Chic E-Session in the City by Joshua Dwain Photography: Nkechi and Curtis -Munaluchi Bride

Nkechi and Curtis are spiritual soul mates. They met each other during a subway outreach and all night prayer meeting at Times Square Church. So it seems ordained that while they expressed their love for God and others through outreach, their love grew. We are sure Curtis called on some divine intervention when he successfully pulled off a surprise proposal to Nkechi at the Pier at Exchange Place in Jersey City. He secretly invited their friends and family to meet up at the Pier to capture the moment! Their engagement shoot is full of “cityscapes” and natural beauty, all perfectly captured by Joshua Dwain Photography. Enjoy!

Bride to be: Nkechi Odum
Groom to be: Curtis Vaughn

How They Met

We met after a subway outreach and all night prayer meeting at Times Square Church. Apparently, I was sitting on the ground of the lobby and he decided to “brighten up my day” by introducing himself. We quickly departed ways once we realized that our hearts had skipped a beat. After about a year and a half of waiting on God’s perfect timing, we began courting and we were pleasantly surprised to find that we were made for each other.

The Proposal

So Curtis bought the ring, which was an amazing blessing from the Lord. He asked my parents, who gave their blessing and he was basically going to keep it simple and spring it on me at dinner or something like that but thank God for using family and friends to intervene…they kept asking how he was going to propose to me and after much thinking and praying, the idea was birthed.

He picked one of the most special places to us – the Pier at Exchange Place in Jersey City, and he proceeded to invite a lot of our friends and family to come share in the moment. On our way back from a couples gathering in the city, we made our way to the Pier. The whole entire evening, I noticed he was acting shady and incoherent, but it still didn’t click! Apparently, everybody was converging on the PATH train AT THE SAME TIME – we were literally surrounded by our surprise guests. He finally came up with a safe detour…we grabbed a quick bite and after the danger passed, hopped on the train towards the Pier. It was the perfect crisp and clear night with a full moon rising over the city and as he led me to the tip of the Pier, our friends crept up behind us and started shouting, taking pictures and videos on their phones. Then he dropped to his knee and by this point I yelled “WHAT THE HECK” …tearing up, I finally realized that THIS WAS IT. He asked me to marry him and a ll I remember after that moment was I said YES!!!

You Make Loving You So Easy

From the Groom to be…I could list all of the things that I love about Nkechi for days; from her breathtaking beauty to her awesome easy going personality. However, if I had to narrow it down to one trait I would have to say what attracts me most to Nkechi is her love and passion for the Lord. Before I ever even knew her name I would see her worshiping with the youth choir at church and I would marvel at her love and passion for Jesus. I never would have imagined that God would bless me to have her in my life but I am so thankful that He did.

From the Bride to be...The first time I met Curtis, I was blown away by his presence… Honestly, the one thing I love most about him is his quiet yet great faith in God – it is what initially attracted me to him and what ultimately motivated me to say “I do.” It was a breath of fresh air to find someone as passionate, relentless and fearless as Curtis. He often accuses me of stealing his rib from birth and I always ask what I did to deserve such an incredibly handsome and easy-going second half. I’m UBER excited for this awesome opportunity to enjoy the life that Christ paid for us to have as husband and wife for the rest of our days.