Weddings
RACHEL JOSEY & JACK KELLEY JUNE 13, 2020
We all know there’s wisdom in the advice “marry your best friend.” Luckily for Rachel and Jack, that’s just what they did. The pair met at the University of Virginia and became good friends. After graduation, their college cohort gathered to celebrate at Austin City Limits in Texas, and whether it was the good food or the good music, sparks were definitely flying. The next three years were filled with adventure, including a move to New York City, and on a cold winter day in February, Jack asked Rachel to marry him in their cozy apartment on the Upper West Side. They had dreamed of a ceremony in Charlottesville, Virginia, the city where they met, but the COVID-19 pandemic forced a change of plans. Deciding all they required to celebrate was their wedding party and immediate family, the couple said their vows in Rachel’s parents’ backyard in Spartanburg. Each detail was provided by someone special to the couple, from the catering to the bride’s vintage veil, purchased in Brussels by her grandmother. The two now reside in Atlanta.—KN By Sposa Bella Photography
JENNY NESMITH & ZACH PANCOAST JULY 25, 2020 In 2010, long before a global pandemic shocked the world, Jenny met Zach at Furman University. After graduation, Zach moved back to his hometown of San Diego, but with his heart still in Greenville, he returned and purchased a charming home downtown. Jenny had moved to Atlanta to pursue her career, but distance didn’t matter. Countless days were still spent in Greenville walking their puppy, Tripp, in Cleveland Park and shopping at local markets. Finally, on one fateful November evening, Zach proposed with the ring his father had picked for his own wife in 1987. When their original wedding plans fell through due to COVID-19, they put their Highlands, North Carolina, celebration on hold and opted for a small ceremony in Atlanta. A true Southern thunderstorm, quick, but merciless, struck just before the ceremony at Jenny’s parents’ home, destroying the perfect décor. In no time, however, the entire neighborhood was out to help fix the damage, and the wedding went on without a hitch. The two will contine to live in Greenville.—KN By Harwell Photography
KATHERINE HUEY & SCOTT DAVIS JUNE 7, 2020 Spartanburg is a small city, which seems even smaller if you grow up in the same school district. Katherine and Scott spent their childboods in this Upstate locale, but as Scott was five years older, they continued to miss one another throughout elementary, middle, and high school. And although they both attended Furman University, they didn’t meet until a family friend set them up. Nearly two years later, Scott began plotting with Katherine’s family to orchestrate a proposal over Easter weekend. Even though they were never Paladins at the same time, Scott staged the big moment at the bell tower on Furman’s campus—an important landmark of their relationship. Despite the rain, Scott got down on one knee and asked Katherine to be his wife. They planned an extravagant spring wedding, but when COVID-19 hit, they rescheduled their special day for June at the Country Club of Spartanburg. Resplendent in a Romona Keveza gown, Katherine married Scott in a small, intimate ceremony and started their lives together in Greenville.—KN By Sposa Bella 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: Weddings, 581 Perry Ave, Greenville, SC 29611, or e-mail weddings@towncarolina.com. Due to space constraints, inclusion is not guaranteed.
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