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A Southern belle and a New Yorker walk into a bar . . . “I moved to New York from Alabama in 2013, and we met a year later at a group dinner with ten mutual friends,” says Kelly Corr von Schmid.
It was full steam ahead as Kelly and Brian began planning a wedding; the date was set for just eight months later.
Her husband, Brian, is quick to chime in.
The beach plays an integral role in this love story, as the couple knew they wanted to head south for their nuptials—to the Gulf Coast of Northwest Florida. Kelly’s parents own a home in the stunning upscale community of Alys Beach on Scenic Highway 30-A, and it was a no-brainer to hold the ceremony on the town’s beautiful Gulf Green overlooking the white-sand beach and turquoise water. “I’ve been vacationing on 30-A basically all of my life,” Kelly shares. “It is such a gorgeous area, and having the wedding at what is now home was super meaningful. Brian and I both love the area and enjoy visiting several times a year.”
“We actually met twice before that, but Kelly doesn’t remember,” he says. Despite the lapse in memory, it was that dinner that sealed the couple’s fate. They began dating, and last summer, Brian hatched his plan to pop the question during a beach trip to Westhampton. He waited for the perfect moment. “It had to be at sunset,” he says. “I didn’t want an audience; just us.” Of course, Kelly said yes, and the pair celebrated with friends and family for the rest of their vacation.
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