With Marcus being the brother of Charmien’s best friend, it wouldn’t have been long for these two paths to cross, and soon after – become one. With an evident magnetism between it was only a matter of time before the sparks began to fly, leading to their first date. That first evening of dinner and movie solidified in their minds the feelings that what they had together was something extra special – putting them on the path of forever together as husband and wife.
Continue reading all about Charmien & Marcus’ love story, proposal, and wedding aspirations, in their fun and formal engagement in Atlanta – captured by MunaLuchi Coterie member Ashley Nicole Photography.
Bride & Groom-to-be: Charmien & Marcus
Occupations: Healthcare Industry
Wedding date: 12/23/18
Wedding location: The Venetian Room, Atlanta, GA
Location of Engagement shoot: Piedmont Park, Atlanta, GA
Tell us how you met and all about the proposal. We met over 10+ years ago. Marcus’ sister is my best friend. She was adamant about us not pursuing anything serious since I was her friend but it was all downhill after a few phone conversations and a couple of dates.
Marcus proposed to me at Piedmont Park. We had spent the day at Georgia Tech watching the high school basketball state championships. We left the arena and were supposed to be going to meet his sister (the one who introduced us) for dinner. He drove to Park Tavern and I was furious because I was hungry and tired and couldn’t understand why we needed to go to the park to meet his sister (he claimed she was at an event and wasn’t ready) if we had dinner reservations. Well, we walked down the hill to the park where our immediate family and friends were waiting, and he proposed!
Describe your engagement session. Our engagement session was phenomenal. Our photographer Ashley Nicole is amazing and truly brought our vision to life. We love sports but share a special bond specifically with basketball. We chose to have a basketball theme with several pictures mirroring the key pictures portrayed from the movie Love and Basketball. While we love sports, we do like to dress up and show our other side. Therefore, our second look was a more formal look.
What did you do on your first date? We went to dinner and a movie on our first date. We love going to the movies and our tradition for awhile was to go to the movies and eat at IHOP afterwards.
What’s your favorite thing to do as a couple? We have so many favorite things to do as a couple. We love going to movies, sporting events, traveling and most of all having fun.
How has wedding planning been so far? The wedding planning thus far has been fairly easy. Our venue is all inclusive which really helps diminish your stress level. We also have a great group of vendors which helps tremendously.
Vendors:
Photographer: Ashley Nicole Photography
Hair Stylist: Karen Hester Hair
Barber: Kutz by Kaine
Dress: Kleinfield Bridal
MakeUp: Kristi Jones
Venue: Piedmont Park
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