Channeling My Inner Jackie: Come Hell or High Water

Wednesday, October 7, 2015

Come Hell or High Water

This phrase took on a whole new meaning for the Beckett and Joyner families this past weekend. My sister had planned a beautiful outdoor wedding at Old Wide Awake Park in Charleston SC. Due to get married at the Citadel Summerall Chapel on Saturday, mother nature made other plans and we spent the morning scrambling (and crying, i think there was a lot of crying). Phase one of this mega rain event had hit Charleston, and the water was rising everywhere.(Another phrase came to mind - God Willing and the Creek Don't Rise? Yeah, the Creek rose.)

I got a text at around 11:45 from my sister with an address - I was to be there around 1, and to bring my wedding gear - the wedding was back on. It seems my sister and her fiance found a family friend that had a home on the Charleston Harbor (James Island side) that was willing to host her wedding. That's right, host an impromptu wedding...during what felt like a hurricane. We loaded up the Subaru (which by the way - handled the water like a CHAMP) and headed over to the house. It was the perfect venue and the day was saved! We all got ready together, and had the ceremony in the living room. After the ceremony - the rain stopped and the clouds broke and we took gorgeous family photos (and I forgot to get the baby #momfail -- I think he was still asleep with his Nana..or at least I hope).

one of the few pictures I got with Beck

Rehearsal Dinner

Pre Ceremony Shots

Her husband is a DNR officer, so of course we had to get some shots in a DNR life vest...(notice, almost no rain! It started again later...)

Cutting the cake in galoshes

We partied the night away, and then almost had to row home (literally, the water was SO DEEP on the roads) but we all got home safe and sound. The bride and groom are honeymooning this week!

While our experience was stressful and harrowing, it is nothing compared to what Columbia, SC is going through right now. Please keep them in your hearts and prayers. If you'd like to donate to the flood relief, please go here and give to the United Way. 100% of donations will go to flood relief.