Annemarie & David – Wedding at Colonial Baptist Church
January 21st, 2010
I had the pleasure of meeting Annemarie at the wedding show in January of 2009. She and her mother where shopping around for vendors for her wedding here in Cary.
David and Annemarie met at Liberty University in Virgina. Their beautiful dessert reception was held at Colonial Baptist Church – one of the largest churches here in Cary. Annemarie and David are one of the sweetest, nicest couples and the love they have is inspiring.
I wish you both a lifetime of happiness and love!
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Well, I was totally surprised because I really thought my ring would be under the tree. But my future husband had another plan for our engagement. So, we decided to go to New Year Eve service at my church. We had a wonderful time and I was so excited about the New Year and all that is in store for me. So, we were on our way out of the church and I said to Rickey( My soon to be husband) I left my umbrella in church. I wanted him to go back and get it but he said I don’t remember where we were sitting. Of course, I was not happy with that response so I went back in to get it. As we were walking to the car he was talking to me and I was a little unhappy with him. At any rate we got in the car and he pulled out this box and I scream OH NO tell me it’s not true. I was so so so SHOCKED and then he asked me to married him.. He told me I threw the ring I had on my ring off so he could put it on my finger.(OH he told me he had been planning to shock me because he knew I thought I was getting it on Christmas Day) I really don’t remember that because I was in the state of shock.. I could not beleive it was really happening to be on New Year Day in the church parking lot. It was a nice thing to happen to me on the first day of the New Year. I can’t wait to I get married…
I had planned a surprise birthday party for David’s (my future husband) 30th birthday. His best friend, Joel, was my wing man for this wonderful surprise for him. We had worked on this surprise party for over a month. I had called David’s mom to get his brother’s phone number, had called his friends at their jobs, had hid the decorations in the trunk of my car. I had been super sneaky to get the whole thing pulled off without him knowing what I was up to and David was none the wiser. He thought we were just going to spend a quiet evening alone together. Joel had helped me get David out of the house the day of the party by taking him to get a Christmas tree, since David’s car was far too small for the task, while I came and decorated the house for the party. There were streamers, balloons and banners all over the house. Some of the guest were running a little late and I was freaking out, I didn’t want the whole thing to go sour after all the effort I had put into it, and Joel was having a hard time finding ways to keep stalling David. Finally I let Joel know we were ready. We anxiously awaited their arrival, I more anxious than the others, I knew David did not like surprise parties, but I had wanted to do something to make him feel special on such a milestone of a birthday. They arrived and David was so surprised when he walked in the door and saw all the decorations and his friends. I had managed to pull it off. We ate and had a great time talking and hanging out and he seemed so genuinely happy. He was ready for cake so we all gathered around and sang “happy birthday” he bent down to make a wish before blowing out his candles and i was taking pictures to capture the moment when I heard him say “I wish, I wish you would marry me” I looked out from behind the camera and he was down on one knee with a ring. All I could do was hug him and nod. I was in total shock. What was meant to be a surprise for him turned out to be a surprise for me. Joel had told him about the party as soon as we started planning it. Every guest at the party knew about the proposal except for me. His mom even knew. So all the while I thought I was getting him he was really getting me and I had no idea.