Dshandi & Xzavier
Wedding Party
Dshandi John
Bride
A woman of faith may fall many times, but she rises again and again as if she never fell at all. It does not matter how much she cried. God is always by her side. She puts pride aside and acknowledges the God who gave her life.
Xzavier Ginns
Groom
The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: And he delighteth in his way. Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: For the LORD upholdeth him with his hand.
Lashante Whitaker
Matron of Honor
The bride to be and Lashante attended high school together! They became friends after high school and have been inseparable ever since! Lashante is always there when needed 🫶🏾and when not needed 🤣 She is bossy ! 😫 True friends are like diamonds~bright, beautiful, valuable and always in style❤️ “Friendship is the golden thread that ties the heart of the world.” 🥰
Chandra Mobley
Maid of Honor
Attended high school with the bride but didn’t become friends until later on in life. One day on a group trip to Atlanta with Mutual friends Chandra chauffeured the soon to be bride to Atlanta over 20 years ago 🤣 and she has been her “rider” ever since. People come and go but the real ones stay forever. Anything is possible when you have the right people to support you. 🫶🏾❤️❤️ Proverbs 27:9 Oil and perfume make the heart glad; So does the sweetness of a friend's counsel that comes from the heart.
Chairyl Reid
Bridesmaid
The soon to be Bride and Chairyl met over 20 years ago when they both worked for a insurance company in Jacksonville Florida. They’ve shared a very special life changing moment together which was pregnancy together. Their kids are only two weeks apart. 🥰 Some friends stay friends and others become sisters. ❤️ Friendship is not built on promises but action. 🫶🏾
Latoya Mickel
Bridesmaid
The soon to be bride and Latoya met at high school over 25 years ago. Definitely have some good memories over the years! 😫One thing has remained the same is that a phone call or text and she there in any way she can be for soon to be bride/family. Sisterhood is what the two share for sure and it can’t be denied. 🥰 Friends are relatives that you make for yourself. “The power of women gathering is immeasurable.”
Tyiesha Braxton
Bridesmaid
The soon to be bride and Tyiesha attended high school together. They knew of one another in school but didn’t become friends until after. Facebook is what reconnected them over 15 years ago and they have been inseparable since. Good friends are like stars, you don’t always see them but you know that they are there! Definitely always a phone call away always! True friends are never apart, maybe in distance but never in heart. ❤️
Sabrina Hill
Bridesmaid
The bride to be and Sabrina became friends a few years ago. They met through the brides matron of honor. It’s not about the time you have known someone! Sabrina is as real as they come. ❤️ They share something different lately and that’s a connection through GOD. 🙏🏽Prayer swappers 🙌🏽A faithful friend loves to the end. Proverbs 27:9 Sweet friendships refresh the soul and awaken our hearts with joy, for good friends are like the anointing oil that yields the fragrant incense of God's presence.
Dyani John-Richberg
Bridesmaid
Bride’s 1st cousin and also someone she grew up closely together since babies. The bride to be was also a bridesmaid in her wedding over 20+ years ago. 🥰 Cousins are always one of your very first best friends. Cousins are friends that will love you forever. Cousins are different beautiful flowers from the same garden. ❤️
Darryl Roberts
Best Man
Darryl attended high school with the groom and bride! Darryl and the groom have been friends since middle school and also grew up in the same neighborhood in Hinesville Georgia! #brotherhood
Clinton Holmes
Groomsman
The groom and the bride also attended high school with Clinton. The groom and Clinton have known each other since middle school and remained friends over the years ! Clinton and the groom played high school football together! #brotherhood
Nick Williams
Groomsman
Nick attended High School with the groom and the bride! Nick and the groom also grew up in the same neighborhood as teenagers and played on the bradwell high school football team. #brotherhood
Deotis Williams
Groomsman
The bride and groom both attended high school together with Deotis. The groom and Deotis have been friends for over 30 years. They also played football together at Bradwell high school! They lived in the same neighborhood when they were teenagers! #brotherhood
Robert Smalls
Groomsman
Bride to be brother from another mother! ❤️ Will be there for you at a drop of a dime! Happiness is having a brother. 🫶🏾 A brother may not always stand by your side but he will always be there for you in heart. ❤️
Roberto Failey
Groomsman
Roberto attended high school with the bride to be and groom ! The groom and Roberto have known each other since middle school! Roberto and the groom played football together in high school and remained friends throughout the years! #brotherhood
Connell Gaskin
Groomsman
The bride and groom attended high school with Connell. The groom has known Connell since elementary school. They grew up on Fort Stewart base together in Hinesville Georgia. They played little league baseball together and they also played on the same high school football team! #brotherhood
I’naya Mobley
Flower Girl
Naya is the bride to be God daughter. She is a very special little girl who loves God! ❤️🫶🏾Imagine being 6 and knowing who God is already 🙌🏽🙏🏽She loves sending her God mother thoughtful text messages at times when she don’t even know it is needed! ❤️❤️❤️
Willie Hill IV
Ring Bearer
Willie is the son of Sabrina Hill (bridesmaid) Bride to be nephew. Strangers become family ❤️ “Family is a gift that lasts forever.”
Brenda John
Mother of the Bride
The bride’s very first best friend 🫶🏾 Life doesn’t come with a manual it comes with a mother! Mothers love you, protect you and pray for you 🙏🏽❤️🫶🏾
Teresa Ginns
Mother of the Groom
Grooms very first love! “I believe in love at first sight because I loved my mom ever since I opened up my eyes.” ❤️
Freddie Ginns
Father of the Groom
Grooms 1st role model. I have rarely met a person as determined and courageous as my father. When you are young, you worry that you will turn into your father. When you grow up you worry if you will not. ❤️
Jaaylan Collins
Son of Bride ( Chaperone)
Brides first love. 🥰 "You don't raise heroes, you raise sons. And if you treat them like sons, they'll turn out to be heroes, even if it's just in your eyes.” There is an enduring tenderness in the love of a mother to a son that transcends all other affections of the heart. ❤️ ❤️❤️❤️
Apostle Totlisa Vereen
Officiant
True W.O.G!!! 🙏🏽🙏🏽 The bride to be has known Apostle Totlisa for 20+ years!! She will be making everything official on our special day! A woman who honors God by seeking Him in everything she does and trusting Him wholeheartedly with her life. We thank GOD for her and Bishop Vanda. ❤️🙏🏽
Tandra Holmes
Wedding Planner
The bride to be and Tandra met through the matron of honor and developed a sisterhood. Tandra will be making sure the wedding day goes smoothly along with the Crystal Ballroom. She is only one phone call a way when in need! Helping one another is part of the religion in sisterhood. Sisterhood is a force to be reckoned with. 🫶🏾❤️
Marvin Richberg
Chaperone
Marvin is the cousin in law of the bride and has been family for over 20+ years. He will be accompanying the brides mother down the isle. 🫶🏾❤️The bride also took part in his wedding over 20 years ago. The memories we make with our family is everything! Family is not an important thing. It is everything. 🙏🏽