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Don’t you just love when you hear about how a couple met,
and later how they got engaged? It’s one of my favorite questions to ask
whenever we meet with a new bride-to-be, and some of the stories that we get to
hear are so sweet! I recently heard the
most romantic engagement story from a new client that gave me goose bumps, and
I just HAD to share it with you!!
A few weeks ago, I sat down with this wonderful bride,
Genice, who we met at the Love Tour Wedding Expo that we participated in back in
September. Genice and her super sweet mom joined me at the BG studio where we
immediately started chatting about her and her fiancé, Adrian. They’ve been
together for close to seven years and Genice knew that they would eventually
get engaged, but she really didn't want to be the bride that reads into every
situation as the "it's happening" moment.
Genice is a HUGE fan of the movie "The
Notebook." So when she and Adrian planned a trip to South Carolina to take
a tour of all the various locations where the movie was filmed, she fought
every instinct that told her he was going to pop the question, not wanting to
read too much into the situation.
After several tours on their trip (including
High Cotton Restaurant, from the scene when Noah looks through a restaurant
window and finds Allie dining with her fiancé) they stopped at Boone Hall
Plantation, located in Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina. Fans of "The
Notebook" know this location as the Hamilton's beach house where
Allie (Rachael McAdams) and her family stayed when she met Noah (Ryan Gosling).
This is the location where Genice's gut instinct should have been screaming
"IT'S HAPPENING!" yet she had let go of her expectations and wasn’t
looking for it.
As they had finished up their tour and were deciding on
where to grab a bite to eat, Adrian requested (yet) another photo before they
left the plantation. As Genice turned to find a good spot to set up the photo,
Adrian took advantage of the moment. When she turned back, he was patiently waiting on bended knee to ask her to be his wife. Genice
was truly taken by surprise, and without hesitation she immediately said
"yes" to the man of her dreams!
Happy sigh.
Total side note, because the BG Girls LOVE random tidbits,
Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively just tied the knot in a secret ceremony at none
other than.... Boone Hall Plantation!! How's that for romance?!!
Genice and Adrian's wedding is next year, so we're currently
working on bridesmaids, groomsmen, flower girl and ring bearer cards as well as
some items for their upcoming engagement party. More info and photos to come
then!!
If you’re interested in having BG Design
Studio design invites and other paper goods for your romantic wedding day, let us know!
