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Please arrive prior to 2:50pm. Door will be closing at 3pm for start of service. Thank you.
Please arrive prior to 2:50pm. Door will be closing at 3pm for start of service. Thank you.
April 23, 2022
Richmond, Virginia

Melanie & Julius

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Meet our wonderful family and friends who will be accompanying us down the aisle.

Melanie Avery

Bride


Julius Jones

Groom

Sherry Farmer-Smith

Maid of Honor


Jamarr Smith

Best Man

This guy right here. You see the smile, the fresh cut and the hoodie which tells me this ain't Jamarr! This man in this photo is a fraud! If you know Jamarr he's usually walking around with no shirt on as comfy as he can get and doesn't care what you think either. Always late (we gonna have to tell him the wedding starts at least an hour earlier than the start time and he still gonna be late!), but always there when you need him. A great friend that will have you laughing and is always there for a shoulder for you to lean on.

Stacey Esters

Matron of Honor


Russell "Trey" Veals

Groomsman

Trey, Trey, Trey what can I say about Trey? Well there's plenty for starters his loyalty, commitment and dedication are unparalled. Too bad its to video games and not me! If my life is on the line and there's a new game release he's seriously going to have to consider which option to pick! At the end of the day I think he would pick my life, but wouldn't bet on it lol. Through it all he's a great guy we may not always agree on things, but he's always there to listen and there to give a helping hand. (As long as he's not playing a game lol)

Yvette Hill

Bridesmaid


Rhisheen Moore

Groomsman

You know the old saying that something isn’t yours unless your name is on it? Well to my surprise apparently I have a son and his name is Sheen! Where is this coming from? Well this guy has a tattoo because his son’s name is also Julius so love to tease him about the tattoo lol. Just glad I really don’t have a son that’s only a year younger than me I mean can you imagine paying child support at the age of 1! Met this guy randomly on a basketball court. Always there to talk to me about growing in God and to push me to hit my goals.

Isha Metzger

Bridesmaid


Jonathan Roach

Groomsman

Jonathan Roach the token white guy of the group. Yes if something happens he knows his role is to talk to the police lol!. Why this picture of this man posing randomly because if you know anything about Jonathan he's RANDOM! With Jonathan you never really know what you're going to get. He's that person whose never serious and can turn anything into a joke. We used to work together and I think sometimes we kept each other sane lol. Never afraid to talk to anyone he treats everyone like he's known them for years. Always consistent with helping me to not be too serious in life and I know when I call on him he'll be there.

Tiffany “Twin” Wilson-Worsley

Bridesmaid


Mathew Baier

Groomsman

You see Matt the family man with his beautiful wife and adorable son? This is not how I met Matt. I met him freshman year at VCU we both stayed on the same floor but it was divided and depending on which side you were on was the side you repped (he was from the enemy hood!). I met this large man with a buzz cut and which trasitioned into him shaving his whole head for a while. Why did I emphasize that he was a large man because you don't know how much God loves you until a 6'2 nearly 300 pound man is running at you and jumps on you (he can tell the story LOL). Through it all Matt is one of the most loyal people I know with one of the biggest hearts. We may not talk all of the time, but when we do its like we never left off.

Alfonzo Kilgore Stukes

Man of Honor


DaShawn Taylor

Groomsman

So this guy I've know since he was a cub. He was adorable looking like a mix between a hamster and Gizmo from Grimlens. Crazy how fast they grow up huh? Though I was 6 years older than him this man tried to compete with me in everything from video games, basketball, beyblading, Yu Gi Oh cards (oh yes we were nerds) and hardly ever succeeded. We would spend hours in my grandparents house either getting on each others nerves (but he never got in trouble because he was the youngest), playing video games, watching t.v. or hanging out outside. Over those years though he became more than just a cousin he became a brother. I know through thick and thin he always has my back.

Mary Avery

Mother of the Bride


Valerie Barnett

Mother of the Groom

My mom been there since the beginning you can thank her for allowing you to be graced by my presence LOL!

Crawford Lee Avery

Father of the Bride


Julius Jones

Father of the Groom

The other half of the tag team that you can thank for bringing me into this world.

Jamiyah Bonds

Junior Bride


Aiden Pearson

Bible Bearer

Kai Esters

Ring Bearer


Hannah Pearson

Flower Girl

Lailani Kilgore

Flower Girl


Aime Pearson

Flower Girl

Marie Kilgore

God Mother

For all the days along the way
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