Then we took the Vagabond ferry into Harbour Town where we met 40 more guests so we had 80 or 85 people at the Quarterdeck. Then we went over to the Melrose Beach Club for dinner. He opened up his home to our closest friends, which was a huge gift. JM: We had a small, intimate wedding with about 40 guests at my dad’s house on Daufuskie. LL: How did your dad make your wedding special in 2014? The island is beautiful and has such a sense of home for both of us. We dated in high school, when our parents let us, and then left for college. JM: My husband and I grew up on Hilton Head together he grew up in Sea Pines as well, so we have been Justice and her dad, John Mellencamp, on her wedding day.įriends since we were 4 years old. So that’s why they decided to buy a second home here. He had heard about this island it’s private and it’s quiet. and I think going to Myrtle Beach got tiresome after so many years. JM: He used to go on long motorcycle trips with his buddies from Indiana, and they used to go to Myrtle Beach. LL: Why was your dad intrigued with Hilton Head? My mom and dad bought a house right next to the Beach Club – which was a little shack then with a slushy machine – and it’s still there.
There are pictures of our family at our beach house in Sea Pines, and I’m maybe a year old. Justice Mellencamp: I was too young to even remember the first time we came to Hilton Head.
LOCAL Life: When did you first visit Hilton Head? LOCAL Life sat down with Justice to find more about this island girl: