Grace + Mark | Sweet Summer Wedding

Grace and Mark have endured a LOT in just a few months. They planned their spring wedding in the middle of April, however, Mark wasn’t through with the Fire Academy quite yet, which would have given him his only day off to get married. They decided to push the wedding back one month, to mid-May. […]

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July 6, 2020

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Grace and Mark have endured a LOT in just a few months. They planned their spring wedding in the middle of April, however, Mark wasn’t through with the Fire Academy quite yet, which would have given him his only day off to get married. They decided to push the wedding back one month, to mid-May. Then COVID caused things to shut down. Mark’s Fire Academy was on hold, the wedding was on hold…everything was on hold. In the middle of all of this, they bought a house, gutted it, and were remodeling.

Throughout this, Grace and Mark never once showed a lack of faith. Each time I spoke with them, they were always cheerful, positive, and put their trust in the Lord, as most things were completely out of their control.

The week leading up to their wedding, the forecast showed a 40% chance of rain, then a 60%, then 80%. My heart was heavy as I knew their day was FINALLY here, yet, it was supposed to rain. Actually it called for thunderstorms all day. I checked the weather every day, and although the thunderstorm chance continued to diminish, I knew Tennessee was notorious for rain showers to come out of nowhere. As I was driving to the church, the sky looked hazy and gray. I had packed plenty of clear umbrellas, and I ran through how I would need to adjust their 1st look, & family formals. I even had a backup plan if it DID rain all day and nothing could be taken outside.

When I arrived at the church, there was not a drop of rain or a rain cloud in sight!! It was overcast, but no rain!!! It stayed clear all day, and we even saw the sun!

Grace and Mark had a beautiful wedding surrounded by their closest friends and family. I know they were so excited for this day to finally arrive, and can now look forward to spending the rest of their lives together as husband and wife!

I fell in love with Grace’s wedding gown the second I saw it!! So much beautiful lace and beading!
How perfect are Mark’s socks?!
These girls were precious!!! They made sure Grace was taken care of all day.
Such a great group of groomsmen!
All four brothers.
Triplets! I forgot to ask who was the oldest.
The whole time I thought “please don’t drop him!” I’m pretty sure I yelled it out as well. I was so nervous!
How cute is he? This was his first wedding and he did a great job!
Patiently waiting.
Grace was escorted down the aisle by her two brothers. Such a sweet moment!
After they tied their cord, the knelt down to pray together.

Mark’s team was on shift that day so they sat in their trucks, patiently waiting for the new Mr. and Mrs. to open the church doors. As soon as they did, they hit the lights, sirens blared and horns were honking!!! It was really something to see!!!

This firefighters cake was INCREDIBLE!!!
Look at their cake topper! It’s a firefighter!
The Maid of Honor and Best Man caught the bouquet & garter!
A classic!

Mark and Grace made their grand exit in a beautiful mint colored Chevelle….and you can’t have a getaway car like that, without burning a little rubber!!!
Congratulations Mr. and Mrs. Manning!

Thank you to all the vendors to helped make this wedding day so very wonderful!

Venue | Barton’s Creek Baptist Church

Catering | Chester Jordan’s Catering

Wedding and grooms cake | Allison Renee with The Occasional Cupcake

Wedding gown | Memories and remade by Sewing by Day

Bridesmaids dresses | Memories

Groom and Groomsmen attire | Van Heusen

Planner | Paula Piercy

Wedding rings | Winfree Rone

Hair artist |

Makeup Artist |

Florals | Mike’s Flower Shop

Sign Art |

Invitations |

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  1. These are amazing Neely! Beautiful!😀

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