St. Brendan's Catholic Church 

Wedding Day

Wedding

Glover Park Brewery 

Reception

Our Wedding

There is some controversy around the exact date of when&nbsp;Steven and Claudia met. Steven believes it was in high school, but Claudia is certain she remembers him from middle school. Regardless of the exact date, it was a LONG time ago! After high school, they both attended Georgia College &&nbsp;State University where their friendship blossomed&nbsp;into something more. Although it wasn't until their senior year at GCSU that they began officially dating!&nbsp;

How We Met

Shortly before moving in together, Steven went ring shopping.&nbsp; Unbeknownst to&nbsp;Claudia who was, at the same time, drafting her 2019 Fantasy Football team and NEEDED her "GM"&nbsp;to be readily available.&nbsp;Little did she know that the reason he was ignoring the (many) calls and texts was because he was in fact shopping for an engagement&nbsp;ring.&nbsp;

Fast forward a couple of months, after&nbsp;a blessing from Claudia's mom, and chats with all of her brothers, when&nbsp;Steven found the perfect opportunity for his proposal. Steven knew&nbsp; for a while how he wanted to do it, but he needed to find the right moment to not spoil the surprise. Both him and Claudia had traveled to Napa together&nbsp;and most recently to Sonoma County, and he knew those memories (and the wine)&nbsp;held a special place in their hearts. Steven&nbsp;planned a trip to the Dahlonega wineries along with both of their families, and somehow was able to fool Claudia into thinking it was all her idea.&nbsp;



















After lots of coordinating (on Steven's part)&nbsp;between the two families and the winery, Steven&nbsp;was able to pull off the best surprise ever! He told Claudia they would be grabbing lunch together somewhere in Dahlonega and then meeting their families to go winery hopping around town. They pulled up to Monteluce&nbsp;&nbsp;for lunch and were directed by the hostess to a "special" location&nbsp;outside and pointed to a picnic set up overlooking their vineyards. Instantly Claudia knew something was up and the rest is a bit of a blur.&nbsp;











On the walk down to the picnic,&nbsp;Steven started his sweet and well-rehearsed speech, of which neither of them remember,&nbsp;and then proceeded to get on one knee. Claudia immediately said yes, but&nbsp;what happened next was the most surprising part of it all.&nbsp;



















After Claudia&nbsp;said yes, Steven raised his arms in celebration while cheers and shouts&nbsp;were heard from the restaurant behind them.&nbsp;It was both of their families cheering from the balcony!! Claudia was so overwhelmed with emotion, lots of hugs and photos followed. They attempted to carry on with their picnic, but&nbsp;&nbsp;quickly joined the rest of the family and shared a nice meal together in a private room at the winery. The rest of the evening was followed by&nbsp;laughter, tears and lots of phone calls to friends and family.&nbsp;



















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How He Proposed 

Our Story

Details

Photos

Christy Marion

Brian Scudder

Andie Peterson

Matt Corbin

Michael Scudder

Mariah McFetridge

Carlos Brenes

Katya Matute

Meghan Manthey

Kris Corbin

Jamie Potteiger

Michael Walters

Vanessa Camozzi

Kyle Oliver

Ian Reagan

Sarabelen Gonzalez

Elisa Brenes

Greg Cordle

Joey Brenes

Sofi Brenes

Collins Corbin

Javi Brenes

Wedding Party

Registry

Q + A

The Omni Hotel at The Battery is a short 10 minute Uber ride to the reception venue. The Battery is located right next to the Braves stadium and it features tons of restaurants, bars and shopping!

Omni Hotel at The Battery Atlanta

Travel

Things to Do

Our Engagement

Claudia & Steven

Claudia & Steven

Photos