Allie & Matthew
May 8, 2021
A boisterous bar on the Upper East Side in New York City, the Stumble Inn is the last place you’d expect to meet your future husband. But that’s where Allie met Matt, one night when she and her girlfriends decided to pop in for a drink. He asked for her number, and the next week they went on their first official date. About three-and-a-half years later, Matt surprised Allie with a trip to Palm Beach for her birthday. Unbeknownst to her, Matt had planned an elaborate weekend surrounding his surprise proposal. While on a walk in a garden near the Brazilian Court Hotel, Matt asked Allie to be his wife. Westminster Presbyterian Church, Allie’s childhood church in Greenville, was the backdrop for their lovely ceremony. At the reception, a nod to New York—Matt’s hometown and the place they call home—was de rigueur, so they served Manhattans and peppered the décor with likenesses of the Statue of Liberty. Allie’s brothers, who are in the Charleston-based band High Society, kept the party going all night long. After the festivities, Allie settled into work as a global influencer marketing manager for Clinique, and Matt as an attorney.
Photography by Gabrielle Grace Miller.
