Bride-to-be: Luwam George
Groom-to-be: Yonas Fessehaye
Location: Atlanta, GA.
Location: Atlanta, GA.
Luwam & Yonas just tied the knot over the Labor day weekend so we thought we'd share their sweet engagement photos and "how we met" story during the same week! There is so much L-O-V-E in each photo, we loved it!
Tell us how you met one
another: Yonas and I actually met through mutual friends a few years ago.
Everyone always mentioned how we should be more than friends, but it really
never crossed our minds until after a few years of friendship. Our friendship
eventually blossomed into something more after Yonas made a couple of attempts
to have a first date. I would always invite people along not really knowing if
it was a date or not lol. The really awkward first date led to me marrying my
best friend. J
How did he pop the
question: I had my family come in town for my cousin’s wedding, so I was
running all over the place preparing for their visit. After grocery shopping, I
pulled up ready to park and I noticed that Yonas had stolen my favorite parking
spot. So I left my car in the middle of the street (yes, I know, very
dangerous) and I stormed into the townhouse ready to give him a piece of my
mind. However, I walked into a pathway of rose petals leading to a big heart
made out of rose petals with a box in the middle of it. I was in complete shock
and totally caught off guard, just the way that he had planned. As soon as I
told him yes, I would marry him, I told him that he needed to move his car out
of my parking spot. Afterwards, we celebrated with chick-fil-a and wine. J It
really meant a lot to my family and I that he proposed right before they came
into town so I could tell my parents and brother in person that I was engaged
rather than over the phone.
When's the big day:
September 5th, 2015
What are you looking
forward to the most about your wedding: We are both looking
forward to having family and friends from all over the world come and join us
in celebrating our union.
What would you say has been
the hardest thing about planning an Eritrean-American wedding: Hmm… the
most difficult thing would be the guest list. Throughout the process of wedding
planning, we had to keep a large guest list in mind. In some ways, it kind of
limited the options available for our wedding.
Any tips or pointers for
the couple planning a wedding right now:
The wedding is only one day
(well, two in our case)! Do not stress out over it and remember: the most
important thing is the days AFTER the wedding- the actual marriage. Also, choose your bridal party carefully- they will make the
wedding planning much smoother and more fun!
Engagement photos by:
Ayu Hailu (we highly recommend him!)
Thank you for sharing your story with us, Luwam + Yonas! Many blessings to you both in your new union, xx.
