Rehearsal Dinner

Cocktail Hour at The Loft at Soby’s

Wedding Day

Ceremony

Reception

Our Wedding

Laura and Nick had their first date at the Greenville zoo. After a successful walk, the date was going so well that Nick asked Laura to grab some food at Hometown BBQ. Not being hungry, Laura got a tiny little slider and proceeded to try a separate new sauce to every bite. That’s when Nick knew this girl was different. A month later, when laura went on an international trip, she knew something was different too when she started looking forward to returning home. While neither is from Greenville, Laura and Nick have both loved their time in their new city and have made it their home. We hope you enjoy your time here as you celebrate our special day with us!

Our Story

Engagement Photos

Callie and Laura met the first day of kindergarten. After moving in across the street from Callie a few years later, they had an evening of uncontrollable laughter and have been best friends since. Callie now lives her dreams in NYC working as a Drama Therapist in inpatient psychiatry. 

Callie Short

Liz is Laura’s sister-in-law and friend. Laura and Liz braved Covid together in Cleveland and have been able to enjoy some travels together as well. 

Elizabeth Kightlinger

Emily and Laura have been friends since grade school. In the past 15 years they have been the best of travel companions, traveling to Europe, South America, and Asia together and terrifying their moms along the way. 

Emily Clingerman

Jheel and Laura have been friends since high school. Laura joined Jheel in the southwest after both finishing residency near Cleveland and in search of some nice weather and mountains. 

Jheel Shah

Anna had been a great friend to Laura since moving to Greenville as well as her husband, Jacob. Together, they’ve all enjoyed time at the lake, going out and Greenville, and time with all their dogs. In her free time, Anna also enjoys decorating her home. Keep your eye out, her home might be featured in Southern Living someday! 

Anna Tillman

Arlene and Laura have been friends since grade school. Arlene also moved to the southeast after finishing residency near Cleveland, so are lucky to have each other just two hours away.

Arlene Maliekal

Hannah and Laura met on day one at UK when Laura introduced herself to Hannah (a story disputed to this day). They were best friends throughout their time there and spent plenty of time training service dogs together.  Hannah enjoys psychoanalyzing her friends, debates, and Harry Potter. 

Hannah White

Alex Bachman

Derek Grafton

Jon Bachman

Jacob Young

Brett Buske

Joel Throckmorton

Patrick Judge

Wedding Party

Q + A

Fly in to GSP (Greenville Spartanburg Airport), South Carolina.  Be sure not to fly to Greenville, North Carolina!! We would definitely recommend staying downtown, which is very walkable and you likely will therefore not need a rental car for the weekend as our venue is downtown as well. BOOK A ROOM AT OUR WEEDING BLOCK HERE: <a href="https://www.marriott.com/event-reservations/reservation-link.mi?id=1737123688884&amp;key=GRP&amp;guestreslink2=true&amp;app=resvlink" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.marriott.com/event-reservations/reservation-link.mi?id=1737123688884&amp;key=GRP&amp;guestreslink2=true&amp;app=resvlink</a> Please copy/paste if the hyperlink does not workPlease also let us know if the block is full.

Room Block & Travel

Falls Park is a must see in Greenville. There is a series of three waterfalls and you can continue down the park and follow the Swamp Rabbit Trail as far as you want to go.

Falls Park on the Reedy

One of Greenvilles newest parks, there is lots of green area and grass and can walk further along the Reedy River here from downtown if it is a nice day. There is a huge playground with waterworks, food court, coffee shops, breweries, rental bikes, etc. It is a fun place to spend the day with the family.

Unity Park

Go see a minor league baseball game a the stadium which is a replica of Fenway Park. You can see the 30Ft high Green Monster.

Greenville Drive

Paris Mountain is the closest foothills hiking area, which is about 15 minutes from downtown. If youre looking for more intense hiking, the Blue Ridge mountains are just an hour drive--ask us for some recommendations!

Paris Mountain State Park

Go visit the place where Nick and Laura had their first date! A one mile path takes you through the whole zoo and if kids are with you, you can stop at the large playground right outside in Cleveland Park and get an snow cone. About a 15 minute walk from downtown--or follow the Swamp Rabbit trail for a more scenic 25 min route!

Greenville Zoo

A great nature area with walking paths and boardwalks over the wetlands. Just 20 minutes from downtown.

Conestee Park

The Swamp Rabbit Trail is a 28 mile long long trail that runs alongside the Reedy river, through downtown Greenville. Rent a bike from Reedy Rides or from one of the E-bike stations (B-Cycle app). Go West, and you will pass Furman campus and eventually end up in Travelers Rest (home of Lauras favorite breakfast spot--Tandem).  After the zoo, there is less to see following it east but will likely be less crowded.

Swamp Rabbit trail

Our favorite downtown spot for good food, beer, and one of the largest outdoor TV’s you’ve seen! Don’t miss out on their pretzel! 

Yee-Haw Brewing Company

We would highly recommend making a dinner reservation if you’re wanting to eat out somewhere downtown Friday night! Downtown: -Soby’s: great southern food -Jones Oyster Co: must-try hush puppies and Lobster roll. Don’t take reservations -Sassafras: more great southern cooking! -Belladinas: Nick’s favorite pizza! Mostly carryout -Coral: All-around great seafood -Up on the Roof: dinner or drinks with an incredible view over Greenville and you can see the mountains in the distance on a clear day BBQ: -Lewis BBQ: the best bbq in town. Grab a drink as you wait in line -Hometeam BBQ: second best bbq in town and still Laura’s favorite pulled pork. Get a GameChanger frozen drink Brunch: - Tandem: 20 min away in Travelers Rest, but has amazing Crepes -Halls: brunch on Sundays only Late Night (Greenville isn’t a late town) -Juniper (inside AC hotel) -Neat Bourbon Bar -Press Room (speakeasy and requires a code)

Best Restaurants

Straight down Main, there are lots of local and specialty shops. Some of our favorites include Savana Bee Co, Mast General Store, Spice & Tea Exchange, Judson Bookstore, Coffee Underground, Vintage Now Modern, and Poppington’s. On the way, you can see if you (or kids) can find all the Mice On Main (9 total). They sell a book and mice souvenirs in Mast General Store.

Shopping On Main

Things to Do

Registry

Laura and Nick are getting married at Vue 1919 at 5pm. If you find your way to Foxcroft, go down around back via the parking lot to enter the venue. Please note that this is a downtown venue and there is no parking directly at the venue. There is a pay lot adjacent which sometimes has openings as well as a couple public garages a few blocks from the venue.   Venue address: 631 S Main St Greenville, SC 29601

Laura & Nicholas

Laura & Nicholas

The Venue