Evans Straughn & Alex Nestertsov
December 8, 2019
Alex fancied Evans ever since they met in ninth-grade geography class. In classic teenage form, however, Evans assumed Alex thought she was annoying, and she found him to be super sarcastic. Years later, after graduating from college and starting their own lives, the pair reconnected on Instagram and quickly jumped into their first date, ice-skating in downtown Greenville. On the day of the proposal, Evans knew it was coming. The pair set out on a road trip that landed them in Knoxville, Tennessee, on a helicopter ride over the Smokies, where he asked that big question thousands of feet in the air. Back in Greenville, the couple started planning their wedding with influences from Evans’ American family and Alex’s Ukrainian side. At Twigs Tempietto, Evans met Alex at the altar in a gown by Katherine Marie Weddings, and the reception that followed featured electric string music and a prayer in Russian from Alex’s dad. The couple remains in Greenville, where Alex works in private investment and Evans is an oncology RN at Prisma Health.
