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Suzy& Benja min
May 30, 2010
As UNC Wilmington students, in
2004, Pamela “Suzy” Williamson and
Benjamin Thomas Kearns bonded
through surfing. “He was a punk from the
North, and I was a goody two-shoes from the
South,” laughs Suzy. She complained that
he could deal with cold water easier than she
could.
She didn’t complain, in December 2008,
though, when Benjamin sent her on a scavenger
hunt from the bedroom to the ocean.
Suzy found a little note left beside a long-stem
rose on her pillow that took her to her car.
Following a series of notes, she ended up in
Wrightsville Beach, where she found a wooden
stick in the ground with another note attached.
It read: “You’ve been the love of my life, now
get out here so I can ask you to be my wife.” Suzy found Benjamin surfing in the cold ocean, where
he had her ring in a duct-taped plastic bag inside his wetsuit.
Their wedding was held at Orton Plantation, and they honeymooned at Cape Hatteras, hoping to
catch a few waves. “The ocean was so flat that week. It ended up being for the best, though, because
we were able to be tourists instead,” says Suzy.
Suzy and Benjamin reside in Wilmington. She is a senior financial analyst at PD. He works at
South End Surf Shop in Wrightsville Beach. They surf whenever possible.
The Elements CEREMONY SITE Orton Plantation Gardens RECEPTION SITE Orton Plantation Gardens
REHEARSAL DINNER SITE The Melting Pot RENTALS Party Suppliers & Rentals Inc. PHOTOGRAPHY Dmitri
Brown Photography VIDEOGRAPHY Colin Allen OFFICIANT Brian Few, Port City Community Church GOWN Oleg
Cassini, David’s Bridal SHOES Nina JEWELRY Kay Jewelers HAIR/Makeup Hannah Lewis, Seagrass Salon & Day
Spa BRIDESMAID DRESSES David’s Bridal CATERING A Southern Thyme Catering CAKE Nicki’s Cakes MUSIC
Ceremony: Concordia String Quartet, Reception: DJ Professionals & Video FAVORS Candy bar with personalized
lollipops, rock candy, jelly beans, and candy sticks ACCOMMODATIONS Fairfield Inn & Suites and Homewood Suites
HONEYMOON Rodanthe, North Carolina
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