Shameika and Richard were connected through church. First meeting at Shameika’s childhood house of worship Zion Cathedral, located in Long Island, NY after Richard and his family began attending. It initially started off as innocent waves, accompanied by polite, “hello’s” until the pair were officially introduced once Shameika’s mother realized she went to high school […]
Art Deco Wedding in Chicago: Camille + Tafsir
Camille and Tafsir met at a grad school house party. “I went to Howard University for Business School, and the 2nd year grad students were throwing a graduation party. He didn’t go to Howard but tagged along with one of our mutual friends who was in the program at the time” shares Camille. As Camille […]
Ciara’s Getting Married And We’re Playing Predict-A-Gown
They’re downright delightful, natural humanitarians, stylish beyond belief and newly engaged – so it’s official that our favorite couple, Ciara and Russell Wilson, is a match made in heaven. The stunning couple has been engaged for nearly three months now and the talks of planning their wedding have been the main topic of discussion. Will […]
Intimate Wedding At The DeKalb County Courthouse: Onteria + Fredrick
The classic Bill Withers song, “Just the Two of Us” can serve as the theme song for Onteria and Fredrick’s relationship aesthetic and intimate wedding ceremony. The two met at a barbecue at Fredrick’s cousins house, chatted and later exchanged numbers. But it wasn’t until a few weeks later, when Fredrick invited Onteria over for taco […]
Parisian Garden Wedding in Charlotte, NC: Stephanie + Thommy
Stephanie and Thommy’s courtship was one 12 years in the making. The pair met on July 14, 2003 (which Stephanie notes, is a day she’ll never forget) in Bordeaux, France while Stephanie was studying abroad in Metz. “One weekend a friend and I ventured to Bordeaux. We were looking for a restaurant and happened upon two […]
Video: Romantic Garden Wedding in Pittsburgh, PA: Alicia + Riccardy
Riccardy and Alicia met in the Fall of 2007 at Florida A&M University’s School of Architecture. One starting a new chapter – Riccardy was entering the university as a new transfer student, while Alicia was on the verge of closing one, as she was beginning the final year of her undergraduate studies. “We encountered each […]
A Vintage-Romantic Island Wedding in Nassau, Bahamas: Alexandria + Neilsen
Sometimes having a party crasher isn’t such a bad thing. In Alexandria’s case, the random guy that crashed her 17th birthday party turned out to be the love of her life. The party crasher aka Neilsen was accompanied by a friend, who later ended up providing the music for the party after Alexandria’s original DJ was […]
A Harlem Renaissance Wedding in Baltimore, MD: Brandi + Brandon
Brandi met Brandon at a birthday party for her cousin in March 2009, when his company was promoting a concert a popular club in Washington D.C. They began dating and by May 2009 the two made it official. However, 5 months later, Brandi accepted a position in Arizona and the two decided to continue their […]
Modern Elegance Wedding in Greensboro NC: Shana + Anthony
Sometimes our soulmate’s are lingering just a few feet away from our cubicles. Just ask Anthony and Shana who met back in 2011 while they both worked at a local bank. “I was new with the company and Anthony was a part of a mentoring team that was chosen to assist us as we got […]
Classic-Romantic Pink Wedding in Greenville, SC: Jaamal + Sharida
Jaamal says he first “peeped” Sharida at a Kappa Alpha Psi probate but the two formally met through mutual friends and later exchanged contacts via Facebook. Fast forwarding, through a few years of dating, Jaamal realized that the girl he ‘peeped at the probate’ was his soulmate and began crafting the perfect proposal. For months, […]
Colorful Nigerian Wedding in Atlanta: Olako + Osahon
Olako and Osahon’s love story is one of persistency. Osahon was ready to be in an exclusive relationship with Olako after their third date. It seemed perfect. Olako was stunningly beautiful and they shared many commonalities including a love for their Nigerian culture and for economics. They were both pursuing MBA degrees outside of the […]
Elegant Ethereal Wedding in North Carolina: April + Stefan
Unknowingly living parallel lives, April and Stefan’s souls met long before they did. They’d grown up with the same examples of unwavering love from their HBCU educated parents. It was the sort of love fairytales aimed to tell and the two would later share. Both attending Hampton University as communications majors, they marched to the […]
