I have photographed many weddings, then my success to my passion as been the same for the last 14 years here in Charleston, from referrals, Many moons ago I had the extreme pleasure of photographing Elizabeth & Ollie wedding, who also came from another referral, this time Elizabeth referred Jaclyn and her mom June to me, after coming to my studio and meeting than the rest was history and they were very kind enough to make me the historian for this amazing wedding.
I had the pleasure of first photographing Jaclyn bridal portrait downtown then on November 5th her and Zach magical day at the Island House, what a great venue, June Jaclyn mom, made a comment to me “I could have asked for anything more”, as Jaclyn brother serves in the military, and was fortunate enough to have been there, this meant so much to everyone. The bride wore a dress by Watters & Watters, the theme was more neutral colors with a pop of fuchsia, the guest enjoyed Lavender Martini Cocktails, and a very nice meal from Duvall catering, while listening to the band by Calvin Taylor and the trio, it was a very cloudy chili day and night,however nothing in the world would have been better than to have been there.
Here is Jaclyn story of how all of this happened.
Zach and I met in September of 2008. He moved to Charleston a few years earlier after college. He said he visited here a few times with friends and said he had to be by the ocean! He grew up in a small town in Union, SC and went to college in Greenwood, SC. He’s very active and loves the outdoors so wanted to be in a bigger city by the water. Thank goodness he did! I grew up in Charleston, went to college here, and love everything about it!
I was in Taco Boy on Folly Beach with some girlfriends having dinner, when up walks this very cute waiter. He was still pretty new in Charleston and working in food and beverage to be close to Folly and meet more people. My girlfriends said “Jaclyn, you have to meet him! You have to go out with him!” Girls will be girls! He came back over to the table and asked for my phone number. I was so embarrassed that my friends put me on the spot like that! He called a few days later and we went on our first date. We met at Nector on James Island and had dinner/drinks. One hour turned into several. Then we came back to my house to watch a movie and he had the idea to bake cookies! So of course we did and burnt them! It certainly is a funny story and great memories. After taking it slow for a few months to make sure that we didn’t jump into anything, we decided to become exclusive. We have been inseparable ever since!
In November of 2010, we decided to take a cruise together. We had not been on that many big vacations together, so we were very excited! I had just earned my Master’s degree in education; he had just had his 30th birthday, and begun managing the restaurant! So, those were perfect reasons to take a vacation! We had to drive to Miami to board the cruise ship. I am high strung and very hyper and Zach is very relaxed and chill. So, I am telling him the whole way there, we have to hurry before we will miss the cruise ship! He detours down to Key Biscayne to see the lighthouse. I had no idea what was going on, but I certainly knew if we kept going in the opposite direction, that we were going to miss the ship! We pulled up to the lighthouse, walk up all 300 stairs, then at the top he says hold on a second while I get my camera. He loves to take pictures and it was beautiful so I didn’t think anything. I turned around to see what the holdup was and he was on one knee holding a ring! I could not breathe for about 2 whole minutes! We didn’t really discuss marriage a whole lot so this was huge! He was so nervous that he forgot his speech and could only think of one line, “Would you spend the rest of your life with me?” I said YES and then proceeded to ask if the ring was real! I didn’t mean to at all, but my nerves were getting the best of me. It was the first thing that came out of my mouth! Well, a year later on November 5th, we were married!
We spent our honeymoon in Mexico and had an amazing time. We are just perfect for each other and balance each other out in every way. We are both very independent people, but without a doubt can never be without each other. We are just that much in love. We have an absolute blast together and I know our future will be full of wonderful memories.
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