Rehearsal Dinner

The Holley House

Wedding Day

Reception

Our Wedding

HOW WE MET - Jenna's POV

Gabe and I both went to small private schools and always knew who each other were during our highschool years, but never connected. Fast forward to our freshman year at the University of Georgia - my sorority's formal was coming up and I needed a date. Gabe and I had a mutual friend who set us up! I had never met Gabe in person before, and I was NERVOUS! So in true freshman fashion, we met for dinner at the dining hall (ECV of course!) leading up to formal so we didn't feel like complete strangers. Despite it being our first time meeting, the conversation was easy and felt so comfortable. I left that dinner with butterflies (despite the fact that I told my mama I was definitely not looking for a boyfriend at the time...). Gabe and I shared many other dinners and time together outside of attending my sorority's formal. He was quickly becoming my favorite person. If you know me well, then you know I'm not the best at going with the flow... and with that being said, I of course was the one who asked the dreaded "what are we?" question when Gabe was dropping me off at my dorm one night. It definitely caught him off guard, but to keep a long story short, he said all the right things! Shortly after making it known that we both liked each other, we were sent home for Covid. I remember coming home being so scared that we wouldn't see each other again. Luckily, his hometown was only 45 minutes from mine (Praise the Lord!), and obviously we kept in touch just fine! It's true that you find someone when you aren't looking, and I sure did find the best there is!!!

THE PROPOSAL - Gabe's POV

Very early on in our relationship I knew that Jenna was the one for me and that I wanted to spend the rest of my life with her. I went and bought the ring in February, but still needed a plan for when and where to do it without making it obvious what was happening. So I planned for us to go to a winery in early April to celebrate our five year anniversary. I found a winery in Cleveland that has a wedding venue overlooking the vineyard with Mount Yonah in the background, and it was perfect for the proposal. I even went a week in advance and toured it just to be sure. I told Jenna's best friend Niki about my plans and coordinated for her to come the day of and hide in the bushes and hopefully capture the whole thing on video. The day finally came and I did my best to act as normal as possible. I took her to a couple of antique stores and picked up some fast food, just trying to make the plans seem as laid back as possible. We got to the winery and after getting the text from Niki that she was in position, I convinced Jenna that we should go check out the wedding venue, even though we knew we wanted to get married closer to home. We walked around the venue for a few minutes until we got to a spot for Niki to have a good line of sight. I got down on one knee, pulled the ring out of my boot, and Jenna turned around and her face immediately lit up with excitement. At first she couldn’t say anything but just jump up and down and finally she gave me a yes!&nbsp;Niki fought off a swarm of bees and was able to get the whole thing on video. As Jenna’s final surprise of the day, I coordinated for both of our families to be waiting at the house to celebrate. Everything went as perfectly and according to plan as I could have hoped for, and I get to marry the love of my life!

Our Story

Photos

Alex Thiel - Matron of HonorNiki SanInocencio - Maid of Honor Bridesmaids:Ava Jo AnglinSusie BraddySarah BraddyBoslie BoothTaylor CobbRebecca Kate GreeneAlly HertzCarli PattersonRaegan Pool

Drew Anglin - Best Man Groomsmen:Prine AnglinTrent ThielChase LedfordSchley MooreColby JohnsonJack RautonCharlie Smith

Jenna & Gabe

Jenna & Gabe

Wedding Party