After connecting on Tinder (both are adamant that they were each on it for a short, short while) Charleston residents Arlene and Andrew met at a local café where she says she knew she was in trouble—...
Anna Kate was on a family vacation to Folly Beach when she met David, her paddle board instructor for a private sunset lesson. Her trip ended a few days later, but the pair continued to date long distance for nine months, flying back and forth between David’s home in Charleston and Anna Kate’s in New Jersey. David later proposed to Anna Kate at the College of Charleston Cistern, the first place he ever said ”I love you.” Their ceremony was held at Old Wide Awake Plantation in Hollywood, complete with chicken and waffles, a cigar bar, their three-legged dog Goose, and a sparkler send-off.
Photographs by Jaycie Hooley