Historic Hampton House 1908

Wedding Day

Our Wedding

We first met in 2021 the way many modern love stories begin — on a dating app — while living in sunny South Florida. Nico had just started his first job out of college, and Lauren was in the trenches of medical school. We quickly became inseparable — spending our days at the beach, out on the boat, playing rummy with friends, and tracking down the best happy hour spots we could find.When Lauren matched into residency in Greenville, SC, she somehow convinced Nico to trade the beach for the Blue Ridge Mountains. We moved together in the summer of 2023 and have loved building our life here — hiking new trails, trying out local breweries, and still playing plenty of rummy. Lauren is now finishing her final year of residency, and we’re very excited for the days ahead (especially when she finally has a normal schedule!).In early 2024, while on vacation in Cabo, Nico surprised Lauren with a private dinner overlooking the beach at sunset — and asked her to marry him. (She said yes!)We can’t wait to celebrate this next chapter with all the people we love most!

Our Story

Photos

Caroline Rader

Stephen Brown

Tonell Byrd

Stephen Byrd

Natalie Williams

Sebastian Angeli

Eva Mathews

Patrick Marlatt

Lauren Krueger-Picard

Alain Harb

Wedding Party

Q + A

Airports

If you are planning to fly in for the wedding, there are a few different airport options available. The closest and most convenient is the Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport (GSP). This is located about 20 minutes from downtown Greenville and is a very easy airport to get in and out of. You could also look for flights to the Asheville Regional Airport, Charlotte Douglas International Airport, or Atlanta International Airport. The Asheville airport is located about 1 hour from Greenville and is fairly small, but you can sometimes find good prices on direct flights here. The Charlotte Airport is about 1.5 hours away but is a larger airport with more flight options. The Atlanta airport is about 2.5 hours from Greenville, and tends to be pretty chaotic to deal with. But it often has the cheapest flight options.

Accomodations

There are countless hotels to choose from in the Greenville area. We encourage people to stay in and around downtown to get the full Greenville experience, but there will definitely be more budget friendly options further out. Our wedding happens to fall on the same weekend as Greenville's largest annual event, Fall for Greenville. This consists of live bands, food trucks, beer gardens, and other vendors all set up on the streets downtown. For this reason we recommend everyone to book their hotels as early as possible, especially if staying downtown. We have a room block consisting of 30 rooms available at the AC Hotel in downtown Greenville, which can be found below. We expect this to fill up fast so please do not hesitate to book! As this fills up we will explore alternative room block options, but this is the best deal we found so far.

We have 30 rooms blocked off at the AC Hotel Greenville. This is nice hotel located right in the middle of downtown Greenville.

AC Hotel Greenville

Travel

This event is Greenville's biggest downtown festival, full of food, bands, beer and wine. We encourage people to venture downtown during the day and listen to some great music. Friday: noon - 10pmSaturday: 11 - 9pmSunday: noon - 7pm

Fall for Greenville

One of our favorite hidden gems that is outside of downtown Greenville if you are looking for a slower pace and a nice glass of wine. The place is a must visit!

Wine House, A Retail Shop and Wine Bar

This is our favorite food hall in Greenville, located in Unity Park just north of downtown. There's a bunch of great restaurants to choose from along with a bar and a couple breweries.

The Commons

Located just 15 minutes from downtown, Paris Mountain State Park is one of our favorite places to go hiking. It's a great place to get in some exercise and enjoy the fall foliage without having to drive up into the mountains.

Paris Mountain State Park

Things to Do

Registry

Registry Links

We have registered at a local cookware store called Cook's Station&nbsp;as well as Amazon. We also put together a few cash funds for different parts of our honeymoon. Please click the links below to check out our registries!

<a href="https://cooksstation.myshoplocal.com/registry.cfm/52642/Byrd_Picard/October-11-2025" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Cook's Station</a> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/wedding/guest-view/84BF0ETBBDWA" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Amazon</a> <a href="https://withjoy.com/nico-and-lauren/registry" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Cash Funds</a>

Lauren + Nico

Lauren + Nico

Photos