Brandon and Hannah were one of my couples who made the difficult decision to postpone their wedding due to Covid—and I doing so, they also had to move their venue location. Despite those challenges, they remained strong and positive and their day was ultimately so beautiful!!
Hannah’s details were so elegant and she was absolutely stunning! After getting zipped into her gown, we went out for bridal portraits. We had a friend land and check us out—a hawk who didn’t seem to mind our presence one bit! Once Brandon arrived, he and Hannah shared a first look and then exchanged private vows they wrote to one another. We had their first round of portraits and then finished bridal party photos so we could prep for the ceremony.
Lights were strung across the garden area where tables were set up for guests to visit. Brandon and Hannah’s ceremony location was under a sprawling oak tree, and Hannah’s father proudly walked her down the aisle to meet Brandon at the alter. After a sweet ceremony including mixing colored sand to signify their union, Brandon and Hannah sealed their vows with a kiss. After family portraits we shot their second round of portraits that we like to call “just married” portraits and then Brandon and Hannah went to join their family and friends for the last half of cocktail hour. Hannah’s friend and sorority sister, Caroline Stroud, provided guest entertainment as she painted a scene from their wedding during cocktail hour and the reception.
After the bridal party as introduced, Brandon and Hannah shared their first dance. Hannah and her father danced as her mother looked on, and then Brandon escorted his mother out to the dance floor for their mother-son dance. A taco bar was served and then Brandon and Hannah sliced their cake—where Brandon didn’t wait for Hannah to give him a bite—he went right for the cake and icing on the cake server!
The dance floor was opened and the party was underway. Hannah and Brandon had an amazing celebration with their closest friends and family and their perfect day ended with a bubble send-off. Despite the challenges they faced as they had to postpone and relocate their wedding, their day was truly beautiful and worth the wait! I am so honored to have had the opportunity to work with this sweet, amazing couple. Brandon and Hannah, I hope you have an amazing honeymoon—God bless you both as you begin this new chapter of marriage together!
Venue: The Barn at Little River
Coordinator: Michelle Lewis
Photographer: Audrey Herron Photography
Second Photographer: Kristal Whitley
Live Wedding Painter, Caroline Stroud Art
Cake: Talk of the Town
Hair/Makeup: Trio
Videographer: ValCinema, David Besh
Florist: Renee Cohn
DJ: MixPro, DJ Fred
Caterer: Southern Charmed
