Both our bride and groom grew up along the shores of the Atlantic Ocean, but in cities over 700 miles apart—Anna in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, and Jeff on Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey. When...
Anna Kate was on a family vacation to Folly Beach when she met David, her paddle board instructor for a private sunset lesson. Her trip ended a few days later, but the pair continued to date long distance for nine months, flying back and forth between David’s home in Charleston and Anna Kate’s in New Jersey. David later proposed to Anna Kate at the College of Charleston Cistern, the first place he ever said ”I love you.” Their ceremony was held at Old Wide Awake Plantation in Hollywood, complete with chicken and waffles, a cigar bar, their three-legged dog Goose, and a sparkler send-off.
Photographs by Jaycie Hooley
