Bree and Joe grew up going to school together in Commerce, Georgia. What started as a crush in the eighth grade turned into a relationship when the pair entered high school in 2006.
Some 13 years later, Joe and Bree were back in Commerce visiting their parents and decided to go on an evening walk—something they had done since college—around Joe’s parents’ land. As the sun was setting over the trees, Joe asked Bree to be his wife—no bells and whistles, just the two of them in a place that was so dear to them.
Naturally, they were married in their hometown, as their parents had been before them. Nearly 300 guests attended the ceremony at the First Baptist Church of Commerce, where Bree said “I do” in a lovely gown from Dimitra Designs and her mother’s wedding veil. Following the reception at the Commerce Civic Center, the couple sped away in a 1958 Cadillac Fleetwood 60 Special that Joe’s dad had restored.
Though the couple plan to stay in the Greenville area, Joe and Bree will always have a special place in their hearts for their hometown in Georgia.
By Chelsey Ashford Photography
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