wedding film

Brian & Autumn

 

Brian and Autumn’s wedding day at White Oak Road Farm was everything you could not just hope for but, dream about. It was absolutely gorgeous and full of so many fun moments and seeing these families coming together made for such a special day in Appling, just outside of Augusta, GA.

The day started with of course saying hey and then diving into detail photos and then straight into Autumn getting into her beautiful wedding dress with the help of her Mom. After that, Autumn did a few first looks with two of the very important men in her life which then led straight into all of her girls enjoying a quick drink on the porch as well as the formal photos with all of her girls as well as them going back in to touch up and relax for a bit and then doing the formals for the Groomsmen as well. Then it was time for the ceremony and all of their well dressed guests started arriving to see their custom newspaper and making their way to their seats. Once Brian and the entire wedding party and family had made their way to the front, the ring bearer and flower girl made their way down preparing for Autumn. Once Brian finally saw Autumn, it became such an emotional and beautiful moment for everyone. During the ceremony, Brian and Autumn shared their vows and rings in a gorgeous hillside setting and sealed the deal with their kiss. As they walked back up the aisle together as Mr. and Mrs. Marter, everyone cheered and threw dried flower petals making for such a joyful moment all around. After the ceremony, we then did their family formals and the full wedding party together as well as taking the bride and groom down by the pond for some of their formals which led straight into preparing for the reception.

Once they entered into the reception full of gorgeous boho decor, the custom signage and cheering from their closest friends and family. They entered straight into party mode and did their first dance, the bride and important men of her life dance and the mother and son dance as well. From here, everyone enjoyed dinner, toasts, cake cutting, glow sticks making their way to the dance floor as well as just a fun night of dancing and drinks for everyone. Shortly after, Autumn gave a heartfelt toast and snuck away for a dress change to end off the party with some more flair. At the end of the night, the new bride and groom shared a last dance together alone and then made their way into the sparkler exit ending off the night surrounded by so many of their favorite people cheering them on while waving around their sparklers and glow sticks. This couple is so amazing and we know Brian and Autumn have a bright future ahead as well as their families and we’re so excited for them!

 

Small edit for Social Media from the wedding day.

Vendors List

Photography - Beauty & Beard Photography @beautyandbeardphoto

White Oak Road Farm - Venue

Kayley Smith - Hair

Haley Pretzello - Makeup Artist

Berry’s Catering - Caterer

Gregory LaBelle - Officiant

Alex & Cassie

 

Alex and Cassie had such a classic wedding day at The Barn at Sanderlin Horse Farm in Appling, Georgia in the Fall of 2023. The day was so full of family, friends and a ton of moments that formed such a beautiful thread throughout the wedding day that we’re so excited we were able to be a part of.

The day started off with details, florals all over the place and of course, the obvious part, getting ready with some of their most favorite people. This led to some amazing first look moments with the bridesmaids, brothers and even a little bit of a mother and son one that wasn’t planned at all and then ended off with the Bride and Groom’s first look. Every single one had great emotions and warm embraces with so much meaning in each one and the groom had to wipe tears away twice and some of the Bridesmaids were trying to keep their makeup together too. We then kicked into the wedding party photos and a few sibling photos as well just before getting ready for the ceremony.

During the ceremony, the Groom’s uncle was the officiant and we saw a bunch of emotional moments as well. There were beautiful readings, a ton of jokes and references to movies, their vows to each other and they sealed the end of the ceremony with a kiss surrounded by cheers from their loved ones. As they exited the ceremony, we switched into the family formals as everyone enjoyed cocktail hour as well which ended off with getting ready for the entrances to the reception.

During the reception, there were a bunch of fun poses with the entrances which led into so many beautiful dances, dinner, cake cutting, a garter toss and a super special twist on a bouquet toss where she handed all of the girls a rose and then prayed over them all. This all then kicked off speeches, a night full of dancing and joy where we got to meet some of their amazingly fun guests and see their personalities shine which then setup for such a fun fake exit where they got into the car and drove just a bit then circled back and ended the night back on the dance floor. This couple is so perfect together and their future is bright so we cannot wait to watch what comes next for the Crows!

 

Small edit for Social Media from the wedding day.

Vendors List

Photography - Beauty & Beard Photography @beautyandbeardphoto

Venue - The Barn at Sanderlin Horse Farm

Dress - Elegant Bridals

Bridesmaid Dresses - Lavetir

Suits - The Modern Groom

MUA - The Beauty Mark

Julie Calhoun - coordinator

Michelle Carter - caterer

Matt Ames - DJ

April Kroger - florist

Ryan Sprague - Officiant (family member)

Mike & Elaine

 

Back around Spring time, we had the joy of meeting Mike and Elaine in person for their engagement session which you can see here. This gorgeous wedding day took place at the ever so gorgeous 1920’s built Windsor Manor providing a classic garden wedding taking place in Garden City itself, Augusta, GA.

The sage green and white color schemes were one of the first things to greet us on the wedding day which flowed right into details and venue photos as well as the girls getting ready. Between steaming the veil and the hair and makeup, we got some photos of the guys getting ready as well. Before too long, it was time for the ceremony so we split up the team some and got setup as well as getting the last bit of getting into the dress before heading out. Mike and Elaine went the traditional route and waited to see each other at the ceremony and Mike shed a few tears of joy and so did some of the family. The ceremony was full of beautiful vows between the two of them and ended with a kiss before walking up the aisle together as husband and wife. The moments following as the family gathered off to the side to prepare for family formals were some of the most emotional and sweet moments we’ve seen. We then finished the list of family photos and the wedding party as well which was comprised of family as well which led into their couples portraits right at golden hour. We loved having the classic car around for some photos as well and Mr. Martin (The car owner/driver) was such a joy to work with. From there, the dress was bustled and then they were announced into the reception party with the roaring crowd of their friends and family. They shared beautiful dances with each other as well as their parents. Everyone then ate some delicious food and eventually started back with the toasts, cake cutting then the dance floor opened up for a fun night for everyone. They also did a bouquet and garter toss nearing the end of the night just before they made their exit surrounded by the glow sticks and loved ones. After the exit, they came right back to dance some more and spend time with family before leaving for one of the most epic honeymoon trips. We’re so excited for this beautiful family they’ve brought together and know they have an amazing future ahead of them.

 

Vendors List

Photography - Beauty & Beard Photography @beautyandbeardphoto

Venue - Windsor Manor

Catering and DJ - Creative Moments Catering and DJ Services

Cakes - Bottom Line Bakery

Samantha Davis, Owner of Labeled Studios: make-up and hair

Bride's Dress and flower girl dress- David's Bridal

Tuxes- Simon's Formal Wear

Car- Martin Thompson (Private owner)

Kyle & Jessica

 

We originally met with Kyle and Jessica back in September via Zoom and learned about when they met in the Army 12 years which first led to the decisive moment of him proposing at Universal Studios which subsequently leads us to this beautiful wedding day at Windsor Manor full of smiles, icing each other, beautiful vows, some great toasts and vivid shades of Jessica’s favorite color, pink.

The wedding day itself started off with us meeting the new venue manager/on sight coordinator, Christine as well as our friend Mallory of Honeycomb Florals to say hey briefly since we arrived early. That then lead straight to us getting into gathering details while saying hey to Jessica and all of her girls, as we were getting into the details downstairs, Kyle also showed up which worked out perfectly for us to grab the rings and a few other things which is where we heard about the first “icing” of the day which is a prank but, we won’t go into the details of that here. Once we finished details, we split up some while I did photo and video of the venue and the girls (Morgan and Bella) worked on getting the dress setup and also getting some of the makeup process taking place. The guys started to finish up getting ready so we got Jessica’s letter and gift for Kyle and set him up to read and open in the more quiet room for video reasons but, he opened a really nice watch and loved it and may or may not have gotten choked up some reading the letters. We then did the same for Jessica after getting photos of everyone in their robes together on the couch and had her read and open her beautiful necklace as well which her Mom came and helped put it on right after. The guys all made their way outside with Bella and I to do their group photos while the girls were getting dressed which then led straight into doing the first look for Jessica and Kyle. Guests started showing up pretty early so, we opted to do the first look inside by the stairs and they shared a beautiful moment just before ceremony time.

The ceremony started off with the groom and groomsmen all coming from the side just after some of the family and that was followed by everyone else coming down the aisle where their kiddos seemed to enjoy their moment coming down too which led straight into Jessica and her Father coming down the aisle. In that moment, Kyle was holding back tears and they were both so happy as she got closer and closer. Once they shared their I-do’s and finished off the ceremony with a kiss, they made their way back up the aisle together as husband and wife with their family and loved ones trailing just behind to the family formals location. Here, they were met with their glasses for a celebratory drink together. We then photographed all of their formal photos and some romantic golden hour couples portraits just before heading into the reception.

As everyone entered into the reception, they were greeted with cheers as the DJ Mike announced them in which was followed with some dance moves by some of them. As the newlyweds came in, everyone cheered and they went straight into their first dance followed by the Father-Daughter dance. The next part included a pasta bar so, you can imagine that we loved that and Delectable Delights knocked it out of the park with the delicious food. As everyone finished up eating, we then went into the loving toasts by both the Best Man and Matron of Honor who are family and had a ton of stories and loving sentiments to share with everyone present. We also cut the cake and then the dance floor opened up where everyone had a blast and a few will for sure make some fun moments in the wedding film with how much they enjoyed the cameras. The night ended with the glowstick exit and cheers of everyone present and we left with a big smile on our faces for how beautiful the day was. We’re excited for their sweet family and know they have a fun adventure ahead with each other!

 

Vendors List

Photography - Beauty & Beard Photography @beautyandbeardphoto

Venue - Windsor Manor

Catering - Delectable Delights

Desserts - Hey Honey! Cakery

Hair/Makeup - Lindsay Taylor

Bartenders - Lush Catered Bar

DJ - Magic Sounds Productions

Florist - Honeycomb Florals

Bride’s Dress - House of the Bride

Bridesmaids Dresses - David’s Bridal

Men’s Suits - Amazon / Ties - Etsy

Invitations - Zola