When Amanda met John, they started out as friends- going out on the boat with friends. But then John started inviting Amanda out on the boat just the two of them, and Amanda started to think maybe there was more there. Except for one small detail\u2026he wouldnt kiss her! Poor Amanda was so confused- were they dating\u2026or NOT! John, in his sweet, Southern way was taking his time, wooing Amanda- well, whatever he did, it worked, because as these two tied the knot under the big Oak trees by the water, Amanda was still as smitten with John, and John is pretty enamored with her too!<\/p>\n

The two planned a fabulous southern soiree, but they were part of what I like to call \u201cthe great palm valley fall-out\u201d. These two had 6 weeks to find a new venue, and change their alreadt printed invitations! Luckily, Ponte Vedra Inn stepped up, and offered to let them use the Outpost, which worked perfectly. They set up lawn games, and bench tables, and kept the same theme going- you would have thought the event was planned for that venue! I know it was loads of work for the couple and their families, but the end result was worth the effort!<\/p>\n

Congrats you two- I hope that the rest of your lives are as magical as the first day of your marriage! Thank you for making Pure Sugar part of your love story!<\/p>\n

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How did you two meet?<\/em> We met through our mutual friend Luke.\u00a0 Somehow when everyone was suppose to get together it would end up just being John and I, we really got to know one another during those times together, after 2 months of friendship we decided to take it to the next level and have been inseparable since.<\/p>\n

How did he propose?<\/em>\u00a0 We had purchased a new home and were moving our belongings in.\u00a0 It was Friday Sept. 30th and the next day Saturday Oct.1 was our 1 year dating anniversary.\u00a0 We had been moving stuff in most of the evening and I was taking my time unpacking my clothes into my new master closet (LOVE), he kept hurrying me along and was being pushy\u2026 Somewhere in between all that we decided to order pizza\u2026\u00a0 So as I was finishing up my closet the pizza arrived and we decided to chow down\u2026\u00a0 John made some comment about celebrating our anniversary and that made me remember that I had bought him a card, so I ran and grabbed it and gave it to him. As he was reading the sweet card, I proceeded to shove my face full of pizza and cheese sticks, I know\u2026\u00a0 CLASSY!!! He then explained that he didn\u2019t get me anything, and I told him no biggie, that I just got him a card not a present\u2026\u00a0 Then it seemed like a light bulb went off in his head and he said, \u2018WAIT, I did get you something\u2026\u2019 Not having any idea that the next minute was about to be the biggest in my life, I took a big bite of a cheesestick\u2026\u00a0 He comes in the house drops to one knee and asks, \u2018Will you marry me?\u2019 I looked at him and said, \u2018WHAT? Are you serious? Now? I have a cheesestick in my mouth\u2026\u2019 And that was it\u2026\u00a0 Completely unexpected, but 100% us\u2026\u00a0 No fuss, just us in our house eating food\u2026\u00a0 It was the best and we wouldn\u2019t have wanted it any other way.<\/p>\n

How did you choose your theme? Flowers? and overall wedding design?<\/em> We had decided on something very Southern, we wanted an old time lawn party\u2026\u00a0 Games and just pure socialization, not your typical wedding.\u00a0 Flowers were always going to be white, which was the overall theme\u2026\u00a0 Whites, neutrals, anything natural\u2026\u00a0 Our venue changed 8 weeks before the wedding, but it turned out to fit our theme even more\u2026<\/p>\n

What was the best part of your wedding day?<\/em>\u00a0 Actually getting able to sit down and eat which most people told us we wouldn\u2019t be able to do\u2026 And of course, marrying each other!<\/p>\n

What do you want to always remember from your wedding day?<\/em>\u00a0 That even though we faced some challenges 8 weeks before with having to find a new venue, it somehow always works out for the best.\u00a0 It truly was a day that embodied our personalities and allowed those closet to us to share in our happiness.<\/p>\n

\u201cIF I only I knew!\u201d<\/em> what is one piece of advise you would give to brides planning their wedding day?\u00a0 Let your Mom handle everything\u2026\u00a0 It made my whole experience stress free\u2026\u00a0 Oh and don\u2019t get married outside at the end of June in Florida, it is too DAMN hot!<\/p>\n

And where are you going on your honeymoon?\u00a0 We have no idea\u2026\u00a0 We haven\u2019t planned one yet\u2026\u00a0 We can\u2019t decide where and what we want to do, so until then we are gonna just do our thing and be on the boat on the weekends!<\/p>\n