| setting for their wedding. "The longer one is away from one's home country, the stronger cultural ties become," observes Monica. "I wanted to tie in the Southern things that were special to me. I wanted the Spanish moss, the dripping heat of the South, and all the traditions and customs that I have grown up with." Her choice of a |
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wedding site, the historic Old
Sheldon Church Ruins in Beaufort, South Carolina, embodied all these
things. From the Frogmore stew and shag dancing at the rehearsal
dinner to the Gullah choir singing at the ceremony, the South was
unmistakably represented in Monica and Bernd's picturesque wedding. "I wanted it to be really different," says Monica. "But I also wanted to |
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