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Chase
&
Tabitha
Rouse
Former Wrightsville Beach
resident Tabitha Ledford says
she has no regrets in the way
she and her family chose to
go forward with her October
wedding to Chase Rouse of
New Bern.
The couple had been
together for six years when
Chase proposed on Aug. 17,
2019, in the Bahamas with
several of their friends looking
on.
Like all brides this season,
she could not have foreseen the
events of 2020.
The couple’s venue, booked
in 2019, would not issue a
refund. Their save-the-date
cards for October 10, 2020,
went out a year in advance. The
dress had arrived.
After discussion with both
the bride and groom’s families,
and not a little agonizing, they
chose to stay the course.
“We stuck to the plan,”
Tabitha says. “We wanted to
get married regardless. We
decided if people came, they
came. If not, that was okay.”
They sent out 200 invi-tations
and 160 came back
with a yes, but ultimately just
over 130 guests attended the
picture-perfect formal wedding
ceremony, held outside at a
New Bern country club.
“Both families were missing
some very important people,
but we made the absolute best
out of it,” Tabitha says.
The couple close on their
home this month.
“I am living my dream,”
Tabitha says.
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