Jennifer & Craig in Richmond Hill, GA

Sometimes, you realize that the love of your life has been with you all along. That was the case for Jennifer. Jennifer’s older sister had been good friends with Craig since middle school, but Jennifer and Craig didn’t realize what great chemistry they shared until years after college. The Bride Jennifer Wiebe, 30, wound care specialist The Groom Craig Edmunds, 33, orthodontist The Date April 18 The couple dated for four-and-a-half years before Craig’s Christmas morning proposal. “He woke me up by holding my hand and telling me how he could not wait to spend the rest of his life with me,” says Jennifer. The bride had been given the name of a wedding planner in Georgia and the Pittsburgh couple knew they wanted a destination wedding, so they chose the scenic Ford Plantation as their location.

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