02/05/2024
Our family grew!!!! As parents you pray for a spouse for your children…God heard our prayers and we welcome Travis Russell to our family with open arms. What a beautiful February 3rd we had. The weather, the people, the ambienc, a beautiful ceremony, amazing food, the team of peeps behind the scenes! We could not have ordered a prettier day for a wedding! We ask God for favor and blessing on their marriage together!🥰
A never ending thank you to:
Beth Miller-Brubaker
Barbara Meador
Brenda McCloud
Becky Brubaker
Ashlee Wagoner
The love and sacrifice my sisters and niece put into this week of preparation will not be forgotten! They came and they conquered….they made sure everything was to perfection and we are forever grateful! I would need to much space to fill y’all in on the amount of effort that went into this day by these beautiful sisters!!!💕
A very special thank you to our amazing family of professional and more than competent Vendors who we have become very fond of
at Florida Barn Weddings and Events:
Hair and Make up: GlammedUp By Jeanette
Jeanette is the best at keeping your natural beauty and providing a cheerful atmosphere in the bridal suite! Thank you Jeanette for squeezing us in to your already huge and busy day! You are truly the best!
Caterer: David Mackey and Jeannie Avant Mackey AKA: Holy Smokes, Prepared the best meal! David and Jeannie provide more than food! They provide genuine care for every guest and love for our family that has grown over the years! ❤️
DJ: Belanger Media Group, having Ian allowed me relax and be the mother of the bride because I knew our timeline would be kept and each event would happen as it was planned! A wonderful mix of music and keeping the party going! He even grabbed my traditional pic at the doors before the grand entrance because he knows I always get one but wasn’t there to do it myself! These little details are what makes people phenomenal! 💃🏻🕺🏻
Runners: Lani's Rental For Weddings & Special Events LLC
Lani is a dear friend and precious person! If you meet her you feel loved and adored! She provided us with beautiful n**e runners for the reception tables! They added a beautiful layer to the decor! 🩷
Bouquet, pocket boutonniere and toffee Roses: Hobby Hill Design Brooke McDermott and team are absolutely amazing!!! They have multiple huge events planned already for this weekend and they showed us amazing love by making McKayla a beautiful bridal bouquet and Travis a handsome pocket boutonniere! (Which is the only way to go) We love our family at Hobby Hill and appreciate them squeezing us in so last minute!
Photographer: Brooke Payne Photography
Brooke is a previous bride at Florida Barn Weddings and Events! She holds a special place in our hearts! She is a beautiful person and does amazing photography!!! She captured their day to the fullest and I can’t wait to see all the pics!!!
All other vendors:
Videographer: Dominic LaRovere Dom is an amazing young man who has many talents!!! He made himself available and was a vital part of this big day! He provided two complete projects for the day. One Day of that will encapsulate the whole day and a separate capture of the whole ceremony!!! Thank you Dom, we can’t wait to see the complete projects!!!☺️
Cut Cake: Sugar Blossoms
Lex does amazing pastry work and is one of the happiest people I have ever seen! She has a different theme of desserts each week and they are all out of this world!!! Go check them out! They are on the Circle in Sebring !
The beautiful ferns At ceremony: Robbins Nursery
Charcuterie board: Prepared by family, created and designed by: Taylor Henderson and Sarah Flora These girls did WAY more than just create a charcuterie board!!! They got my girl up the aisle, and worked the rest of the evening so that I could sit and enjoy myself! Their husbands worked along side of them! Their generous gift of time and love is forever stamped in our hearts!!! 🩵
Ginger Sapp Whitehurst and Alison Sapp Hatch you two are my chosen sisters and y’all put in hours of help, making this the best day for not only McKayla and Travis but Randall and I and our girls too! You stayed to the very end and allowed us to visit with our visiting family and friends!!! You ran errands, helped decorate and kept me sane! Knowing y’all were in the details made this day amazing!!! Love you both!😘
All decor was designed and provided by: the bride and her mama! It was laid out by my sisters (biological and chosen) 🥰
Thank you all again for making this a beautiful day for Travis and Mckayla Russell
