St. Augustine Distillery

Welcome Dinner

The White Room - Villa Blanca *THE PINK BUILDING!*

Wedding Day

Wedding

Reception

The Bride and Groom first met in April 2011 when Michelle started working at Buffalo Wild Wings in Tuscaloosa where Casey had also&nbsp;been working.&nbsp; We both hung out with the same group of friends from BWW, often, like every day (shout out to our dubs crew!).&nbsp; It was usually the routine where once the night shift had ended, the group of cool kids who were working that night would head over to our favorite spot, The Gray Lady, for a night cap.&nbsp; After a few years of the two of us spending a lot of time together amongst our friend group, it dawned on Michelle that Casey was a real catch.&nbsp;&nbsp;She decided she should snatch him&nbsp;up before someone else did and sent him a text that said "Hey! I think you're great :)" after getting home from one of our nights at The Gray Lady.&nbsp; Casey was going home to Illinois that next day, but the two agreed to share a Nitro Lefthand Stout together once he was back in sweet home Alabama after the holidays.&nbsp; The two cooked a nice dinner together and shared a beer together about a week later sometime in January 2014 and the rest is history!&nbsp; Sidenote:&nbsp;Apparently Casey tried to 'make a move' many a times before Michelle decided to make the first move.&nbsp; That's up for debate still!

How We Met

Most that know Michelle&nbsp;know that every summer since the summer she&nbsp;was born she&nbsp;goes to Arkansas with her&nbsp;family to see her&nbsp;grandparents.&nbsp;Arkansas holds a very special place in her&nbsp;heart.&nbsp;&nbsp;Casey went to Arkansas with her and her&nbsp;family in the summer of 2015 and he finally understood why she&nbsp;loved this place so much.&nbsp; She's&nbsp;thankful he loves it just as much as she&nbsp;does.&nbsp; 

Casey and his family had&nbsp;a similar summer routine and went to St. Augustine, Florida&nbsp;every summer to see his grandparents.&nbsp; Likewise, St. Augustine holds a very special place in his heart as well.&nbsp; St. Augustine is a common topic of conversation at the Pocopanni household for obvious reasons.&nbsp; Michelle&nbsp;mentioned to Casey a few times that she&nbsp;would love to go so that she could&nbsp;better picture what they all talk about.&nbsp; Casey thought this was a great idea and planned a trip for them&nbsp;to go to St. Augustine in October 2017.&nbsp;















They&nbsp;arrived in St. Augustine late on Thursday night.&nbsp;On Friday, Casey took Michelle&nbsp;to St. George Street where they&nbsp;went to all of the little shops that he had such fond memories of as a boy.&nbsp; They&nbsp;continued their&nbsp;day by grabbing some lunch and touring around Castillo de San Marcos Spanish Fort.&nbsp;Michelle&nbsp;instantly fell in love with the beauty of&nbsp;this quaint little town.











They had dinner reservations at 7:30, so after their&nbsp;full day they&nbsp;went back to the room to get cleaned up before dinner.&nbsp; The hotel where they&nbsp;were staying had beautiful gardens and courtyards, so they&nbsp;grabbed some&nbsp;wine before dinner and decided to enjoy the scenery.&nbsp; Casey recommended that they&nbsp;take a picture in&nbsp;one of the adorable courtyards before it got dark, and Michelle&nbsp;agreed - they&nbsp;hadn't taken many pictures to document the trip yet.&nbsp;He found a couple sitting across the garden to take their&nbsp;picture and to Michelle's&nbsp;surprise dropped to one knee instead of going in for a picture!&nbsp; She&nbsp;was in complete shock! He popped the question and she&nbsp;quickly started "ugly crying."&nbsp;Luckily for her, Casey actually had&nbsp;the couple&nbsp;video recording&nbsp;the whole thing so that they&nbsp;can watch it over,&nbsp;and over again,&nbsp;for forever!





































The surprises didn't end there!&nbsp; After many happy tears,&nbsp;some more&nbsp;wine, and discussions about&nbsp;their&nbsp;future together as Husband and Wife&nbsp;they&nbsp;walked over to dinner a few blocks away.&nbsp; As they&nbsp;were walking up the stairs to the second level of the restaurant Casey started in&nbsp;nervously saying, "Well, since I took you to my special place, I wanted to....." he paused&nbsp;as they rounded&nbsp;the corner, "invite all of the people most&nbsp;special to you!"&nbsp;AND MOST ALL&nbsp;OF HER&nbsp;FAMILY, HIS FAMILY AND THEIR CLOSEST&nbsp;FRIENDS WERE SITTING AT THE SAME TABLE TOGETHER (commence Michelle's&nbsp;second "ugly cry" of the night)!



















&nbsp;The rest of the weekend was spent&nbsp;celebrating&nbsp;with family and friends in this place that they&nbsp;both&nbsp;have&nbsp;grown to love so much!

The Proposal

Our Story

Our Wedding

Parking

Please plan some extra time for parking.&nbsp; Parking on the street is free on Sunday, however, if you cannot find parking there is a&nbsp;parking lot at Trinity Episcopal Parish Church&nbsp;where you can pay $10 to park.&nbsp; The walk from the church to the Villa Blanca is about one block away.&nbsp;&nbsp;The address for the church is:

215 Saint George St.

Saint Augustine, Florida 32084

We encourage the use of Uber and Lyft so that parking will not be a concern.&nbsp; Although the wedding is on Sunday and this probably won't be an issue, please just be aware that the wait times may be longer than usual due to the GA/FL&nbsp;game day weekend.&nbsp;&nbsp; Please allow enough time to call for one of these services!

Details

Where We'll Be

Friends and Family,We are planning on grabbing dinner at Prohibition Kitchen located on St. George Street around 6:30 PM.&nbsp; We will probably grab a drink somewhere afterwards and would love for anyone and everyone to join! We aren't going to reserve a large table but would love to see some familiar faces around us :)&nbsp; Can't wait for the fun to commence!&nbsp; Feel free to reach out to either of us directly with any questions or inquiries on&nbsp;where we will be!

Friday Night

Registry

Monica Coke

Jerry Pocopanni

Lindsey Tibbs

Adam Womack

Josh Baker

Jessica Womack

Wes Patridge

Wedding Party

Photos

Q + A

We strongly encourage you to stay somewhere that will give you the full experience and feel of St. Augustine that a typical hotel cannot offer.&nbsp; There are so many cute little Airbnb's and other Inn's that will offer the opportunity of visiting St. Augustine as if you're a local that are within walking distance to the Villa Blanca.&nbsp; For all of you first timers, use our link to get $40 in travel credit when booking your first AirBnB. <a href="https://abnb.me/e/fDWI8v8s5L" target="_blank">Click Here !</a>

Airbnb

If your method of transportation includes a flight, you will fly into the JAX airport in Jacksonville, Florida.&nbsp; It is approximately 50 miles to St. Augustine from the airport.&nbsp;

St. Augustine, FL, United States

We have a discount at this hotel for 10% off your stay for the following dates: 

10/26/2018 





10/27/2018





10/28/2018





This discount is available to all room types.&nbsp; To receive this discount, please either click the link below, or call the hotel directly and mention "TRYP Wedding - Pocopanni" to get the discount.&nbsp; The discounted rate will not show up until you click "Check Availability."&nbsp; Please note, no rooms are exclusively held for our group.&nbsp; The rooms are available on a first-come-first-serve basis to be sure to book EARLY! 



The special rate will be available until 30 days prior to October 26.





This hotel is approximately 1 mile from the wedding venue.





<a href="https://tinyurl.com/MrandMrsPocopanniTRYP" target="_blank">Pocopanni Wedding Discount</a>

TRYP by Wyndham Sebastian St. Augustine

We have reserved a block of rooms at the Courtyard by Marriott, St. Augustine I-95 location.&nbsp; This hotel is approximately 6 miles from the wedding venue location.&nbsp; The dates available at the special rate are 10/26-10/29 and the last day to&nbsp; book is 10/05/2018.&nbsp; The nightly room rate is $153.00 and&nbsp; the room options are either DBL&nbsp;Queen or King.&nbsp; A deposit of one night's stay is required at the time of booking.&nbsp; Please click the link below to reserve your room online.&nbsp; Let Michelle or Casey know if you have any issues with reserving your room.

*&nbsp;Cancellations need to be made&nbsp;48 hrs prior to arrival or you will be billed for 1 night's&nbsp;stay &&nbsp;tax.













!!! The block of rooms will be released on 9/26/2018 so please book before that date to ensure you get a room&nbsp;!!!&nbsp;













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Michelle's email is mltaylor8@crimson.ua.edu if you have any problems reserving a room then please feel free to reach out!&nbsp; We wanted to provide an easy option for booking, however, there are SO&nbsp;many other great options closer to the venue that we would encourage you to take a look at.

Courtyard by Marriott St. Augustine I-95

The Collector Inn is absolutely 100% AMAZING! If you can swing it, do it.&nbsp; You will not be disappointed.&nbsp; Also, this hotel is within walking distance to nearly everything you could want to do in St. Augustine - including the wedding venue.

The Collector Inn

If you're interested in staying in a beach condo, we recommend checking out VRBO (Vacation Rental by Owner)!&nbsp;

VRBO

Travel

Saint George Street is the oldest street in the country.&nbsp; No cars are allowed on Saint George Street so it's the perfect place to go to get a feel for what St. Augustine is all about on foot.&nbsp;It's filled with cute little shops, restaurants, coffee shops and wine bars.&nbsp; You'll notice all of the Spanish architecture and instantly fall in love!&nbsp; You can spend an entire day just exploring all of what Saint George Street has to offer. Also, there is the Cathedral Basilica at one end of the street which is absolutely breathtaking.

Saint George Street, St. Augustine, FL, United States

For a good Old Fashioned and some live music, check out Prohibition Kitchen!&nbsp; This is a great starting point on St. George Street&nbsp;to find both some great dinner and night life&nbsp;spots!&nbsp; Wander around this area and you'll be sure to find some hidden gems.&nbsp; Some other great places to check out within walking distance from here&nbsp;are Scarlett O'Hara's & Dosgatos.&nbsp;

Prohibition Kitchen

Explore over 340 years of North American history at this national monument.&nbsp; The Castillo de San Marcos is the oldest masonry fort in the continental United States.&nbsp; The cost is $10 to enter, but well worth it!

Saint Augustine Fort

Visit the San Sebastian Winery if you love a wine tasting as much as the Bride and Groom do!

San Sebastian Winery

The Lightner Museum is home to one of the best collections of fine and decorative 19th century art in the country.&nbsp; The Museum is open to the public 7 days a week and features self-guided tours and tours by reservation.&nbsp; Even if you don't pay to enter, it's worth it to swing by and check out the property.&nbsp; It's absolutely beautiful and has a stunning courtyard. You can walk here from St. George Street.

Lightner Museum

The St. Augustine Light Station is an active lighthouse.&nbsp; The current lighthouse stands at the north end of Anastasia Island and was built in 1874.

Michelle & Casey

Michelle & Casey

Photos