WEDDING
Courie & James
BY NICOLE MOOREFIELD PHOTOGRAPHY BY WHITNEY DUGGINS PHOTOGRAPHY
S
ienna Courie and Casey James grew
up in Bear Creek and Goldston, respectively, and attended Chatham Central High School, but first met years later through mutual friends. “I was always the girl who said I was never going to get married,” Sienna says, “then I met Casey, and everything changed.” They started looking at wedding rings after a year of dating. “He just came in one day and said, ‘Let’s get married,’” Sienna says, “and I said, ‘What took you so long?’” The couple tied the knot on Jan. 11, 2020, at 305 Trackside in Southern Pines, North Carolina, with the help of event planner Marguerite Moore and Sienna’s mother, Sherry Elmore, of Beeutiful Events. Nearly 90 close friends and family members, including Sherry and Craig Elmore, Sienna’s stepfather; Sienna’s father and stepmother, Mike Courie and Diane Courie; and Casey’s mother, Billie Jo James, gathered to celebrate. The couple was especially grateful to have Casey’s 95-year-old grandmother, Mabel James, in attendance. “It was really important for us to be able to have her attend,” Sienna says. Chris Hart, the couple’s former high school agriculture teacher, provided the flowers.
Ashley Hensley of Illusions hair salon and Courtney Goines of Blushed Beauty did the bride’s hair and makeup, respectively, and videographers Ryan Mashburn and Robin Mashburn of Film Craft Productions
helped capture the big day. In lieu of a traditional reception, they had dinner and a toast catered by Fat Juniors Grill followed by cake from The Old Place Cafe and Catering. The evening concluded with bar hopping around downtown Southern Pines. It was an unusually warm winter day with the temperature in the 70s, but the couple did get the snow they hoped for thanks to a snow machine during their send-off. Casey is the owner of Siler City Builders Supply, and Sienna is an interior designer at Frye Build + Design in Greensboro. The couple lives in Goldston and are expecting their first child, a son, in May 2021. CM APRIL / MAY 2021
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