Old Lystra Inn

08/24/2024

One of our faves!

05/03/2024

We agree!

01/24/2024

It forever remains one of THE most important days of your lives...

SAN ANTONIO - The power of social media helped an 85-year-old San Antonio woman get back her wedding photos, found hundreds of miles away.A woman in Virginia pu

09/01/2023

As we celebrate our 33rd wedding anniversary, we thought it would be fun to share Beth's note on Tony's sophomore yearbook from a few months after we met. "Tony, I HATE writing stuff like this! But, well... you're a special friend so I guess I'll suffer through this. Remember that day at Shelly Lake where we first met?! My god was Slayde ticked at me for giving you his keys. Oh well, it was worth it. (You have nice legs!) You better keep in close touch with me while I'm gone. It's friends like you that make it so hard to leave and I'll need to hear from you when I'm feeling sad and lonely. I mean it, Tony. You mean a whole lot to me. You're just about the sweetest person I know and I'm VERY glad that we've become so close. (You better not act like a wienie while I'm gone 'cuz there won't be anyone to keep you in line!) Oh well, I guess I'm out of space but don't be mad at me for writing on a small page because I did it on account of the page number {p. 33}. (Three means I love ya!) Ciao! love, Bethy"

05/10/2023

Rhiannon Giddens has yet another thing in common with Windy Oaks and Paul Green. She just won a Pulitzer Prize! https://www.stereogum.com/2223135/rhiannon-giddens-new-album-pulitzer-prize/music/

04/06/2023

We like both, Steve!

03/24/2023

It's National Proposal Day. Here's where we got engaged. What about you?

12/02/2022

If it's not fun, you're not doing it right

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10/10/2022

Family is not an important thing. It’s everything.

-Michael J. Fox

10/08/2022

This beautiful armoire was inherited from a dear friend Lillian from Hartley -Wintney, England. She is the namesake of my youngest daughter, Lily Grace. How wonderful to capture images of so many gorgeous gowns on this sentimental piece. The photos make me think of my sweet friend every time.

10/04/2022

Nicole & Cameron, initially scheduled to be wed in the height of the pandemic, chose to celebrate with a small intimate family gathering. A year later they had the celebration they had originally dreamed of with all their friends and loved ones, again at Old Lystra! The most special touch? They aired the video of their wedding day at the reception. Not only was this a treat for their guests, but it was the very first time the couple viewed the film as well. Hardly a dry eye!

10/02/2022

I knew when I met you adventure was going to happen.
~Winnie the Pooh
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09/30/2022

Sometimes couples just feel like besties from the moment we meet! Taylor and Nick are those people. Such a dear couple…and soon baby makes three! What a joy to watch these Old Lystra families launch into ever new phases of life’s many adventures!

09/27/2022

The way he looks at her…

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09/26/2022

Whether you’re feeling bubbly or sparkly at the end of your perfect day, you’ll get some some sizzling shots at old lystra

09/24/2022

Fall ya’ll. Loving this snap and excited to see the sparks tonight’s photographer will catch at Old Lystra’s fire pit with Tori & Robert!

And happiest anniversary to Marissa & Andrew!

09/19/2022

That second kiss is the equivalent to pinching yourself to make sure it’s all real. It’s all real.

08/11/2022

To the love of my life on our 32nd wedding anniversary~you are my rock and I still adore you. Thanks for being the steady balance to my crazy for all these years. Here’s to the next 32!
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06/05/2022

Such a gorgeous day and now Mix Tape Grab Bag has got them dancing. 🕺

05/21/2022

Pretty great day getting serenaded by a couple Carolina Chocolate Drops after they filmed part of a documentary on the history of the banjo for a Wondrium.com project. Justin Robinson and Rhiannon Giddens sound so wonderful together!

05/17/2022

Moonbow and Total Eclipse

04/03/2022

Rameses says Old Lystra is #1. Just sayin…

04/02/2022

What are the odds?

"Maura Farver grew up a Carolina fan, but she bleeds a deeper shade of blue after getting two degrees from Duke. She remained faithful to the team even after going to UNC for business school and falling in love with Robert Overman, who got his Ph.D at Carolina.

As they hunted for wedding venues in Chapel Hill, they kept seeing one available date. They quickly realized why nobody wanted March 5: It was Krzyzewski's final home game. They, too, passed. But in a wedding season crunched by the pandemic, they felt safe rolling the dice on the Saturday of the Final Four. "What are the odds?" Farver says."

https://www.wsj.com/articles/duke-north-carolina-final-four-11648707802