Engagement Announcement: It Was Meant To Be…

Date of proposal:  10/27/2011
Wedding date: 4/13/13
Wedding location: Bal Harbour, FL

How they met…

“It started off with a boy’s weekend in New York, Brent and his friends flew over from London decided to have dinner at Revel, the waitress was none other than his future wife. Sherita took a job as a cocktail waitress to help pay for one of mother’s lavish vacations to Monaco and on the night before she quit meet my future husband.

We had no idea what would happen as Brent was living in London at the time. Traveling back and forth to see each other was exciting and tearful when our time together was over but, as he said the night we meet, 6 months later he was a New Yorker. It was clear early on that we had found the one. We had an instant connection and through the good and bad times we have fallen deeper in love. We spent our time dating traveling as much as we could, enjoying all the city has to offer ( under 14th st), and spending quiet nights at home watching movies as we do on so many cold winter nights.

Now after 4 wonderful years together we are so happy to become husband and wife.”

The proposal…
On the rainy afternoon of October 27th at 4:00pm, Brent and I arrived at Canturi Jewelers to what I thought was an appointment to shop for engagement rings. We were friends with the manager and had visited the jeweler months ago. I thought we were there to see some new styles that had just arrived, but Brent had other plans.  I noticed the window display covered with a black cloth but thought nothing of it…

As I went to window to see the new inventory to my surprise there was Brent unveiling his creative proposal. I immediately burst into tears. As I came back in the store, Brent got on one knee and simply said “Sherita Janielle Rankins…Will you marry me?”

And I SAID YES!

We’ll be trying the knot at the beautiful ONE Bal Harbour Resort, FL. in front of close family and friends.