconut.

I would love to know: What’s your favorite part of this shoot? For me, I think it’s the giant American flag behind the cake buffet!

Photographer: KT Merry | Photographer: KT Merry | Film Processing: Richard Photo Lab | Videographer: Twenty-One Films | Floral Design: Serendipity Designs | Bouquet Ribbon: Pressed Cotton | Hair and Makeup: Makeup For Your Day | Bride’s Gown: Alvina Valenta, Style 9358 | Bride’s Veil: Jule’s Veils | Bridesmaid Dresses: Modcloth | Yellow Little Girl’s Dress: Belles and Bugs | White Little Girl’s Dress: Sorella Designs | Aprons: Stitch Thru Time | Casserole Dishes: Bloomingdale’s | Men’s Shirts: Lands’ End | Groom’s Suspenders: No Slip Suspenders | Floral Bow Tie: Voila! Press | Paper: MaeMae Paperie | Calligraphy: MM Ink | Food and Cakes: Fearrington Village | Ceremony Venue: Martha’s Chapel | Reception Venue: Maple View Farm | Table, Napkin, and Bench Rental: Classic Party Rentals Raleigh | Vintage Tables: Mason Dixon Collection | Table Linen and Bench Cushions: Nuage Designs | Vintage China: Replacements, Ltd. | Eyelet Runners: El Ritmo Retro | Kids’ Table Quilt: Keri Quilts | Embroidered Runner: The Merriweather Council | Garland: A&M Growers | Guitar Flowers: Afloral.com Inc. | Cake Stand: Smash Cake & Co. | Cake Stand: The TomKat Studio | Yellow Tubs: Pressed Cotton | Vintage Ribbon: Hyman Hendler

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  1. avatar Caitlyn | The Aerialist Press reply

    Oh my goodness, too. cute. And the cow! Love him!

  2. avatar Faith reply

    SO much pretty!!!! Love it! :)

  3. avatar Lisa reply

    I’m still in love with the yellow gingham shirts and the family monogrammed table runner, though looking back at these pictures, I’d be lying if I said the beautiful and delicious food wasn’t a favorite of mine!

  4. avatar Corinna Hoffman reply

    Love the the elegant southern theme & colors.

  5. avatar Jadzia reply

    Those pleated table linens are amazing! Love everything else as well!

  6. avatar Abby reply

    This is stunning! One of my favorite shoots you all have done! Love the wreath on the cow and the suspendered groom! Great job ladies!

  7. avatar Alana reply

    Oh my goodness! Yay! The love story is just as beautiful as all the gorgeous photos! So grateful and honored to have been a part of this amazing shoot!!!

  8. avatar Jordan reply

    I love this shoot!! I wish my wedding had looked like this. Beautiful job!!!

  9. avatar Kelly D reply

    Oooh ooh! My favorite detail in this shoot is definitely the corn stalks-turned-bellybands on the place settings! What a novel (and striking) idea!!!

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    Hi, I would love a print out of the picture of the corn field (below the cow on the side of the flag rock). Is there any way I can order an 8×10 from you so that it is not in low resolution!?

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As you may know, my darling husband is also from Alabama and from a gigantic family with big strong Southern roots! Since we are expecting our first little one, we knew his/her name would come straight off the family tree in my in-law’s foyer. I had to explain to Miss Emily that if it’s a boy he’d “be a Branch.” Meaning we’d give him the name of my husband and many Kloess men before him (BDK is one in a long line of Branchs!). Well, today, I feel like I met my match in couple form! While this adorable duo may live in Texas now, their own heritage in Alabama runs deep as a wishing well! Take their venue; Joanna + Sellars were married at the Oak Bowery plantation that was built around 1845. In true blue Southern fashion, Sellars is the great-great-great-great grandson (ESM, III), of the original couple the plantation was built as a wedding present for! While the plantation is no longer in their family, I cannot think of a better place for them to begin their lives together.

We’re sending lots of SW love to Candace Nelson for sharing such a lovely day with us!

Perfectly placed pouf, and a good deep side part? Yep, Joanna nailed it with her just-enough-Southern-bump hairstyle!

Tell us about finding your wedding dress. 
Since the age of 13, I have been seriously dreaming about my wedding dress. It was at this time in my life that my sister got married and introduced me to bridal magazines. Over the years, I have collected around 100 magazines or so, in which I have flipped through and highlighted and circled dresses that were “the one.” This made me the running joke with my family and friends, but it definitely paid off in the end! When the time came to go dress shopping, I knew just what I wanted–the classic Watters Escalante gown I had been coveting in magazines and online for a while. My mom and cousin, Sara, went to Birmingham with me to look for a dress. The shop we went to did not carry Watters, but I went ahead and tried on a lot of other dresses. All of them were so pretty that I got a little stressed out and confused. We decided to give it another try at another shop a little closer to home, Diane’s Formal Affair. Diane’s is in my hometown, so my mom, sister, niece, and I went there a couple of days later. I asked about the Watters dress, and they took me straight to it. I tried it on and just knew! It was everything I had dreamed of. The lace top reminded me of my mother’s wedding dress that was handmade by her grandmother, so I instantly fell in love with it for that reason. We ordered the dress that same day, and looking back, I could not have made a better decision!

Did you decide to do a “first look”? Neither of us ever thought we would do the “first look,” but we decided to do it. Our fabulous photographer, Candace Nelson, actually recommended that we do the first look, and we both were so thankful that we took her advice. We loved the fact that it was “just us” because it was so intimate and special. We were also very happy we did this because we both were dying to see each other all day. I mean, we did spend our entire dating and engagement life apart from each other, so we were ready to get the “forever together” thing started!

Did you write your own vows? 
We went with the traditional Christian vows, however, we worked very closely with my father (who was also the minister who married us!) in writing the ceremony. Sellars and I picked out a lot of scripture together that we loved. We did a marriage retreat with our church here in Texas, and during this retreat, we broke down each line of our vows and talked about what they meant to both of us. It was very important to both Sellars and I that we understood and meant each word, because we were making a covenant not with just each other, but with our Lord Jesus Christ as well.

There were so many details to the wedding that we loved and that I could go on and on about. However, one detail that was pretty awesome was our venue. When I first began looking for venues, I knew I wanted something with a rustic, Southern feel. When I stumbled upon The Reserve at Oak Bowery’s website, I thought it was perfect. I immediately sent the link to Sellars and asked him what he thought. He responded and asked if I had read the history of the plantation. Of course, I had only looked at pictures, but in going back to the history of the venue, I learned that this plantation was once in Sellars’ family (Sellars, of course, knew this!). Oak Bowery plantation was built around 1845 by Elizabeth Harris’ parents as a wedding present for herself and her husband, Edward Sellers McCurdy. On May 25, 2013, I married their great-great-great-great grandson, Edward Sellars McCurdy, III. The plantation is no longer in the McCurdy family, but each of the rooms in the home is named after one of their family members. Both of our families take pride in family heritage, so Oak Bowery was the perfect place to begin our lives together.

I think if you asked our guests this question, they would definitely tell you our food! We really wanted to go all the way with our Southern theme, so we decided to put together a Southern menu to die for: fried chicken, roasted pork loin, braised collards, mashed potatoes, green beans, and homemade macaroni and cheese (my favorite!). These dishes were served with cornbread, yeast rolls, and of course, sweet tea! We even had hot sauce and mayonnaise for the collards. Also, the details of the wedding made it simply Southern. Our venue was a rustic plantation setting that was the epitome of Southern. We also represented our new Southern home, the state of Texas, through our wedding favors. Malisa Harris made us the most adorable cookies in the shape of Texas with a heart right over our new home in Katy. The back of the Texas cookies were sealed with our new address, so our guests could keep in touch!

Describe your wedding cake or dessert. 
Yummy! Our baker, Malisa Harris made our cake with two different inside layers: strawberry and cream cheese pound cake. These layers alternated and were topped with cream cheese icing. Sellars is not a huge fan of cake, but he ate a whole piece of the cream cheese pound cake layer, so that should tell you it was amazing! For Sellars’ treat, we decided to do his favorite dessert of key lime pie. The pies were in miniature form and adorned with a raspberry sauce or homemade whipped cream. They must have been really good because they were all gone before we could eat any!

How did y’all meet? Tell us your love story. 
On January 15, 2011, I randomly met Sellars’ sister at my best friend’s wedding. His sister and her friend decided to do a little matchmaking and told me I needed to meet Sellars, who they just knew was my soul mate. Little did I know, they were correct! At the wedding, I played right along and told the two girls I would love to meet Sellars. I did not think anything would come of it, but then I got a friend request on Facebook (so cheesy) from my supposed “soul mate” that very same night. I decided to send a message to Sellars via Facebook, and I boldly gave him my number and told him to call me if he wanted to meet his future “soul mate.” A day or two later, I received a phone call from this guy whose country accent was even thicker than mine, and I thought, “What the heck…it’s a free meal!” The next weekend was the National Championship celebration in Auburn (War Eagle!), and Sellars came into town that night to take me to dinner. I can remember going to the celebration with my best friend Cambre and her husband, Nathan. They both thought it would be so funny if this random blind date turned into the real thing. Who would have guessed?! That night, for some reason, I was very nervous, and when I opened the door and saw Sellars McCurdy standing there, I immediately got butterflies in my stomach. He took me to my favorite Auburn restaurant, Hamilton’s, that night, and we had great conversation and great food. On the way home, I remember him reaching out and holding my hand; he held it the whole way home. When I got home, I felt different. My whole world was different, and Sellars’ world was different too. That random blind date turned out to be the most important night of my life.
Tell us all about the proposal! 
On Friday, December 7th, 2012, Sellars came into town from Katy, Texas, where he moved about six months after the beginning of our relationship. We always looked forward to our visits because our time together was so limited. I teach high school, so at 3:00, I rushed to his mom’s house to pick him up (I literally left the school building as the bell was ringing!). We visited a bit with his mom, and then she had to leave to “run errands.” Sellars and I decided to play with their dog, Callie, in the back yard until his mom returned. We sat next to each other, just having a heart-to-heart and playing with the dog. Sellars kept telling me he loved me every five minutes–which I never get tired of hearing. Then, we started going over a list I had made earlier in the week of all the things we had to do. I, being the pushy person I am, put “get engaged” as the last item on our list of things to do (in my defense, we had already tried on rings and talked about it). After we had gone through almost the entire list, Sellars asked about the last item I listed, and then he pulled out the ring! I am pretty sure I never actually said yes, instead, I just cried tears of joy and fulfillment. We went on a date that night, just the two of us. The next day, my parents came down to the family farm (he had invited them earlier) to hunt, and later our families went to Michael’s Table in Montgomery to eat and celebrate. It was the most perfect weekend, and it will forever be one of my all-time favorite memories!

When did y’all get married? 
May 25, 2013

How many friends, family members, and loved ones attended your wedding? 
Around 150 loved ones

What readings, if any, did you have at your ceremony? 
Per our request, my father used a lot of scripture in our wedding ceremony. Again, it was so important to us that our wedding was centered around the One who made our love possible: God. One of our favorite readings, though, was done by our good friend, and my mentor, Tiffany. She prayed the most genuine prayer over us and then prayed my favorite verse, Ephesians 3:14-21. Sellars is more than I could have ever asked for from the Lord, and for that reason, I am thankful to our God, for “He is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us…” (verse 20).

Tell us about some of the songs you used throughout your wedding and why you chose them. 
For our ceremony, we picked out our favorite hymns to be played. We were blessed to have one of my students play the hymns on her guitar for the ceremony. I opted to not come down the aisle to the traditional bridal march, but instead I walked to “Be Thou My Vision.” My sister sang Sellars’ favorite hymn “Sanctuary” during a time of prayer. We left down the aisle to “Come Thou Fount.” We both were so happy we decided to use hymns because we felt like it kept the focus right where it needed to be. Our first dance was to the Christian song, “Dancing in the Minefields” by Andrew Peterson. Tim Tyler, the best piano man in the South, sang the lyrics to this amazing song that Sellars picked out himself. The song is about a couple dancing through the minefields of life and having the strength to do it because of the promises of God. This song definitely defines our relationship.

Describe your wedding flowers. 
Perfection! Our wedding flowers were absolutely gorgeous thanks to our wonderful florist, Lisa Thorne, who was able to take the little direction we gave her and turn it into something that far exceeded our imaginations. We told Lisa we wanted to use blush and ivory colors, nothing too bright. My bouquet was mostly made up of the most beautiful blush peonies with a touch of pink. The bouquet stems were wrapped with lace and adorned with one of my great-grandmother’s brooches. The bridesmaids carried bouquets composed of blush roses, stock, hydrangea, dusty miller (love this stuff!), and lisianthus. One of my favorite pieces was Sellars’ boutonniere. It was a blush peony and a sweetheart rose with a touch of seeded eucalyptus. My absolute favorite flower piece, however, was the mantle. The stone fireplace was garnished with a swag of polar star roses, cream hydrangea, blush peonies, asparagus fern and rucus. My dad made a white wooden cross to set in the middle of the swag, which completed it to be the perfect backdrop for our wedding ceremony!

Did you have something borrowed, blue, old, and new? 
My cousin, Sara was my maid of honor and helped me check off all of my somethings. My favorite was the something borrowed. Sara let me borrow her diamond earrings her father gave to her just before he passed away when she was younger. My uncle was like a second dad to me and he was very special to our family, so by borrowing those earrings, I felt as if I was carrying a part of him with me that day. My something blue was the garter that Sara picked out for me. My something old was my great-grandmother’s first set of wedding bands. My mother gave them to me years ago, and I always knew I wanted to wear them on my wedding day. My something new was, of course, my fabulous dress!

What was the biggest challenge you had to overcome while planning your wedding? I would say our distance was a huge challenge. A lot of the planning was done by me running around, taking pictures, and sending them to Sellars so he could give his input! Also, just trying to make everyone happy. Planning a wedding involved a lot of opinions, so Sellars and I constantly had to stop and think about what was important in our decision-making.

What is the one detail or vendor that you were so happy to have as a part of your wedding? 
This is a hard question to answer because all of our vendors were such a blessing! However, the day was made complete by our talented photographer, Candace Nelson. She and her husband, David, did an amazing job capturing the intimacy of the day. They were so easy to work with and made both of us feel so comfortable. I have probably looked at our wedding pictures at least a hundred times since she sent them to us. It means the world to us that we will have these memories forever.

What was your most memorable moment about your wedding day? 
For me, having my father walk me down the aisle and then marry me to the man of my dreams was pretty memorable. It was so special to see my father have the strength to give me away and then do the job of marrying us. For the most part, I knew everything my dad was going to say during the ceremony. However, he surprised me by talking a little bit from a dad’s point of view, rather than a minister’s. To see the emotion in his eyes and words was very moving. There was also a part of the wedding my dad did not tell me about. He and Sellars’ dad (who was also Sellars’ best man) prayed a quiet, intimate prayer over us as a couple and as their children. Standing there with Sellars and our dads, listening to our dads pour their hearts out and trying to hold back their tears (but definitely failing) was a very humbling, emotional and memorable experience for both of us.

What advice do you have for folks currently planning a wedding? 
I am definitely an advocate for short engagements! We had about six months to plan and that was almost too long!! Also, just have fun and plan together, just the two of you. During wedding planning, you can get so caught up in trying to make everyone else so happy that you forget what it is really about. Try to focus on the bigger picture: marrying the man/woman who God placed on this earth for you!

What’s next for you as a couple? What are you most looking forward to about married life? 
Shortly after the wedding and honeymoon, I moved to Katy, Texas, where Sellars has lived for the past two years. We moved into a new apartment that is slowly starting to look and feel like a home. Sellars works for Great Southern Wood (YellaWood) in a small town in Katy, and I recently obtained a job with the Katy Independent School District teaching tenth grade English. We are basically here on our own and only know a few people here. Our main goal is to get back closer to Alabama one day, but for now, we are just excited about beginning our lives, just the two of us in a cool place like Texas (everything is better in Texas, right?!).

Photographer: Candace Nelson Photography | Ceremony & Reception Venue: The Reserve at Oak Bowery | Florist: Lisa Thorne, Thornes and Thistles | Wedding Cake & Pie Baker: Malisa Harris, Sweet Malisa’s | Caterer: Christopher Wilton, Wilton’s Catering | Pianist: Tim Tyler | Bride’s Gown: Watters gown from Diane’s Formal Affair, Escalanta Style | Paper Products: Elizabeth Gilmer, Gilm Press | Bride’s Veil: Diane’s Formal Affair | Bride’s Headpiece: Palisades Bride | Hair Stylist: Tiffany Cummins, friend of bride | Makeup Artist: One Eighty Wellness Spa | Bride’s Shoes: Seychelles | Bridesmaids’ Dresses: Lula Kate from Bella Bridesmaids | Groom’s and Groomsmen Attire: Jos. A. Bank | Additional Vendors: Tim Tyler via Music Garden

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  1. avatar Kat reply

    I’m a huge fan of that picture of her in the back of the pick-up! It’s completely adorable!!

  2. avatar Lisa reply

    I LOVE the story of how they found their venue–it was so meant to be!

  3. avatar Denise reply

    Loved being part of our niece and new nephew’s special day! My favorite was the stone fireplace and wooden cross that served as the backdrop for the ceremony, it was beautiful and original! Beautiful couple, beautiful wedding!

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It’s not always easy to tell how a wedding day must have felt through the pictures alone, but that is not the case with Britt and Ren’s lovely Georgia wedding. There is such a calm and joy in these images, which makes me wish I could have been a guest and seen it all in person! Thanks to long communal farm tables, a charming country venue, and simple, sweet decor, Britt and Ren managed to make their 400+ guest wedding feel relaxed and intimate–no easy feat, I’m sure. I especially love Britt’s recollection of their most memorable moment, as well as the pictures that captured it all so beautifully!

Hugs to Paige Jones for sharing Britt and Ren’s day with us!

Last December, we took a visit to Ren’s family farm in South Georgia to drop off some wood and check on the property. As we walked around, Ren led us to his favorite field (mine too, now!) where he stopped to give me an early Christmas present. He pulled out a beautiful Anthropologie houndstooth coat from his backpack and told me to try it on. Inside the pockets were two tickets to New York for the next morning! I was pretty distracted by all the excitement, but the next thing I knew, Ren was down on one knee. Of course, I said YES to forever with my very best friend!

My dream Southern summer wedding post is coming up later today, but if I can update it already, I want to include this gorgeous bouquet! It’s perfect!

What readings, if any, did you have at your ceremony? Our pastor from our church in Oxford, Pat Ward, officiated our wedding beautifully. I felt like it was just the three of us up there as Pat spoke to us about Christ in the center of our marriage and our lives together. My favorite part was taking communion together, and then Ren and I served our wedding party and family communion while the musicians played “Live Forever” by Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors.

What was your most memorable moment about your wedding day? Our awesome photographers, Paige and Michael Jones, stole us away for a few minutes to snag a couple pictures in the dwindling light. I loved having just a few moments alone after the ceremony and first dances were over. Paige told us to walk down the road a bit, so Ren and I raced each other there. It was just a sweet, sweet moment!

What Southern details or traditions did you include in your celebration? What was Southern about your wedding? We chose to get married at a beautiful horse farm just a mile away from where Ren grew up .We had a Southern food buffet that included macaroni and cheese, collard greens, cornbread, biscuits and sweet tea! Did I mention the huge communal farm tables?

This macaroni and cheese food truck can stop by my apartment any day–I don’t think there could possibly be a cuter way to get my favorite Southern comfort food!

Did you decide to do a “first look”? Why or why not? Yes, of course! We didn’t want to be confined by tradition and tried to make all decisions about the wedding based on what we truly wanted to day to be like. Ultimately, we wanted it to be sweet, intimate, and very relaxed. It was a definite yes to hang out together beforehand and spend as much time as possible on the dance floor post-ceremony!

Describe your wedding cake or dessert. I love the variety of desserts we had. The cookies were made by my sister’s best friend’s new business, Jimella’s Bakery. They were so fun and colorful.

How did y’all meet? Tell us your love story. We first met in middle school, where we became fast friends. We stayed very close friends over the years, and despite Ren’s many attempts, we didn’t start dating until our junior year of high school. We went our separate ways in college, Ren to Ole Miss, and I to UGA, but then decided sometime junior year that not being together was no fun. We did long distance until graduation, when I moved to Oxford to pursue painting and Ren worked for Young Life and a local restaurant. We just wanted to be together in a town we loved. Life ended up bringing us back to Atlanta where we were engaged and married.
When did y’all get married? June 8, 2013
How many friends, family members, and loved ones attended your wedding? Around 400
Tell us about finding your wedding dress. It was really a little too easy. I was initially looking for a delicate, lacey, beaded number. I found several that I loved at the first boutique we went to in Atlanta, but they were a little out of my price range. A couple days later, some girlfriends and I decided to stop by a little shop close to our hometown of Milton. As we picked out our favorites, one of my friends broke away from the sheaths to look at the A-lines, which I was avoiding. She found her old wedding dress from a year ago, and picked out the dress hanging next to it for me to try on. I tried that dress on last and it was the easiest decision of the whole wedding—we were all in love!

Did you write your own vows? If so, what was your favorite phrase, verse or line? This was something we talked a lot about, but ultimately chose not to do. I love the idea and if we had had a smaller wedding, we would have done it without a doubt. I was just too nervous to do so in front of 400+ people!
Describe your wedding flowers. The most beautiful creations I’ve ever seen! Lush and sherbert-y.
What was the biggest challenge you had to overcome while planning your wedding? To forget about everything everyone else was saying and do what we wanted to do!
If you are comfortable responding, what range did your wedding budget fall into? $10,000-$25,000
What advice do you have for folks currently planning a wedding? Enjoy being engaged, it flies by! Focus on the big things that are important for you and your fiancé. The rest of the details don’t matter!
What’s next for you as a couple? What are you most looking forward to about married life? We are just soaking up this busy, fun time. We’re loving settling in to our new home and learning how to love each other deeper and know each other better as newlyweds!

Photographer: Paige Jones | Videographer: Levi Mlinar | Planner: Jamie O’Dea | Coordinator: Jordan Alexander | Ceremony and Reception Venue: Chukkar Farms | Florist: Meredith Mejerle for Amy Osaba | Cookie Sandwiches: Jimellas Bakery | Cake Baker: Mac the Bakeshop | Caterer: Mac the Cheese Food Truck | Rentals and Lighting: The Rental Place | Band: Enturaj | Bride’s Gown: JLM Couture, Jim Hjelm | Paper Products: Silhouettes by Anna | Bride’s Hair Accessories/Veil/Jewelry: Sibo Designs | Hair Stylist and Makeup Artist: Claudia Mejerle | Bride’s Shoes: Frye Boots | Bridesmaids’ Dresses: Choice of Bridesmaids within specified palette | Groom’s Attire: Tommy Hilfiger |  Groomsmen Attire: Choice of Groomsmen

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  1. avatar Dana reply

    perfect flowers and a beautiful dress! i love the pictures of them on the road.

  2. avatar Paige Jones reply

    YAYAYAY!

    Thanks for sharing. This was such a fun wedding :-)

  3. avatar Haley Sheffield reply

    Love this wedding! LOVE the way Paige captured it… so much joy. Beautiful photos.

  4. avatar Bridget reply

    I had no idea there was such a thing as a mac and cheese truck – that beats an ice cream truck hands down! That wedding looks like it was so much fun.

  5. avatar Kristin reply

    Those long reception tables were a gorgeous way to have everyone dine together!! Love this detail.

  6. avatar Gracie reply

    What a gorgeous wedding photographed by one of my favorite photographers in the southeast!!! Beautiful southern details and genuine joy :)

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