Brooklyn + Keenan | Twin Oaks, Humboldt Tennessee

FEATURE BY MARTHA STEWART WEDDINGS

This couple's love story began with they were five years old, under an old oak tree during recess. It culminated in the duo's classic Southern union years later, complete with a feminine pink-and-gold color palette, a crest-emblazoned dance floor, and not one, but two wedding cakes.

Keenan first proposed to Brooklyn when he was five-years-old, underneath an oak tree at recess. She had already accepted a proposal from another boy so had to say decline. That answer finally changed in 2017 when, after four-and-a half-years of dating, Brooklyn finally accepted his proposal. "Her expression is engraved in my memory as one of the most blissful experiences of my entire life," Keenan recalls of his proposal, which took place in her backyard (it was orchestrated with the help of her sister!).

Their wedding, which took place on September 29, 2018, was held at the Venue at Twin Oaks in their native Tennessee. They hosted 260 of their loved ones—an energetic group that consisted mostly of church friends, college friends, and cousins. The family element was essential, since both Keenan and Brooklyn are part of tightly knit families.

Dreaming of a fall wedding at an old antebellum house, Brooklyn wanted a traditional and classic color palette of whites, golds, and blush pinks—and that's what she got, with the help of her mother and sister, who own an award-winning company called Southern Sparkle Wedding and Event Planning. They were integral to the process of creating a timeless, vintage atmosphere with candelabras, velvet furniture, ferns, blush pink astilbe, and hydrangeas. Brooklyn's own expertise in the industry (she works for Southern Sparkle, too) meant that she knew exactly which vendors she needed to make the perfect evening. Her planning paid off: "There was just so much love in the air. Everyone (family, friends, and even the wedding vendors) were genuinely so happy for us," she says. Her groom agrees; Keenan describes their wedding day as "the most indescribable day I have ever lived."

Photography - Kelly Ginn Photography
Videography - Lynn Productions
Venue - The Venue at Twin Oaks
Event planning and flowers - Southern Sparkle Wedding & Event Planning
Catering - Coyote Blues
Bartender - Amber Gooch
Officiant - PJ Hardy and Luke Guard
Stationery - Minted
Calligraphy - Roberta Milam
Custom Crest - Fabled Papery
Dance Floor Decal - Signs First
Cake - Linwood Confections
Music - DeepBlu Entertaiment
Rentals - Clayton Productions and Rentals, Eric Rentals, Please Be Seated, BBJ Linens
Bride's gown - Hayley Paige from Elle James Bridal
Hair - Nina Dowell
Makeup - Sheena MUA of SP Makeup Artistry
Bridesmaids' dresses - David's Bridal  
Groom's suit and groomsmen's attire - The Black Tux
Lighting - Rent My Wedding, Clayton Productions and Rentals