Houston Rockets' Dorian Finney-Smith Marries JazMyne Branch in Texas Vineyard Wedding (Exclusive)

NBA prima Dorian Finney-Smith's wedding was a slam dunk!

The Houston Rockets subordinate joined JazMyne Branch successful a ceremonial attended by 190 guests astatine D’Vine Grace Vineyard successful Dallas connected Saturday, Aug. 23 — nan aforesaid day nan mates made their narration charismatic and sewage engaged. The taxable was "on nan run" to symbolize nan pair's "ride-or-die bond."

"The adventures we’ve been on, and nan committedness that nary matter wherever life takes america — we’ll proceed to tally towards 'forever and always' together," Branch tells PEOPLE.

The bride and groom — who antecedently had a backstage ceremonial — scrapped nan thought of having a destination wedding because nan astir important point to them was ensuring their contiguous families could make nan commute and be their large day.

"Having them location meant measurement much than nan location," Branch says. "We besides wanted our wedding to beryllium much of a ceremony because 1 point we emotion to do is party!"

Finney-Smith group an upbeat vibe for nan evening ceremonial by making his expansive entranceway to Yo Gott's rap deed "Real S---." The hoops pro looked dapper donning a J.C. Scott civilization suit.

The ambiance shifted arsenic Jennifer Hudson's soulful and heartfelt opus "Giving Myself" played for Branch's locomotion down nan aisle. Her glitter constitution was applied by KimJLuv and hairsbreadth styled by TyDoesHair and XO by Kamiah. She wore Galia Lahav's strapless corset gown named Tokyo. The dress features plunging cutouts and sparkling diamond-shaped grid embroidery.

"The beading detail, nan sheer accents, nan fit. It was conscionable excessively perfect!" Branch gushes.

Traditional vows were publication aloud, and handwritten vows exchanged successful private.

Finney-Smith tells PEOPLE that he astir admires Branch's expertise to support him "humble" and make him "step retired of my comfortableness zone." Meanwhile, Branch loves Finney-Smith's value of "living successful nan present."

"I often consciousness for illustration I unrecorded successful accelerated guardant while he’s successful existent time, he keeps maine grounded and reminds maine that nan coming is simply a gift," she says.

The ceremonial was officiated by nan erstwhile Los Angeles Lakers player's aunt, Tanisha Upshaw, and her husband, Anthony Upshaw.

Guests enjoyed ray refreshments during cocktail hr earlier heading to nan reception, wherever a buffet-style meal was served. Highlights see Caesar salad, chickenhearted piccata, level robust steak, glazed brussels sprouts, and whipped potatoes.

For dessert was slices of nan two-tiered wedding cake, which was baked by Delicious Cakes and flavored strawberry and achromatic barroom pinch strawberry mousse filling and buttercream frosting. The barroom was dressed up pinch nan couple's initials, achromatic roses and calla lilies.

Finney-Smith and Branch danced nan nighttime distant together arsenic DJ Trill spun music, starting pinch their first creation group to "I Belong To You (Every Time I See Your Face)" by Rome.

The wedding, which was planned by Krystal Scott of K Scott Events, ended pinch fireworks.

"Growing up I ever thought astir being joined and being a wife, but I ne'er thought astir really aliases what benignant of wedding I would want, truthful this wedding is already much than I could ever dream of!" Branch shares.

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Finney-Smith and Branch's emotion communicative began astatine nan University of Florida. At nan time, Branch was a freshman and Finney-Smith was a junior.

"We bumped into each different retired successful downtown Gainesville and danced nan full night," Branch remembers. "We benignant of mislaid interaction for a mates weeks aft that, past we saw each different retired getting nutrient astatine a burger spot called Relish. We’ve been connected astatine nan hep since."

A fewer years later, Finney-Smith popped nan mobility successful a parkland successful South Dallas.

"It was nan cleanable day. There weren’t galore group there, conscionable our kids and 2 adjacent friends which meant truthful overmuch to me," Branch says. "I’m not a personification who needs each nan bells and whistles to beryllium blown away. I worth emotion and intimacy and that’s precisely what it was."

The mates collectively stock 5 children, according to their wedding website.

"I’m astir excited astir continuing nan travel of maturation together and loving each different successful a caller light," Branch answers of what she's looking guardant to successful nan future, pinch Finney-Smith adding, "Growing aged together and keeping a grin connected her face."

Branch continues: "The adjacent section for america looks for illustration deepening nan enslaved we person already built complete nan past 11 years. We’ve been done truthful galore seasons together and matrimony is simply a chance for america to measurement into everlastingly pinch moreover much intention."

Additional Credits:
Florals: Indy Florals
Decor: Belle Decor Design
Signage: Your Sign Awaits
Videographer: Briele Chanel