First came the engament, and then an over whelming amount of details to figure out. The biggest one of all “where should we get married?” we were split between the mountains and the beach. After looking around online it did not take me long to ...find the wedding venue of my dreams. It looked to be the best of both worlds; it had beautiful hard wood floors & high ceilings with wooden beams that surrounded the perfect level of elegance in chandeliers and decor. It had the classic rustic charm of the mountains; however it was sitting just by the ocean. It was amazing, it was breath taking, it was a fairytale, and I knew the second I clicked on the first picture that Jason and I must be married at this place of perfection. Luckily when I first showed Jason the images of the Tybee Island Wedding Chapel, he too knew right away that we had found our place to take our vows and begin our lives together. We never even considered looking anywhere else we knew in our heart of hearts that this was the place.
It didn’t end there; more perfection, professionalism, and a true caring kindness were still to come. Ray Anaya, the director of events at the Tybee Island Wedding Chapel, was standing on the patio of the chapel when we arrived to meet with him and see the venue in person. He was quick to offer a warm welcoming that immediately made you feel like things could not get any better. He had excitement, energy, and clear love for his job! Never did I feel like I had asked him a question that he had already answered for 100 other brides. Over the months leading up to our wedding I called, emailed, or sent messages to Ray with every question you could imagine. Always his happy, amazing, spirit responded right away. Often he would just hear me out on different things that I was thinking, or things that I had going on in the planning process. He offered advice, direction, smiles, and most importantly he always told me it would be ok and things would work out.
Planning a wedding four hours away from your home could have been more of a challenge than it was if it was not for Ray, and the other amazing staff of the chapel. Even before our perfect wedding day Ray had already made us feel like we were part of something special at the chapel. Today a few months after our wedding I still feel the same way, and I would be heartbroken if I was to been married anywhere else. The Tybee Island Wedding Chapel is so special to me for so many reasons, and it is so much more that “just the place” we got married it is a part of us, our family, and a place that created many special connections. There is no greater place to get married in Savannah, and no place has better people to support your dreams than here! I am so proud to be a Tybee Island Chapel Bride!!