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Devin & Morgan

 

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!

 
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Vendors List

Photography - Beauty & Beard Photography @beautyandbeardphoto

Dress - House of the Bride

DJ - Joe Cox

Catering - Paul Savage from Savage Good Food

Lights- John Moretz Productions

Bride’s Hair - Alicia Fuller from Canvas Hair Salon

Hair & Makeup - Deanne Harvey from Oasis Salon

Flowers and officiant- Carldeen Woodward

Rodney & Kassie

 

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!

 

Vendors List

Photography - Beauty & Beard Photography @beautyandbeardphoto

Planning- Emerald oX

Catering - Berrys Catering

Venue- Windsor Manor

Dress - Tiffinie Bleu Bridal

Florist- Flowers on Broad

Make up - Rachael Renew

Hair - Rachel Biestman

Dj- Magic Sounds Productions

Cake- Cilla's Cakes

Officiant- Tom Joyner