Katherine & Andrew NOVEMBER 18 | PONTE VEDRA BEACH
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ndrew Raley and Kate Maddux met at the Bragg Jam music festival in Macon, Georgia in 2019. “Towards the end of the evening, my sister and I ran into a few mutual friends that Andrew was with,” recalls Kate. “Once introduced, we started talking and the magic was sparked. He has been the love of my life ever since.” Andrew proposed at Kate’s childhood home in Smarr, Georgia three years later. “When we started preparing for our wed-
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ding, one of my first decisions was to hire a wedding planner because I had no idea where to start. Andrew and I both wanted our wedding to be more of a weekend experience that felt full of social time and tons of fun for our guests rather than a single, formal event,” says Kate. “We chose Ponte Vedra Inn & Club as our destination wedding venue because we both love the beach and I grew up vacationing there every other summer with my family. Our weekend was filled with so much love from
our friends and family, the resort was the spot to be.” On Friday, Andrew and his groomsmen played golf on the Inn & Club’s golf course while the bridesmaids enjoyed a delicious lunch in the Seahorse Grill. On Friday evening, all of the couple’s special guests gathered for a welcome party following the rehearsal dinner on the Surf Club patio. Friday night was a blend of beach-casual style with Southern comfort food.
Wedding Planner: LLC Events | Florals: Canaan Marshall | Venue, Catering, and Cake: Ponte Vedra Inn and Club Photography: Rachael Osborn | Drone Photography: David Osborn | Videography: Pieter Jordan Media | Band: Bold City Classics Hair & Makeup: Paulina Perez | Paper: Eldridge Stationers | Rentals: Eventworks Rentals | Balloon Artist: Justin Ream
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