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We met with Kassie and their coordinator Jamie from Emerald oX back a couple of months ago and got to talk about some of the vision for the wedding day and learned about the couple more like how she loves makeup and they enjoy cookouts and bowling together. We talked about family a little bit and how he proposed and fast forward to the wedding day, we could see some of these small little touches showing up and get to put faces with names from their beautiful little family that they have started together.

On the wedding day, we started off with saying hey and diving right into details and photos of the girls in their robes. Before long, we had the guys outside for their group photos then some video and we took Rodney into another room by himself to read the letter from Kassie. Once we finished that, the girls were in their dresses and we got to photograph Kassie’s mom helping helping finish button up the back and putting the shoes on for her before going outside for the bridesmaid’s photos. Once we finished those up, there was a beautiful moment between the bride and her mom where they were getting teary eyed and holding on for their makeups sake and it was so sweet to be a part of and that set the tone for the letter readings we were about to do for the highlight film of the groom and the bride separately. Rodney and Kassie both got choked up multiple times and we cannot wait for that video to be finished so we can share it! Now at this point, we had finished everything and it was time to get ready for the ceremony so we got our other camera setup and got into position to capture everyone coming down the aisle. Once everyone had made it down the aisle before the bride, we got to see one of our favorite moments where they see each other for the first time. Morgan often notes that it’s her favorite because she’s always getting the video of the groom typically and she loves getting to see groom’s reactions. Rodney held it together pretty well (he got a little misty eyed) but more than anything we could see that he was happy to see her coming down the aisle finally. They exchanged vows and prayed before tying the literal knot (pictured behind them is the rope of 4 strands). Once they had said all of their I do’s and exchanged rings, they sealed their marriage with a kiss before making their way back up the aisle as husband and wife!

Fast forward through the family photos and everything and we get to see them introduced at the reception. They had their first dance together and then we went straight into toasts from the best man and maid of honor before blessing the food and everyone getting some of the delicious food provided by Berry’s Catering. Normally this about the time that we find somewhere and eat a little bit ourselves so we did just that, once everyone had a chance to eat, we headed back to do the cake cutting followed shortly by all of the mother and son dances with their boys and the groom with his mom as well. After that, the dance floor opened up and everyone gathered around the heaters and mingled or danced. The dj even at one point hopped out on the dance floor. It was then time for the bouquet and garter tosses into slow dancing for everyone. At the end of the night, we lined everyone up in front of the venue to do a fake exit where they used balloons and glowsticks for the send off and everyone let go of the balloons as the newly weds kissed at the end of the row. Being that it was a fake exit, everyone then went straight back to the dance floor and continued to party further into the night. We then started to pack up and say our goodbyes as we normally do and we have to say that this was an amazing start to our wedding season this year. It was so joyful and beautifully put together. We are so excited to the Scruggs family and what the future holds for this amazing couple!