A Southern Garden Wedding at Corry House in Union Point, Georgia

Friends brought Kaycee Reed (23 and a hairstylist) and Mac Manley (23 and in manufacturing) together for Memorial Day weekend in 2012. She took the initiative, telling him to ask for her phone number; he texted her the next morning. The two quickly became inseparable, balancing each other’s traits. “Mac had an elaborate plan to propose,” Kaycee said, “but I accidentally ruined it.” They were on a date when he got down on one knee. The pair tied the knot at Corry House, built by a Confederate soldier for his betrothed, on the Ogeechee River in Union Point, Georgia. The nearby forest was the setting for the ceremony. “It was like getting married in a fairy tale,” Kaycee says. She wore a fit-and-flare gown with off-the-shoulder straps and a sweetheart neckline. Kaycee wore an heirloom peanut lapel pin to honor her family’s Georgia farm, and toasted pecans were given as gifts. Her bridesmaids wore light blue floor-length gowns. Mac and his groomsmen wore black suits. The pair chose “Mean to Me” by Brett Eldredge as their first song because it described how they felt about each other. “Mac also really liked the song because one line says ‘If mine could be the name that changes yours.’ Since we got engaged, he has always said he couldn't wait for me to have his name.” Additional touches to the antique-inspired wedding were Kaycee's “first look,” which she actually shared with her father, and vintage furnishings used throughout. Guests danced in the adjacent barn to tunes by the Dirk Howell Band. Kaycee and Mac exited to a sparkler send-off, surrounded by friends and family. —Caroline Eubanks