For two visiting families, the perfect wedding almost got derailed by Hurricane Ian’s landfall and aftermath on Pawleys Island in South Carolina.
PAWLEYS ISLAND, S.C. — Saturday turned out to be a sparklingly beautiful fall day in Pawleys Island, an idyllic place to hold a wedding sandwiched between the Atlantic oceanfront and expansive marshland that typify South Carolina’s coastal beauty.Hurricane Ian’s landfall and aftermath.
AJ McCullough’s family came from Sunset Beach, North Carolina, to see her daughter, Monroe, walk down the aisle as the bride. The wedding party left behind clothing and decor on Pawleys Island when the storm forced them to evacuate.In the mad rush to get off the island to the Friday night rehearsal dinner — which went off without a hitch, relatively speaking, the nearby country club venue not even losing power during the storm — the participants left behind the attire and decor they’d need for Saturday’s wedding.
As crews assessed safety on the island, Lord and McCullough were told to wait, with barricades shutting down access to the strip of homes.“If anyone is on the island who wants to bring us our things, we’d sure appreciate it,” McCullough said with a smile.
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