Who doesn’t love Black love!? We do and we celebrate it with our “Put A Ring On It” series. Each week, we’ll feature YOUR engagement and wedding stories, romantic photos and even tips that’ll help other Beauties out on their big day. Check back each week for a new installment!
This week, we spoke with Christine Sanchez and Duron Harmon about finding love unexpectedly and getting the proposal she was waiting for!
HER STORY
Duron and I went to rival high schools. He played football; I was a cheerleader (how cliché, I know). I was getting ready to graduate in the spring of 2008 and he had one more year. A mutual friend of ours, also his cousin, mentioned me to him, and I’m not sure how he was even brought up to begin with, but all I know is that I had a message from him on MySpace not too long after.
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My first impression was that he was a sweet, reserved, respectful guy. He was a gentleman from the very beginning. We started from the beginning as friends with no intention of taking it any further than just prom dates, because after all, I was leaving for college that fall.
It was different from the very start and I think that’s what really attracted me to him. For our first date, I picked him up in my mom’s car after school, we had to scramble for change in the car because neither of us had money besides my single dollar bill and I really wanted him to try an ice cream cone from Chic-Fil-A. After that, we went to the movies, which we got into for free because I worked there. Aside from that day, dating consisted of what every other teenager was doing – the movies, beach, going to Applebee’s, and going to the major dances together. We were always together! Six years later, he is still the first person I want to talk to in the morning and the last person I speak to before I go to sleep.
HIS STORY
It all started one day when a good friend of mine told me that his girlfriend at the time, had a single friend at that I might be interested in getting to know her. So I remember that next week we played our rival high school in basketball and that was the first time I laid eyes on the most beautiful woman in the world. She was a cheerleader and while the junior varsity game was going on I kept catching myself staring at her. Although I was very fond of Christine, I was too shy to go say anything after the game.
Then a couple of weeks later I guess word got around to Christine that I was interested in her and wanted to get to know her, so my cousin told me that she said stop being scared and talk to her. So at the time MySpace was big, so I found her on there and sent her a message and eventually after a while I got her number. We texted from time to time and eventually we were able to meet up and go to the movies, which ended up being our spot because she worked there and we got in for free lol. We went and saw the movie “the ruins” which was not too good too me but being around her is what made everything worth it and from that time I knew I wanted to be with her.
UP NEXT: Check out how he proposed and see that BEAUTIFUL ring!
THE BIG MOMENT
The proposal was perfect! He thought that Carnival would be the perfect theme for our son’s birthday party this past June. I took it and ran with it! I ordered carnival games, bouncy houses, a dunk tank, concession stand, the works. Unfortunately, I wanted it to be over before it began. Not only was it an overcast and drizzling that day, but he literally watched me do EVERYTHING for the birthday party. The only set up he helped with was putting the tables together. It took everything in me to not crack, and thank God I didn’t (according to him, it was a test).
When it was time to cut the cake, the party was already ending an hour after it was supposed to; my guests were ready to go! Duron insisted on waiting for him to cut the cake. After 20 minutes, he comes out of the basement with a group of at least 15 friends and all I thought was “ok, this is weird.” As he gave the “thank you for coming” speech he says, “and I would like to say something else” as he is pulling the ring out of his back pocket and gets down on one knee. After that, I burst into tears and all I remember is “will you be my wife?” I was in such a daze that it took me at least 7 seconds to realize this was the moment I had been waiting for since I met him, when it finally clicked and I said YES!
The gorgeous couple will be married on July 3, 2015! We’re so excited for their beautiful union.
Are you recently engaged or married? Do you know someone else who’s about the head down the aisle? Let us know by messaging us on Facebook or emailing us at hbgotthering@gmail.com and you could be featured!
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