Larry & Jessica Wedding Spartanburg, South Carolina

Larry and Jess met on a very snowy day in Spartanburg. The school was closed because of the weather but Jess was supposed to meet someone for pathophysiology tutoring. USC Upstate had closed its doors due to the snowy weather for student and staff safety. Jess was supposed to be meeting a man named Larry at the library for her first tutoring session. Unfortunately, since the school had closed their doors, Jess was worried that she wouldn't get to the tutoring session. So, she suggested that they head to Panera Bread. Jess had been looking for a man with a patho book, when she came across a handsome man with the most blue eyes she had ever seen. She introduced herself and said "You must be Larry." Jess sat down and began talking with Larry, not mentioning patho one bit. The employees approached Larry and Jess and informed them that it was closing time. Not realizing that they had been talking for so long, Larry invited Jess back to his apartment to continue their conversation.

They got to his apartment around 9:15 PM, and talked until 1:30 AM! Jess had 5 missed calls from her family who were worried sick - "it's not like her to not answer the phone when we call." Jess returned their calls and informed them that she had just met the most amazing man. Larry and Jess continued to talk for a week & on February 28th of 2015, Larry officially asked her to date him. She, of course, said yes and so started their love journey! In March of 2017, Larry & Jess purchased their first home. On May 3, 2017, Jess graduated nursing school and moved in with Larry. She began her first nursing job in July 2017.

What a wild ride they have had!! Larry proposed Christmas of 2017. Jess said “I was working night shift and had to work Christmas Eve, Christmas, and the day after Christmas, so when I got home on the morning of the 27th of December, 2017, Larry and I had our Christmas celebrations. He had 4 gifts for me, well technically 5 if you count the ring. Each was a picture of our Christmas lights on the tree with 4 different words on each gift. The gifts were little 20 piece puzzles. They were labeled in the order of which they had to be opened as well. I opened them and put together the first one which said "Will," followed by "You," "Marry," and "Me?" He was so stubborn and wouldn't let me answer until all four puzzles had been answered. I gave him an out before I put the last piece in the "Me?" puzzle, and he said he's in it for the long run. I said yes, and we began planning our wedding”.

Of course the venue was special because it was supposed to have been where they would first meet but due to weather, they met at a restaurant instead.

Cody and Chynna Wedding, Blythewood, South Carolina

Venue: Cobblestone Golf Course, Blythewood

Baker: Lainey Cakes

Florist: Blythewood Gloriosa Florist

What a wonderful day it was for Cody and Chynna’s wedding on November, 10th. The sun was shinning, it wasn’t too hot and everyone was in great spirits.

Cody and Chynna met in middle school and knew each other through out high school. They had home room together in 7th grade in the gym. Cody was very shy to talk to Chynna but finally got some words out of him to go ice skating where they had their first kiss.

They reconnected in 2014-2015 when Cody was deployed and Chynna saw a photo of him smoking a cigarette next to a camel and thought he was so cute. So one thing led to another…. and they’ve been together for 5 years.

Cody proposed at Crowder Mountain on the peak. He had been so nervous to do it in front of other people so they went way off to a far ledge where Cody proposed with his dad’s and stepmom’s rings they had melted together.

 I asked Chynna what is one word that describes both of them and she answered with “Perseverance”.

The venue they choose, Cobblestone Golf Course, was a very unexpected location with a beautiful view! They have wonderful pricing so go check them out!!

They both looked forward to the food and dancing on their wedding day and Cody couldn’t wait to see her walk down the aisle towards him!

Donovan & Brandi Wedding, Charleston, South Carolina

I apologize in advance for the over sharing of photos with this wedding but Don and Brandi are one of my absolute favorite couples and I loved everything about their day!

Inseparable.  That's how Donovan and Brandi describe themselves and I absolutely love their story!  When asked how they met, Brandi said, "I saw Donovan for about 7 months on the school bus in 10thgrade as my school had to help out his school and pick up children that were on our route. Donovan happened to be one of those students. However, he never talked to me, but the very first day I saw him, I told my mom even though it sounds crazy, that I had found my husband. Everyday on the bus, I would hope he might say something, but he never did the entire sophomore year, but in July 2007, Donovan sent me a friend request on MySpace. I sent him a thank you note for the request as I did with every new request and he sent me a message. He didn’t even know who I was or that we had seen each other before, but lucky for him, I did.  We messaged for most of the day and then exchanged numbers and began talking everyday all day until we fell asleep. We officially began dating on August 13, 2007 and the rest history. He was stuck with me for life and he didn’t even know it yet."

They are truly high school sweet hearts and have been together since the 11th grade!

I asked how he proposed and she said, "We were moving to Savannah, GA in June 2017 as Donovan’s job had relocated him from Charleston, SC and my mother threw us a going away party at my favorite restaurant, Miyabi, with about 40 of our closest family and friends. We were all about to start eating the going away cake, when my mother stood up to say how much she was going to miss me and our daughters, Allie and Ava Grace, and how she was trusting Donovan to take care of us, and that she was just a quick drive away. Donovan then stood up, and I was confused because he shouldn’t have had anything to say, but I assumed he wanted to say thank you to everyone for coming out to send us off, but then he started talking about how much he loved me and he wouldn’t have been where he was in life without me and how I was a great mother to our girls and whole bunch of stuff that I honestly can’t remember as all of it is really a blur, but I will never forget at the end of speech, he asked if I would marry him. I cried so hard, that my eyelash began falling off, but I of course shook my head yes, as I was unable to utter any words as I had been waiting for that moment forever."

Don and Brandi wanted an indoor venue where they could get married in one room and have their reception in another. Brandi hates the heat, the sun in her eyes, and nasty mosquitos, so a completely indoor ceremony was a must. They both also wanted a location where parking was not going to be an issue and where their wedding was to be the only event going on that day. Finally, they wanted a central location in Charleston so The College Center at Trident Technical College met all of their needs!!

When I asked Brandi what they both were looking forward to the most on their wedding day, Brandi said, "Besides marrying my best friend, we are looking forward to our first dance. The dancing on the clouds experience was a last minute addition and we had to look hard to find a DJ that could give us that experience. We finally found him and we just know that moment is going to be so memorable for us and our guests. It’s going to be beautiful!"

And she was right!  It was amazing and so magical to witness.

Rand & Kaitlyn Pherson LDS Temple, Columbia, South Carolina

It was not an ideal sunny day when Rand and Kaitlyn got married at the LDS Temple in Columbia but we made it work anyway.  Kaitlyn was stunning and Rand was so handsome in his suit.  They surprised me with a fantastic umbrella which worked perfectly for some of their portraits.