Two Love Birds: Sarah & Toby
August 19, 2010 |
It was so much fun to photograph Sarah and Toby’s big day! They met while attending Mercer University, so it was so perfect that they got to get married at Newton Chapel on the Mercer campus. They had a beautiful fresh garden theme to their wedding with bright colors and personalities to match. It was truly a blast to be a part of their day. I also got to work with some of my fav vendors so it’s always a joy to work with talented people! So onto the preview!
The ladies started their day with muffins and mimosas and some primping atSignature Salon with the fabulous Nichole Mitchell.
Check out this Signature do!
Then over to the beautiful Lee Alumni House at Mercer campus to get into the dress!
The bling.
Sarah had some beautiful details. She had her wedding date and her parents’ wedding date monogrammed on the inside of her dress. The fab Michael Angela was behind the monograms. “To my Goose”was engraved on the inside of Sarah’s ring… its the nickname Toby’s calls her. Sarah’ s garters were also an adorable find from Esty!
Newton Chapel at Mercer campus for the ceremony!
The beautiful bride.
The flowers, by Carmen Johnston at Nectar and Co were fabulous! Sarah also carried a special picture of her dad and her parents’ wedding picture in her bouquet. The bouquet charm was from Enchanted Glass. Even though her daddy passed away years ago his memory was very much a part of their special day.
Sarah had a fun group of girls to stand beside her on her big day!
I am in love with those peonies!
Sarah looked just radiant!
Sarah’s daddy.
Work it McCranie!
The guys… Toby kept taking buttons off his jacket and vest all day… too funny.
The groomsmen
L is for Layson.
Toby’s groomsmen were just too cool.
I found this stained glass window on the ceiling on the side room where the bride and her girls were hiding. AMAZING! 
These adorable little guys handed out programs stowed in a lovely birdcage.
Right before the service started Sarah was peaking through the church doors and we stumbled into some incredible light!
The ceremony
The ceremony was so special. The candle decorated with corn was in honor of Sarah’s dad who was a corn farmer. Sarah’s mom lit her part of unity candle from that candle during the ceremony. When Sarah and Toby lit their unity candle all of their parents were represented! 
Sarah’s brother was so proud to walk her down the aisle.
She took Toby’s breath away. So sweet!
The vows
The rings.
The new Mr. and Mrs. Layson!
A sweet kiss!
Jump for Joy!
What a beautiful couple . . . and check out those fab shoes!
A lot of Sarah’s friends call her by her last name McCranie. The monogram wreaths that I featured in their first look were another cool, personal touch!
Goodbye McCranie. . . Hello Layson!
The wedding party took the Molly Trolley over to The Blacksmith Shop for some reception fun! 
Carmen of Nectar and Co. transformed the Blacksmith Shop with flowers and fabric. And Teddi Wohlford of Culinary Creations made all the fabulous food. My favorite is the bruschetta. It is amazing!!
Sarah’s had a lot of bird details (which I love, love, love!!) including this bird house.
First dance.
Amanda’s Cakery did the fabulous cake. Check out the adorable love birds on top, also from an Esty company, RedLightStudio! 
Sarah and Toby got crazy with the cake. . . Sarah even got a little up Toby’s nose!
Sarah and Toby’s details really made the day so special. They gave homemade strawberry fig preserves as their wedding favor. 
Toby was super excited about the melted chocolate that topped his groom’s cheese cake! Yum!
DJ Kevin Nichols of DKH Entertainment kept the crowd dancing all night!
Since one of Sarah’s themes was the monogram, we decided to create one more monogram. . . with sparklers!
It was a hot day in middle GA and the heat lighting was present! Check out that bolt I caught on film! Crazy!
After running through sparklers, Sarah and Toby made their getaway on the Molly Trolley.
Sarah and Toby, I hope you had fun on your honeymoon! I had so much fun documenting your special day. Can’t wait to show you more!
Jenny Evelyn
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