Close
KTAR.com
News
Shows
Blogs
KTAR News on 92.3FM

Despite Ian’s punch, wedding day saved on wet Pawleys Island

A boat house is overturned in the inlet between Pawleys Island and the mainland following winds and rain from Hurricane Ian on Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022, in Pawleys Island, S.C. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard) A.J. McCullough of Sunset Beach, NC, mother of bride Monroe McCullough talks on the cell phone and looks at the damage of her daughters wedding venue on Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022 in Pawleys Island, S.C. The perfect wedding day almost didn't come together for the two families who traveled to the island for nuptial festivities that almost got derailed by Hurricane Ian's landfall and aftermath. (AP Photo/Allen Breed) From left, Mary Lord of Ft. Worth, Texas, mother of groom Eric Lord and A.J. McCullough of Sunset Beach, NC, mother of bride Monroe McCullough are interviewed Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022 in Pawleys Island, S.C. The perfect wedding day almost didn't come together for two families who traveled to the island for nuptial festivities that almost got derailed by Hurricane Ian's landfall and aftermath.(AP Photo/Allen Breed) Mary Lord of Ft. Worth, Texas, mother of groom Eric Lord raises her hands hearing the news that some of the bridesmaids’ dresses, tuxedoes are being brought as A.J. McCullough of Sunset Beach, NC, mother of bride Monroe McCullough stands by on Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022 in Pawleys Island, S.C. The perfect wedding day almost didn't come together for two families who traveled to the island for nuptial festivities that almost got derailed by Hurricane Ian's landfall and aftermath.(AP Photo/Allen Breed) From left, A.J. McCullough of Sunset Beach, NC, mother of bride Monroe McCullough, an unidentified man, and Mary Lord of Ft. Worth, Texas, mother of groom Eric Lord walk off the island on Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022 in Pawleys Island, S.C. The perfect wedding day almost didn't come together for two families who traveled to the island for nuptial festivities that almost got derailed by Hurricane Ian's landfall and aftermath. (AP Photo/Allen Breed) What remains of a pier stands at Pawleys Island, S.C., on Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022. Winds, rain and surf from Hurricane Ian pounded Pawleys on Friday, pushing tons of sand from beach dunes under homes and across the town's handful of roads and breaking apart the pier. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard)