macy & connor

What a way to finish our 2020 weddings! Sweet Meadow Farm is such a charming barn venue unlike any that I’ve experienced and Macy and Connor were such a delight to work with.

Sweet Meadow Farm and Homeplace is located in Tallapoosa, Georgia about an hour West of Atlanta. It’s 160 acres boasts fields, forest, creeks and ponds and at the heart of it all- a beautiful farmhouse for overnight guests and a historic barn furnished with some truly charming furniture and decor.

As a wedding photographer, Macy had a clear vision for her wedding day and made the planning process so straight forward. She had shot a wedding previously at Sweet Meadow and had no doubt that Sweet Meadow was where she wanted to host her own wedding. She incorporated so many fun elements into the day including a Live Painter , darling VW photo bus and Marquee letters for the dance floor!

Below are some of our favorite photos from the wedding day courtesy of Joy + Everette

Venue: Sweet Meadow Farm

Photography/Videography: Joy + Everette

Coordination: Like the Dazzling

Floral: Amanda Clayton Design

Catering: Williamson Brothers BBQ

Cake: Cake Envy

DJ: MixPro

Live Painter: Designs of a Daughter

Bartending: LyghtHouse Cocktails

Hair + Makeup: Intensify by Patience

Marquee Letters: Bride Lights

Photo Booth: Roll with Juniper

Wedding Boutique: Wedding Angels

Wedding Dress Designer: Essence of Australia

Bridesmaids Dresses: Azazie

Mens Attire: Mens Warehouse

Invitations: Minted

Vow Books: Our Vows

Rehearsal Dinner Catering: The Olive Tree

maggie and chris | ansley golf club wedding

Maggie and Chris were a dream to work with. With my due date for baby girl and an 8 week maternity leave stuck right in the middle of our planning, they stuck by me as I navigated my new role as mom/wedding planner. I am so blessed to have such amazing clients that believe in my work and trust my abilities. After my leave of absence, we had 6 weeks to wrap up details for their wedding day and with an amazing group of vendors by our side, these final preparations were seamless.

Maggie and Chris were referred along to me by a groomsmen of theirs, Brandon in which my husband and I met playing kickball with mutual friends. I also helped plan said mutual friends wedding (see Hannah and Jeff’s wedding here) in which Brandon was also a groomsmen. Now I just need Brandon to go ahead and get engaged himself so we can plan his wedding ;)

but back to Maggie and Chris and their beautiful wedding day….

Aside from their amazing vendor team, there were so many details I loved about their wedding. From their Grooms cake that was modeled after their dog, Merlin to Maggie wearing a redesigned version of her mothers wedding gown, there were just SO many well thought out, personal details included which made their wedding extra special.

Their welcome bags for guests were acrylic game day bags and guests from out of town all went to cheer on their alma mater, Ga-Tech in football upon their Thursday arrival- I mean how fun is that?

And you’ll have to scroll if nothing else, just to see their personalized favors- Old Bay Seasoned Potato chips (a homage to Chris’ home state of Maryland) with their faces on the bags!

Ceremony: Northside United Methodist

Reception: Ansley Golf Club

Photography: Picture This! Photography

Videography: Josh Naylor Media

Florist: Britt Wood Designs

Band: Time of Your Life Band

Cakes: Cakes by Darcy

Invitations: Paces Paper

Hair and Makeup: Make Me Up Ga

Transportation: Atlantic Limousine, Guest & Bridal Party Transportation

Special Day Limos, Rolls Royce

sydney & andrew, a wedding in the mountains

Sydney and Andrew woke up and began their wedding day with an early morning hike. While I know that it made for a long day for them, I absolutely love that they incorporated their love for hiking into their day, truly making it their own.

They began their early morning together around 8am. Sydney in her dress, Andrew in his suit- both in hiking boots as they read personal vows to one another amongst the quiet of the mountains. Sheila Nolt soon met them to take their couples portraits before they headed back down into the city to get ready for their ceremony and reception amongst family and friends at Heavens Cloud Event Center.

Sophie McArdle, our Asheville associate planner and assistant, Kimberly spent the afternoon at Heavens Cloud greeting vendors, setting personal decor and ensuring that every detail was perfect for Andrew and Sydney’s day. This was a unique planning experience in that Andrew and Sydney live in Atlanta but chose a destination wedding in Asheville to be amongst the mountains and one of their favorite cities. This gave Like the Dazzling the opportunity to plan with them from both of our home cities which was so fun! I (Hannah) personally got to know Sydney and Andrew over the course of planning here in Atlanta with many a meeting over coffee & tea at Taproom in Kirkwood and was truly so sad to miss their wedding myself but knew they were in the best of hands with Sophie in Asheville.

The weather was gorgeous, the food incredible and the atmosphere, exuberant. Sydney and Andrew, thank you for entrusting Like the Dazzling with such an important day. We loved being part of your wedding and wish you all the joy in the world.

it was SO difficult to narrow down our favorite photos from this day as Sheila truly captured so many beautiful moments for this couple. Please see a sampling of photos below and of course scroll for all vendors that made this day possible.

Venue: Heavens Cloud Event Center

Photography: Sheila Nolt Photography

Coordination: Like the Dazzling, Sophie

Floral: Flora

Catering: Bun Intended Food Truck & Catering

Bar: Cask & Canter Mobile Bar

Dress: Kelly’s Closet, Alexandra Grecco

Mensware: Q Clothier

DJ: Spinfire Entertainment

Hair + Makeup: Lauren Elizabeth McGraw @laurenelizabeth.hairdesign