A Notebook Engagement

--> 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?!!

Check out this link on the travel channel to read about this and other real life fairy tale wedding destinations!

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!