Andrea O'Bryan + Scott Nelson
Date Engaged
10/17/2012
Where did you meet?
Scott lives in the same neighborhood as my parents. My Mom spends a lot of time walking in the neighborhood and chatted with Scott when she saw him outside. She kept telling me that she knew "the perfect guy" for me and of course that brought on an eye roll and a "suuuuure Mom" followed by a NO! Fast forward several months and Scott's neighbor and my Mom cooked up a plan to have us meet at their neighborhood Christmas party. I gave in and decided to give it a shot and went to the party. Scott was over an hour late for the party and I was about to leave when he finally arrived. My first thought was WOW! He was so handsome and had such a warm smile. We spent the evening chatting and made plans to meet for brunch the following weekend. Our first date was brunch at the Secret Garden in Jacksonville and we've been inseparable ever since. I guess Mom was right!
How did he propose?
Our favorite city is Savannah and we visit as often as we can. We always have dinner at The Olde Pink House in the cozy downstairs tavern. On this particular night we were able to have dinner in the vault. The wonderful soloist, Sidra, came by at one point and sang "When I Fall in Love" to us--such a special moment! We enjoyed a delicious dinner and ordered dessert. They brought our dessert but also had a plate with "Will you marry me" written in chocolate! The pianist that evening was playing the wedding march as they brought the plate and Scott got down on one knee and asked me to marry him. It was such a wonderful night! We cried happy tears, laughed and ended the evening with a slow dance to a Frank Sinatra song while everyone in the tavern cheered and wished us well.
When is your wedding date?
10/28/13
Why did you pick the area you are getting married in?
Savannah is very dear to us and we want to share our love of the city with our family and friends. We are so excited to be getting married in one of Savannah's beautiful squares and to have our reception at The Olde Pink House! Our wedding is going to be a laid back weekend spent enjoying our favorite things about Savannah with family and friends. What better way to start our married life than in our favorite city, surrounded by our favorite people?
Where do you reside now?
We live in the beaches area of Jacksonville, Florida.
Anything interesting or out of the ordinary you are including in your wedding day?
We are planning to take our guests on a walking historical/ghost tour after the reception!
Anything else you would like to add?
We recently lost our 12 1/2 year old chocolate lab, Shelby. She was very special to me and I always said the man I married would have to love her like I do. Scott and Shelby got off to a rough start when she practically destroyed his newly remodeled bathroom! After that small bump in the road, Scott wholeheartedly accepted her and really did love her like I did. Shelby had a special pearl collar that she wore on her birthday every year and I will be carrying it down the aisle with me.
LOVE that you were engaged at the Olde Pink House! Adorable story....We cannot wait for October 28th you two.
XO
The MGE Team
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