Daufuskie Island SC Engagement
Daufuskie Island SC Engagement.
What a perfect day! We took a leisure boat ride from a marina that the fiance's father owns to the quaint tiny island , Daufuskie Island, just 3 miles off of the South Carolina coast near Hilton Head. Waiting for us at the dock is a golf cart where we travel in and out of the deserted dirt roads of the island where the famous writer, Pat Conroy (wrote The Great Santini, The Lords of Discipline about the Citadel, & the Prince of Tides among others) once taught in a tiny one room school room there. The history of this little island is so worth adding to the story as well as about Pat Conroy and his books about SC!
The couple often stole away to this island as they were dating to have long walks along the beach after her heavy studies of becoming a lawyer. They were married in May 2019 at Westminster Presbyterian Church in a traditional ceremony and a fun-filled reception at the Country Club in Greenwood, SC dancing the night away to the lively Jake Bartley Band!
****The Couples Story by Olivia Warner....
James and I met our freshmen year at Wofford. We never had a class together at Wofford and according to James, this was a good thing because I am, and always have been, very competitive when it comes to school. After college, I moved to Washington, D.C. for a job with the Treasurer of the Republican National Committee. James moved back to his hometown of Savannah, Georgia to start up a business with his identical twin brother, Madison. James and Madison were Environmental Science majors at Wofford and their business, Daly Organics, focuses on using and recycling organic waste into valuable soil amendments.
I am now starting my third year of law school at Mercer University in Macon, Georgia. Around Christmas of my second year, James and I traveled with my family to Ireland. My sister, Emily, spent the semester studying abroad in Belfast. On December 22, the very last day of our trip, James was really pushing for a nice family dinner in Dublin. However, our flight out was very early the next morning so everyone else was pushing for an early night back at the hotel. James won and with help from Emily’s boyfriend from Belfast, a plan was in place for what turned out to be a night to remember. The plan was for James, my mom and dad, and me to meet Emily and Michael at Ha’penny Bridge: a famous bridge in the heart of Dublin with locks chained to the sides; Dublin’s version of the Lovelock Bridge in Paris. We arrive at the bridge and James insists that
we take a picture (which I should have thought was odd). He starts talking to me and I tell him to smile and look at the camera. The quicker we take the photos the quicker we can get back inside out of the cold. All of a sudden, out of the corner of my eye, I see James kneeling down and I turn to see him on his knee with a jewelry box open. My reaction after this is a mystery to this day. All I remember is thinking “water down below, diamond ring, okay careful.” I said “yes” as I heard an Irish accent in the background proclaiming, “he’s getting on his knee!” James and I will marry on May 18, 2019: one week after graduating from law school and just days before I start studying for the South Carolina bar exam.
James has introduced me to his passion for the great outdoors. An avid fisherman and hunter, James has trained me well. I have caught a white marlin on his uncle’s sportfisher and claimed my own buck on their preserve in Hardeeville, South Carolina. We love to spend time together, whether it’s outdoors or on the couch with a great Netflix series. Wherever we end up, we are both so excited to start our journey together as Mr. and Mrs. James Daly!
Band: Jake Bartley Band//Reception Venue: Greenwood Country Club//Location: Bull River Marina//Location: Daufuskie Island//Photographer: Trinity Photography
