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heir wedding day was filled with
friendship, family, love, and of
course, aouplef lowers. n
ovember ,
, ustin ahaad
lowers and his beautiful flower, illy
eleste ordon, made it official. very
moment was one not to be forgotten.
ne in particular was when illy awaited
low as he is fondly called to meet
her in the ourtyard of the rand on
oster. he setting was one of beauty.
ot only was the bride a vision of beauty,
but so was the scenery as she waited for
her groom to oin her. he pair wanted
to maintain the tradition of not seeing
one another before the wedding, but
it was important that they also oin in
prayer before the wedding ceremony.
t took some creativity to get them ust
within arms length to oin hands but
not actually see one another. his special
moment, and all those throughout the
day, were captured on video by osh
ane of ane reative, and on camera by
asmine hy of . hy Photography.
his union was embraced by very
special people including the couples
parents, r. and rs. icheal and
ostella ordon, and r. and rs. arold
and lenda lowers. he couple took
great care in choosing the wedding party.
ouples and individuals who have been
instrumental in their lives stood with
them in the rands upstairs ballroom
to witness their union. edding party
attendants included ason and iffany
lowers, indsey and arueta arsh,
heena cloud, reana aniels, lyson
rown, ylesha awkins, lauwon
ackson, eremy oykin, oshua oykin,
ony ordon, and auan tarks. illys
nephew, acob ordon, served as ring
security, while ustins niece, va eigh
lowers and adopted oddaughter
riannah rews, walked the aisle as the
official petal patrol. ust after these
young ladies lined the aisle with rose
petals in preparation for the bride, soloist
odd raig belted out a soulful ballad
as illy made her way to ustin. he
ceremony was performed by ishop oe
rown.
illy and ustin counted it a blessing
to be oined by many family members
and friends to celebrate and mark the
beginning of their lives as husband and
wife. uests were treated to cocktails
and hors doeuvres before a gourmet
style meal prepared by aye acobs
and the staff of Pans Petals atering.
edding cake for dessert was prepared
by illys unt oni arris. he evening
continued with hours of dancing in the
rleans allroom to the sounds of
endock.
ehind the scenes ensuring that the
couples vision for their big day was
fulfilled, was wedding planner and
coordinator bony . rews. Providing
assistance were hostesses hawnda ell,
ayla arris, lecia hanks, and ushers
ivory ordon, amicheal ordon, and
aden ordon. lso providing assistance
was iffany ndrews of he rand, and
s. ane of inens.
r. and rs. ustin lowers will always
look back on this day as epic. ut as
beautiful and eciting as their wedding
day was, they both know that their best
days lie ahead. ook out world
Lilly Celeste
Gordon
Justin RaShaad
Flowers
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