Ever Moore
Marion,Alabama
Hjordys & Marcus’s vintage classic summer blue wedding took place in the historic Marion Alabama. Hjordys Marie Perez Matos of New York, New York married Marcus Childs Moore, Jr. of Marion, Alabama on Saturday, May 29, 2021 at the historic First Congregational Church of Marion in the presence of their family and friends. Their union was officiated by Ambassador Andrew J. Young, Jr., at the first church he was assigned to as a Minister. The Moore's goal in celebrating the blending of their families was to tell the story of both cultures and their common ancestry - Dominican and African American- through their most cherished medium, music. For them, both as individuals and as a couple, music is the center of their lives. Marcus proposed to Hjordys at Lincoln Center in New York during the Lincoln Center Out of Doors Festival - a festival established by his Great Uncle and famed Black conductor, Leonard de Paur. It was an honor to paint the journey of the two cultures through spirituals, jazz, salsa, boleros, and merengue to highlight the common threads of their cultures as they blended their families.
Wedding Ceremony: First Congressional Church of Marion
Wedding Reception Venue: Lincoln Normal School’s Phillips Lincoln Memorial Auditorium
Floral & Event Design, Decor: Sweet Luxury Events
Photographer: YNOT Images
Second Shooter: Sam Japer Photography