Laura Faenza + William Oliver

Laura Faenza and William Oliver met through mutual friends, quickly started dating, and two and a half years later, purchased a home together in the Buckhead district of Atlanta, Georgia.

“Little did I know, just a few months after purchasing our first home together, Will had planned to propose in our living room on a Saturday morning in the summer,” Laura says. The bride suspected a proposal was coming but hadn’t expected it to happen at home. “He really did pull off the ultimate surprise,” she says.

Although the couple lives in Atlanta, the bride spent part of her childhood in Pinehurst, where she made many friends and lifelong memories, which now include her wedding day.

With arrangements of white peonies, roses and hydrangeas cascading from the chandeliers, Laura and Will celebrated their new marriage while overlooking the famous No. 2 golf course at the Pinehurst Country Club on May 4, 2024, just a few weeks before the U.S. Open Golf Championship.

“It was almost a homecoming of sorts to one of the places that helped mold me into who I am today,” Laura says. “Will had no arguments on the venue location either, of course, due to his love for golf.”

photographer: Sayer Photography
wedding planner: Pamela Butterworth, Hollyfield Design Inc.
wedding coordinator: Madeline Eckert, Pinehurst Resort
ceremony & reception: 2View Ballroom & Outlook Ballroom, Pinehurst Country Club
dress: Sarah Seven
shoes: Alexandre Birman
hair: Heather Velazco
makeup: Heather Velazco & Ariana Cooper
groomsmen: The Black Tux
flowers: Hollyfield Design Inc.
cake & catering: Pinehurst Resort
invitations & programs: Tiger Lily Invitations