As for the decision to host the wedding at the Whalehead Club, while the property itself is absolutely breathtaking, the love story of the house's original owners, Edward and Marie-Louise Knight resonated with Tim and Sandra. Edward, like Tim, was a 48 year-old widower and father of two, when he married Marie-Louise Lebel Bonat in 1922. Marie-Louise earned a reputation as a strong-willed woman, who barred from joining the Currituck County hunting club because of her gender, purchased a rundown lodge, tore it down and built the Whalehead Club in it's place, the most opulent and exclusive hunting lodge in the region. Sandra was immediately drawn to Marie-Louise who defied the societal conventions of her time.