A Vintage, Barn Wedding at Brookside Barn in Ellisville, Mississippi

Ashli Blackwell (28 and a director of special events) and Alonso Hernandez’s (22 and a musician) wedding at Brookside Barn in Ellisville, Mississippi, was truly a marriage of their Southern and Costa Rican cultures. They chose everything—from the rice-and-beans-filled menu to the antique dinnerware to the hymnal sheet music accents—with this in mind. Guests even had the option to take home all-natural sugar scrub or Costa Rican coffee wedding favors. But what really made the night personalized was their reception. After Alonso surprised Ashli by performing a song he wrote for her, she surprised him right back and brought out an impersonator of his favorite musician: Elvis! Their band, the Sensations, took it from there and rocked the night with their own Michael Jackson impersonator and live music. “We had a blast dancing the night away with each other and all our friends and family,” Ashli says. See all favorite vintage details, beautifully captured by BlackBird Creative, below.