WEDDING
Blankenship & Scott
BY ELIZABETH EFIRD PHOTOGRAPHY BY ANNIE TIMMONS, ANNIETIMMONSPHOTOGRAPHY.COM
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planned to finish her senior softball season at Guilford College and then marry Garrett Scott on May 24, 2020, in Charleston, South Carolina, but that quickly unraveled when COVID-19 hit. “My world changed drastically when I had to move back home for online classes,” she says. “But it all ended up being for the better.” In just three days, the couple – who met in 2013 while they were students at Northwood High School – coordinated an intimate ceremony hosted by Kayli’s parents, Gary and Etta Blankenship, in their backyard in Pittsboro on March 21, 2020. Garrett’s parents, Lynn and Dale Scott, among other close family members, were also present. Blossom Artistry decorated the gazebo where the couple tied the knot and also ayli Blankenship
made Kayli’s bouquet. Kayli’s sisterin-law, Jessica King, styled her hair and makeup, and the ceremony was organized by Lynn and Jessica’s wedding planning company, Happily Ever After. “It was so special to see our family come together in support,” Kayli says. “This experience has taught me that, at the end of the day, all we wanted was to spend our lives together. We didn’t need our picture-perfect Charleston wedding. We just needed our families and each other.” The couple will host a formal celebration with the full wedding party at Lavender Oaks Farm in Chapel Hill in September and plans to reside in Holly Springs. CM 120
CHATHAM MAGAZINE
AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2020