TOWN
Weddings
/ by Kathryn Baker
Flint and Tinder Gather close and snuggle up. There’s more to winter warmth than the fire.
Rachel Woodlee & Joseph Riley October 8, 2016
When it comes to Rachel Woodlee and Joseph Riley, it’s a love affair of international proportions. Rhodes Scholars from separate colleges, the two met at an event in Washington D.C. But the sparks didn’t turn to flame until a few months later, when Joe drove through the night to surprise Rachel with flowers. The pair crossed the pond to pursue doctoral degrees at the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. One evening, before an end-of-year black-tie event, Joe convinced Rachel to stroll through the university’s historical gardens with him, and it was there in the lush landscape that he got down on one knee. True patriots at heart, the couple was ushered out of their wedding reception at Certus Loft by guests waving 300 American flags as they drove away in a red 1949 Studebaker pickup. The couple now resides in Fort Bragg, North Carolina, where Joe is a soldier for the United States Army, Infantry Division, and Rachel is continuing her Ph.D. ERIC & HEATHER WARREN // BULLETPROOF PHOTOGRAPHY
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