Wedding Date: 3/30/2024
Ceremony Venue: The Isom Place
Reception Venue: The Isom Place
Photographer: Kelly Ginn Photography
Entertainment: DJ Max Victory
Caterer: A&N Catering
Floral Designer: Breezy Blossoms Florist
Hair/Makeup: Hair: Lacey Ferguson Makeup: Makeup by McKenna
Planner: Olde South Events (Connie Keene)
Dress: Elle James Bridal
Cake: Chow Cakes
How would you describe your wedding day’s overall theme or vibe and why?
Romantic & Traditional: We wanted a timeless wedding with a warm, intimate atmosphere. We fell in love with the Isom House and decided that would be our venue before anything else. After choosing our venue, we made a lot of our other decisions based on that. The Isom House is traditional, beautiful, and romantic and only fits a couple hundred people. Knowing this, we just invited our close friends and family and had a traditional southern wedding. At the same time, the romantic touches—such as the personal vows and string quartet ceremony music—helped to create a dreamy, emotional experience that felt personal and timeless.
What inspired your choice of flowers?
I didn’t have any specific flowers that I wanted in our bouquets. When we contacted Breezy Blossoms, I just sent inspirational pictures and told her that I wanted them to be very colorful and “springy,” and she perfected it!
Did you have a first dance? If so, what song did you choose and why?
Yes. Our first dance was to “I’ll Have to Say I Love You in a Song” by Jim Croce. We had a hard time choosing a first dance song, but Jake played this one on one of our many 8-hour drives from Austin, TX, back home to Mississippi, and we instantly knew it was the one. It’s a beautiful, timeless song that speaks to the depth of love and how words sometimes can’t fully express what’s in your heart. We both love the melody and the sentiment—it’s sincere and heartfelt, which made it the ideal choice for such an important moment in our wedding.
Were there any funny or unexpected moments that made the day memorable?
Since we married on the Isom House’s front porch, cars could drive by at any point during the ceremony. Luckily, it was Easter weekend, so most of the students were back home, and nearly no one was on the roads; however, right as my dad and I were lined up about to walk down the aisle, a police-escorted funeral procession drove right by our ceremony. I took it as a good luck sign of sorts.
Did you have any unique flair/touch/elements that you added to your wedding?
My husband, Jake, is a graphic designer for the University of Texas’s football team (and previously Ole Miss’s football team), so to add a personal touch, he personally designed our wedding invitation and our details card! One of Jake’s old football coaches and good friend, Will Gatlin, officiated our wedding. Since it was Easter weekend, we had difficulty finding a preacher available for our wedding. Luckily, Coach Gatlin had mentioned to Jake and me that he is an ordained wedding officiant, so we asked him to be our officiant. Having a close friend made our wedding more personal, unique, and memorable!
Besides saying ‘I do,’ what was your favorite part of your wedding and celebration?
My favorite part was getting to see and spend time with all of our loved ones. My family stayed in the Isom House for the weekend leading up to the wedding. We got to spend so much time together and enjoy Oxford! We went to eat at the Oxford Grillehouse on Thursday night, Boure for our rehearsal dinner on Friday, and then Jake and I stayed at the Graduate on the night of our wedding. After graduating from Ole Miss, Jake and I moved to Austin, TX, but Oxford will always be our favorite place. It was such a joy to return and enjoy it again together.
What advice would you give to someone planning their wedding day?
Planning a wedding is so exciting but also very overwhelming. I would say don’t get too caught up in the details. I found it hard to try and stick to one vision or idea, so I ultimately just started picking things I liked individually. At the end of the day, it all came together and was beautiful! It also helped a lot to have a wedding planner or coordinator to keep up with everything we had left to do and help guide the event on the day of. We would have been lost without her on our wedding day!
