TOWN
Weddings
/ by Andrew Huang & Erin Cullum
Beryl Walker & Trey Simpson April 26, 2014 Usually, being inseparable from your partner is a good thing, but for Trey, it actually became a hindrance when it came to proposing. After all, he could barely find time alone to go engagement ring shopping! Beryl and Trey, who were high school sweethearts (he carried her books to class and let her borrow his jacket), dated through their college years at Clemson, and it soon became obvious this was a relationship meant to last. Two weeks before they graduated, Trey finally had the opportunity to drop by a jewelry store alone and happened upon the perfect ring. Excited and unwilling to wait, Trey proposed the very next day on a walk through Falls Park. The couple was married at the Warren and Virginia Owen Pavilion at Clemson University, and featured Beryl’s father as officiant—he became a notary public just for the occasion. The couple currently lives in Davis, CA. PHOTOGRAPH BY KEITH & CRYSTAL CARSON // RED APPLE TREE PHOTOGRAPHY
Julia Colangelo & Kenny Healy June 7, 2014 Since Kenny was attending the US Naval Academy and double majoring in economics and history, free time was a rarity. So when he told Julia he would be on duty during the weekend of the 2013 Clemson football game against UGA, she had no reason to suspect otherwise. What she didn’t know was that Kenny would soon show up at Clemson, where Julia was visiting friends for the game, to ask for her hand in marriage. The proposal followed a year and a half of dating and a little help from family and friends on keeping the operation a surprise. The military wedding was held at Christ Church Episcopal in Greenville, and Kenny’s grandfather—a retired naval officer—cut the cake with his sword, which he presented to his grandson afterward. Julia, a defense contractor for IPKeys, and Kenny plan to move to Palo Alto, California, for two years so that Kenny can earn his MBA at Stanford University before training to become a naval aviator in Pensacola, Florida. PHOTOGRAPH BY ANGELA COX // ANGELA COX PHOTOGRAPHY
Kate White & David Little June 14, 2014 Love delights in twists and turns, journeys and coincidences. Though Kate and David both grew up in Greenville, they didn’t meet until they had both moved to New York City after college. David’s sister, who knew Kate from the College of Charleston and was visiting the city, invited Kate to a show at The Bitter End where David was performing with a band. After dating for six-and-a-half years, while on vacation at Litchfield with David’s family, the couple went for a long walk on the beach when David dropped to one knee and proposed. The couple was married at Christ Church Episcopal in Greenville. Kate, vice president at Meg Connolly Communications, and David, an engineer and composer with Tonal, live in Brooklyn, New York. PHOTOGRAPH BY LAUREN MILLER // LAUREN MILLER PHOTOGRAPHY HEARING WEDDING BELLS? TOWN Magazine wants to publish your wedding announcement. If you currently live or grew up in the Upstate and were recently married, please write to us at TOWN Magazine, Attn: Andrew Huang, PO Box 2266, Greenville, SC 29602, or e-mail ahuang@towncarolina.com. Due to space constraints, inclusion is not guaranteed. 30 TOWN / towncarolina.com