Georgia Freight Depot Wedding (Atlanta, Ga)

Greg and I were introduced to each other by a mutual friend. I worked with his friend, at my first emergency department experience as nurse and Greg went to high school with him. We exchanged phone numbers and Facebook contact information. After a few phone calls and messages via the internet and three failed attempts of Greg asking me out, I finally agreed and we had our first date at Dave and Busters September 13, 2014.

The Proposal

– I knew something was going on because for about 5 months, he started to act strange became extremely secretive. He would leave the room when his phone rang and would pay for “different gifts” in cash. I started to think he was cheating.. but he reassured me, he was doing all of this for my birthday. He told me he had a three-part celebration for my 25th birthday. Part one, he had flowers, chocolate, and balloons delivered to me the day before my birthday at work. The second part, we spent an entire day at the spa. For the huge reveal, he bought me a new outfit, and after I was dressed, blindfolded me to take me to our destination. When the car stopped, he gently walked me to the door and I could hear people and small footsteps. He uncovered my eyes and presented me to my surprise birthday party. I was excited and honored to see our friends and family present. Although everything was great, the food was amazing the DJ was on point, I knew something else was up because the menu at the party read “Congratulations Sarah and Greg” So towards the end the evening, Greg had me walk to the middle of the dance floor and he asked to me sit down. He had a speech prepared to profess his love to me, got down on one knee and asked. me to marry him!

What was the inspiration for your wedding?

I actually planned on having a 1920s maybe even a Great Gatsby themed wedding, however as the details, flowers and other decorations came into play– I changed my mind, multiple times. Greg also did not agree with some of the Gatsby ideas so being the amazing wife that I am– I took into consideration what he had in mind for our special day as well. I did not really care for flowers, but I knew I wanted something small and romantic. I had an evening wedding, with lots of candles and beautiful uplights.

What is your best memory from your wedding?

The best memory from our wedding would definitely be the garter toss. Greg is the more outgoing silly one out of the relationship and I’m the more shy one. He definitely showed his silly side and our guests enjoyed the show. To my surprise, during that time, I wasn’t embarrassed or uncomfortable.. it felt as though it was just me and him acting like ourselves behind closed doors. It took him a while to find it because it was so high up on my thigh because I had ordered the wrong size and I was afraid it would fall off of me while I was walking down the aisle. But he found it and placed his prize his head and even gave me a slight lap dance to celebrate.

Get inspired and check out this Georgia Freight Depot wedding below, as beautifully captured by Andre Brown Photography. 

Location: Atlanta, GA
Event Date: June 24, 2017
Venue: Georgia Freight Depot
Event Venue: Georgia Freight Depot
Photographer: Andre Brown Photography