305 S. Lumina Avenue
Wrightsville Beach
Vintage custom-designed oceanfront 5-br, 5½-ba home
on large 75-foot wide lot with rows of protective dunes
and forever views. Deep, covered, wrap around porches and
¾-inch full tongue and groove oak panelling. $3,195,000
Intracoastal Realty Corporation is licensed in NC
Mary McNeely and Michael
Royal met in high school, but
they weren’t students. Mary
was a guidance counselor at Mooresville
High School, and Michael was an AP calculus
teacher. Their co-workers introduced
them, and they started dating in August
2007.
Two years later, Michael brought Mary
to a family-owned farm. “He said he was
looking for a place for his cross-country
team to run,” Mary says. But Michael
wasn’t looking for a cross-country location;
he was looking for the perfect place to
propose. On a sunny July day, in front of
a pretty pond, Michael proposed to Mary,
presenting her with a beautiful diamond
ring. They were married on October 23,
2010, at Saint Thomas Preservation Hall
in historic downtown Wilmington.
“I had a four-leaf clover in my shoe,”
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Mary laughs. “The same one my Mom
had in her shoe at her wedding.” The
clover was a traditional good luck charm
handed down through her family for weddings.
Michael’s cross-country team made
an appearance, acting as ushers for the
event, and wearing their running shoes
with their formalwear. During the wedding,
it rained just lightly enough to create
a beautiful rainbow that served as a backdrop
to the event. Suitably, Mary’s first
dance with her father was to “Rainy Day
Bells” by the Globetrotters.
The couple honeymooned at Harbour
Island in the Bahamas.
Michael and Mary live in Mooresville
and still work at Mooresville High School,
where Mary is a guidance counselor, and
Michael is now an assistant principal and
coach of the cross-country team.
The Elements Ceremony Site Saint Thomas Preservation Hall Reception Site Bluewater Grill
Rehearsal Dinner Site The Balcony on Dock Rentals & Wedding/Event Planner Salt Harbor
Designs Photography KMI Photography Officiant Amanda McCullough Gown Modern Trousseau
Shoes Grace Jewelry Family Heirlooms Hair Becky/Head to Toe Day Spa Makeup Ricky/Head
to Toe Day Spa Bridesmaid Dresses J. Crew Formalwear Men’s Wearhouse Invitations The
Fisherman’s Wife Flowers Salt Harbor Designs Cake Nicki’s Cakes Favors Sweet and Savory Bake Shop
Transportation A 1962 Bel Air restored by Mike’s dad Honeymoon Harbour Island, Bahamas
www.kmifoto.com
mary& Michael
October 23, 2010