Beauty & Beard Photography — Lakeside Wedding Day in Appling, GA

We cannot say enough about this amazing couple. We got to officially meet them both the day of their Christmas themed proposal and knew that we would love to do their wedding day and ended up doing her bridal session as well recently. The House of the Bride always has beautiful dresses and hers was no exception!

Come wedding day, the weather was perfect aside the Georgia pollen everywhere. That didn’t stop anything from being absolutely perfect though! We started off in the cabins with the girls and guys in different cabins and had our third shooter with the guys so that we could do a letter reading and photos of the girls in their robes before they went to change at the venue. Once we finished with the robes, we drove just down the driveway to the actual location where they would get in their dresses and we photographed the details there. Once we finished the details and the girls finished getting ready, we went in for the last bit of Morgan’s mom and mother in law to help button up the dress and finish off the details there like jewelry and shoes and then it was time to take the girls out for their group photos. We went just outside the back door to one of the few even light areas that we had and finished their photos fairly quickly to get ready for first looks with her dad and step dad as well as Devin and Morgan holding hands to pray at the corner. It was a beautiful moment of prayer for the couple just before heading to line up for the ceremony. When we had photographed at this location before, the ceremony was on the other side where this reception took place but the front made for a beautiful ceremony location and everything was perfect. Once everyone made it in place and were ready for the bride to walk, a letter reading that she had done started over the speakers addressing a lot of people individually which is where you see the tears starting with her mom in the ceremony photos. Once the letter stopped and the song switched, the curtains were pulled back for the bride to make her way down the aisle and Devin lost it a little. They exchanged their vows (which had a few laughs) and rings then sealed it all with a kiss. They made their way back up the aisle as husband and wife and threw in a few dance moves a the last minute. The rest of the bridal party followed just behind and they all hid away to get ready for family and full bridal party photos. We ended up on the hill just behind the reception area for the group photos and went through those and the full wedding party photos as quickly as we could so we could walk a little further to another location with the newly weds. The water was higher than the last time we were there and the actual beach by the lake wouldn’t have worked like we wanted so we ended up on the beautiful section of green grass at the bottom of the hill for the rest of their romantic photos as we like to call them. Once that was finished, they hid away to eat before entering the reception so everyone took a minute to eat and the food was delicious!

Fast forward a little bit and it was time for them to be announced into the reception and everyone cheered the happy couple into the dance floor. They went straight into their first dance followed by dances with their parents and then sat down at their table for the toasts. The first toast was a curveball for everyone and they rapped about the couples relationship and story and the others were funny and talking about when they first met Devin or Morgan. Once the toasts were all done, they made their way inside for the cake cutting and the dance floors started opening up to last the rest of the night for socializing and dancing. We got to capture a few photos with an old piece of beautiful furniture that belonged to a family member which so beautiful and really great to be a part of. After that, everyone was dancing for a while until it started getting dark enough for us to do the actual sparkler exit. Once it was dark enough, we setup the two lines and had everyone light and help each other light. We made our way down backwards with the couple following us and they stopped for a kiss in the middle and since they got the good sparklers, we even got a few extra photos after they made it to the end. It was the perfect way to end out the night for us and so we started packing and said our goodbyes as the couple stuck around to hang out with their friends and family that were still there. Once we left, we got to see more of their honeymoon in Cancun on Instagram and are just so happy to know this couple and see their beautiful marriage starting off perfectly!