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WEDDINGSunlight danced over the water and waves when Sarah and Sco Carroll said “I will.” It was a beau ful day in November on Panama City Beach and the groom and bride symbolized the unity of their two lives with a sand ceremony of layers of sand from nearby Shell Island. “The rst me we knew it was love was on a summer day on Shell Island,” they say with a deep look at each other. Wedding guests shared smiles and cried happy tears as they witnessed the deep love between Sarah, Sco , and their families.Sarah and Scott’s love story started in the summer of 2015 when they met for the rst time through mutual friends on a sunshiny day in July in Panama City Beach. They instantly “hit it o ,” they say, and soon they became inseparable. Both were busy with work, but always made time for each other and their love grew.After almost a year of dating, Scott started planning the perfect proposal. He told Sarah there was an important event at the Saint Andrews Bay Yacht Club they both needed to attend. It was something she surely did not want to miss, he assured her. To her surprise, instead of an event, Scott had arranged a romantic evening. He proposed that night, surrounded by their families and followed by celebrations.Wedding bells rang that fall. In fact, Sarah and Scott advocate for a short engagement and advise other couples to do the same. Sarah says, “Don’t drag it out! We are glad that we didn’t have too long of an engagement. Enjoy the process, recognize the most important thing is that you are joining as one.” She adds, “Do premarital counseling. We did The 10 Commandments of Marriage by Ed Young and recommend couples read it even if they have been married a long time.”Sarah was raised in the small town of Hiawassee in the Appalachian Mountains of Georgia. She graduated Valedictorian from high school and started her college career at the University of Georgia. “Go Dawgs!”CONTINUED ON PAGE 108SARAH & SCOTT106 • January - February 2017 • www.PanamaCityLiving.com