All guests are asked to wear all black formal attire, please come dressed to impress. During the reception, guests will be encouraged to change into their best pair of sneakers! There will be a reward for the guest with the best pair of sneakers!
6:00 PM–6:45 PM
6:00 PM–6:45 PM
Ceremony
Attire: Formal- All Black
7:30 PM–11:30 PM
7:30 PM–11:30 PM
Reception
Attire: Formal- Sneaker Ball
August 10, 2016
After meeting in an incoming freshman group chat and talking on the phone, MaKayla and Shawn would officially meet on move in day at Valdosta State University. They'd go on to click instantly and even had a handful of classes together!
March 02, 2017
Shawn asked MaKayla to officially be his girlfriend at their favorite restaurant in college- Waffle House!
November 11, 2017
Baby Astro joins the family! While MaKayla and Shawn are big Braves fans now, they would like to explain they were unaware of the rivalry between the Braves and Astros and named their puppy after the World Series Champs that year, The Houston Astros!
July 04, 2018
Shawn and Astro came to celebrate their first holiday with MaKayla and her family at their annual pool party for the 4th of July!
December 24, 2020
Major Danger and Astro Saint meet for the first time! As you can see by these two brothers- being nosey runs in the family!
May 21, 2021
First trip together! The couple would learn of their love for travel while on vacation to San Juan, Puerto Rico and surrounding islands!
June 15, 2021
The first Braves game of many! The season MaKayla and Shawn became fans, The Braves would go on to win The World Series with MaKayla & Shawn cheering them on!
June 27, 2021
Their first Hawks game!
June 29, 2021
MaKayla threw Shawn a surprise birthday party! When making a speech he would tell the guests "You're all invited to the wedding, it won't be a surprise!"
March 15, 2022
Their first ski/snowboarding trip to Colorado!
December 24, 2022
The first international trip! The couple would go to Ocho Rios, Jamaica and Cozumel, Mexico!
April 16, 2023
The first trip to Europe was to Italy! The happy couple spent time exploring Ancient Rome and Florence, Italy!
April 21, 2023
The YES date! In The Vatican, at St. Peter's Basilica, Shawn popped the question and MaKayla said Yes!