Both our bride and groom grew up along the shores of the Atlantic Ocean, but in cities over 700 miles apart—Anna in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, and Jeff on Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey. When...
During a trip home from college, Jack met Ellie while both were having lunch at Old Village Bakery in Mount Pleasant. They dated long distance until after graduation, when Jack returned to Charleston. During a trip to Bulls Island for Ellie’s birthday in March 2015, he surprised her with an engagement ring. Hurricane Matthew forced the couple to postpone their original fall 2016 wedding (though they kept their Jamaican honeymoon plans) until the following March. They were married at Oak Point Plantation on the Stono River.