David & Liz, Lexington, SC Lake Murray Quarantine Wedding

I think it’s safe to say that 2020 was not what everyone expected. No one expected the massive effect that the virus would take on the entire world. We were quarantined, business’s were shut down and shaking hands and giving a hug for a greeting is now a thing of the past. So how about planning your wedding? Scratch everything that you planned and everything that you expected and everything that you had hoped for and dreamed of….

Start over. And we all did. We started to rethink what was important and what we took for granted. Just like David and Liz who actually were diagnosed with the COVID-19 virus. After they were tested negative, they decided to go forward with getting married even if it meant not being able to go to Virginia where Liz was from, to have the wedding that they had planned for.

David and Liz met in 2016 while she lived in Texas and he was in Savannah. Liz became a special agent and David was a task force officer and criminal investigator and became a cooperate security agent.

They bought their first home together on Lake Murray in Lexington, South Carolina. Six months later, Dave asked Liz to marry him on Denis Beach in St. John's while on their first vacation together. They have since welcomed their new fur baby Ranger, to the family.

Dustin and Lindsey Wedding, Landrum, South Carolina

Dustin and Lindsey met through Plenty of Fish and had many of their first dates in the morning at the gym before Lindsey went to class. But their first official date was at Dave and Busters where Lindsey kicked Dustin’s butt at ski ball but he rocked it at basketball. But at the end of the night they had their first kiss and have been together for four years.

They planned a trip to California to the Santa Monica Mountains where they climbed to Inspiration Point. Lindsey was resting next to a pillar with a camera in her hand while Dustin fumbled around in the back pack telling her to hold on. She turned around and there he was on one knee and asked the big question. Lindsey said that it was so beautiful! There was all of California on one side and then ocean on the other.

They chose this venue because their first dates consisted of hiking and chasing waterfalls and panoramic views. Dustin moved to upstate South Carolina from Mississippi and had never hiked but loves the mountains. So it was natural that they were actively seeking adventure.

Jonathan and Nicole Wedding, Chapin, South Carolina

Venue: Ceremony, Sharon Methodist Church. Reception, The Venue of Chapin, LLC

Baker: Tara Linn’s Bakery

Florist: Flowers From the Heart

I asked Nicole how they met and got engaged and she said, “Our love story began back in 2011. Thanks to some mutual friends we met in our kitchen. Seems like an odd place to meet your soon to be spouse but we wouldn’t of had it any other way. Some flirtatious banter was exchanged and of course Nicole was intrigued by Jonathan’s sarcasm and whit. The rest is history! Nothing could prepare us for the next 6 years of laughter, loss, and love. Jonathan decided to pop the question while we were visiting his father who was being cared for at MUSC. A dear friend of our families opened his home to Jonathan to ask Nicole to marry him. It was beyond beautiful and everything she could have ever hoped and dreamed of. Of course, the answer was yes! We then celebrated our wonderful news with our family in a tiny hospital room filled with love, tears, and laughter. Since that amazing day we have said goodbye to an irreplaceable person, we have bought our first home, gained 4 fur children, and will finally become husband and wife. We cannot wait to begin this new chapter in life and are thrilled to be celebrating it with all of you.”

They chose a different venue then the one they had now. Unfortunately due to some unexpected events they had to choose a different venue. As you can imagine, she was extremely distraught and frantic trying to find a beautiful space to host their reception within a reasonable price range. They recently moved to the Chapin area and found their venue while driving by. Nicole decided to reach out to the owner and schedule a tour with her sister-in-law. They were both blown away by how accommodating the owner was and how beautiful the space was. It was perfect for their wedding and Nicole felt like God had answered her prayers when he sent her to The Venue of Chapin. 

 “We are both very hard headed. Not such a romantic term to describe us but when we make our mind up about something it will take an act of congress to change it.” They have been together for 7 years and 9 months so it definitely works :)

I asked Nicole what they are most looking forward to on their wedding day and she said, “As cliché as it may sound we are both looking forward to just being married. We started our lives together on January 1st,2011 and on November 3rd, 2018 we will finally be able to continue our lives with same last name. Our love has endured many trials. After almost 8 years of us driving each other crazy we are still crazy about each other.”