Jenny & Tom: An Outdoor Wedding in Mansfield, GA

When Jenny and Tom began planning their wedding, they did so with a southern state of mind. Jenny and Tom met at a party in college and dated for several years before Tom proposed over a candlelit dinner at Jenny’s family’s beach house. The Bride Jennifer (Jenny) Martin, 26, sales and strategy The Groom Thomas (Tom) Rowland, 27, investment associate The Date September 23 Though Jenny grew up in Atlanta, many of the couple’s guests were from all over the country, and Tom’s family is from England. Jenny and Tom chose Burge Plantation for their wedding not only to give out-of-towners a taste of southern style but also because of the site’s significance to the bride -- Jenny’s father passed away when she was 12, and, Jenny says, “I grew up going to Burge with my dad.”