Jordan Perryman

November 3, 2023

Weddings

Zack & Haley

Jordan Perryman

November 3, 2023

Weddings

Zack and Haley’s Ashton Cole wedding day was absolutely gorgeous and they’re such an amazing couple. Everything from the bow on the dress from Tiffinie Bleu Bridals and the gorgeous Indigo Floral Studio flowers all over the place to their invitation suite from Truly engaging was thought through carefully and turned out perfectly. The wedding day had so many moments and I think one of our favorites was shortly after the first look with her Bridesmaids when they met near the ceremony area and exchanged private vows and it was such a great emotional moment early on in the day after everyone finished getting ready. Not very long after, the guests were showing up for the ceremony and it was time for us to get into place for the ceremony.

The ceremony was gorgeous with the sun giving off beautiful light through the trees covering the ceremony and tears were all over the place when Haley started coming down the aisle. Zack was so happy and held back tears most of the time and during the ceremony they exchanged their vows and rings then sealed it with a kiss then leaving the ceremony as the Grays. From there we took a dive straight into family formals, wedding party photos and then romantics of the newlyweds. After some gorgeous sunset photos and videos, we got them back to the lineup for everyone to be introduced into the reception. As everyone danced or drank their way into the reception, Zack and Haley started their first dance and then going to the Mother-Daughter and Mother-Son dances.

Throughout the rest of the reception, the dance floor was pretty much full thanks to Mike from M&S Mobile Productions and all of the fun guests of the wedding day. Zack and Haley also did their cake cutting, champagne toasts all over, took fun photo booth photos with a ton of guests, danced some more, did their bouquet and garter tosses and then ended the night with a pho-exit with sparklers and then running back into the dance floor afterwards to bring everyone out for even more dancing which is about the time that we packed up to head home. We’re so excited to witness more of the story of #growinggraytogether and bright future of this beautiful family.

Georgia Wedding photographer and videographer

Vendors List

Photography - Beauty & Beard Photography @beautyandbeardphoto

Ashton Cole Place (Venue)

Florals: Indigo Floral Studio

Catering: Berry’s Catering

DJ: M&S Productions

Cake: Melissa Pritt

Dress: Tiffinie Bleu Bridal Boutique

Wedding Stationery: Truly Engaging

Jordan Perryman

February 28, 2023

Weddings

Jon & Kim

Jordan Perryman

February 28, 2023

Weddings

This wedding day took place at Sacred Heart Cultural Center here in Augusta, GA and we got to work with Tracy Yahn Events and her team for a great and beautiful wedding day celebrating Jonathan & Kimberly. They had a bunch of family coming from all over with a pretty large amount from New York coming in to celebrate which was a lot of fun to meet everyone that we had the chance to meet.

The day itself started super simple with them getting ready and us just grabbing a some details after saying hello to both Jon and Kim as well as all of the vendors there since we already knew everyone super well. Once everyone was ready we took turns taking the couple out with a little bit of family for their photos. Before long, it was time for the ceremony and everyone was in place. We have to say that we don’t shoot at Sacred Heart a whole lot but, it really does just have such beautiful architecture and we love some of these wide shots from the ceremony so much! After they exchanged their vows and completed their unity heart, they sealed the deal with a kiss and walked out as husband and wife! From there, we did a few more family photos and also walked around to do their romantic shots around the venue before splitting off to get ready for the entrance and her dress getting bustled.

Even the entrance into the reception had so much classic charm as the background with Jon and Kim having a ton of fun with their friends and family. As soon as they made it back down to the dance floor, they went into their first dance followed by a group photo of everyone present at the wedding. There were a few toasts and everyone spoke of how they met and how obvious the love between the newlyweds was to notice early on with some funny stories mixed in as well. The toasts were then followed by the dance floor opening but with so many traveling from so far, it was easy to see that they wanted to talk to everyone and mingle as much as possible first then they hopped out to the dance floor closer to the end of the day and had a ton of fun together. We ended our day with them right around sunset with a few photos inside and then just a few quick bridal portraits with the golden hour glow which felt like a great ending to our time with them. These two have already had a ton of success in their careers and have formed a beautiful life together but, I know they have even more great adventure ahead and we are excited to have told the story of the start of the rest of their lives together!

Vendors List

Photography - Beauty & Beard Photography @beautyandbeardphoto

Venue - Sacred Heart

Wedding coordinator - Tracy Yahn

Hair & makeup - Twice the Glamm

Cake - bottom line bakery

Officiant - pastor David Gilleland

Bartender - ABC Bartending Services

Caterer - Berry’s Catering

Florist - honeycomb florals

DJ - M&S mobile

Dress - Elegant Bridals

Jordan Perryman

August 4, 2022

Weddings

Denis & Maya

Jordan Perryman

August 4, 2022

Weddings

This was the first of what we hope to be many Bulgarian weddings because it was such a beautiful culture to experience. The wedding day was full of a ton of amazing traditions from Bulgarian culture which we will talk about more during this blog but first, a little about meeting with this couple and the location of the wedding day. We met them just a few days before the wedding day via Zoom and got to learn about the culture and what all was most important to the couple and how we could best serve them and their families during the big day. There we learned about how important Kayaking is to them and that they also love gardening. Also, we learned more of their story from meeting in West Virginia in 2017 up to when he proposed in San Diego while they were visiting her Brother. Seeing that all come together in the story on display at the wedding day made it super special where each table at the reception was named by a location that they had kayaked together instead of having table numbers. Even their cake topper was of the two of them in kayaks together. All of this was beautifully displayed at the West Lake Country Club in Martinez, GA with a bunch of amazing vendors listed at the bottom of this blog to help it come together.

Now that we have the location in mind, imagine an absolutely kind hearted and joyful couple who are also laid back and we show up to discover them moving and working some things to be in place before getting dressed and we get to meet them in person then walk around just a little bit to see what all of the space they were using. Being that they were already married, they weren’t too worried about seeing each other beforehand but did want to have a first look once they were fully dressed and done up as well. It was an adorable moment that lead straight into us getting ready for the ceremony as family was showing up to find their seats. Once most of the guests found their seat and they had everyone lined up in the bridal suite, they made their way out to the ceremony. It was an absolutely gorgeous day but, it was also very hot so a large amount of guests were off to the side under the porch as well since there was not much cloud coverage either. Throughout the ceremony, there were a few traditions sprinkled in as well as the couple sharing some beautiful vows but one of our favorites was the part at the end where the Bride kicks over a Pall full of red and white flower petals as well as a few other things and the first color flower petal to come out signified the gender of the first born baby. As they kissed at the top of the aisle with their guests all behind them in the photo, we made our way to a set of stairs where it would be easier to layer all of the guests for a large group photo and all of the other family formals that we had planned. We then made our way down to the green just down the hill behind the ceremony location for a few couples portraits and also road the golf cart around for a few more photo ops before parking and heading back to get ready for the reception entrance. As they prepared to enter, we setup our flashes and lights quickly and were prepared for all of the dancing to come.

Now upon their entrance, they made their way to the sweetheart table and everyone ate before starting some of the traditional dances. One really cool thing to note about the dances besides the music and dances themselves was that the first dance was to the newlyweds, the others were performed for and with the newlyweds to the rest of the guests and there was also someone explaining the traditions via a microphone for the guests that wouldn’t know what the traditions were symbolizing like the grooming ceremony where they traditionally spend the whole day where the groom sits under a shady tree and reflects and then some father figure men shave his face from right to left and it’s all for good luck and coming into being a man/husband which was really funny because the men who did the shaving pulled out a few of the wrong sized blades (aka a machete and knife) first as a little joke. Then the bride was covered with a red veil which is the traditional color for brides which is mean to ward off evil eyes and protect from bad luck/spirits. They also gave her a beautiful flower crown and apron as well as dressing the groom in some more red traditional attire which was so cool to see. From there, they also had a bread breaking ceremony where the bride and groom holds something like monkey bread above them and pulls it apart. Whoever ends up with the biggest piece of the bread is considered to be the bread winner which we just loved that when it was explained. After that, they drank and broke their champagne glasses in a lined basket as well as a few more dances including the first dance, father-daughter and mother-son dances. Before too long, they started some more traditional dances where the bride was holding their flag and dancing in a line then more and more of the Bulgarian people in attendance joined into the line as they passed by the table to make it longer and longer and then there was another dance where the groom was holding the flag as well. Before long, it was time to break out the penguins! There were supposed be a few penguins but something got mixed up in the mail I believe and so there was one penguin and one person wearing a hairy potter cloak but, they still carried everything out for the love of their dear friend Denis where he and his Bride, Maya, eventually joined in with them for fun dance. From here, Maya also presented some birthday cakes to two girls who had a birthday that day and it was such an act of kindness to see the Bride share her day and love with dear friends/family in that way. Besides the cake cutting and a fun sing along song, the rest of the night was full of dancing and fun photos by the photo booth as well as drinks lasting well into the night. It was such a joyful wedding day and that’s exactly the type of day we love being a part of so much. We’re excited for these families and what the future holds for them! Congrats to Denis and Maya!