Rock Creek Mansion

Wedding Day

Ring & Leis Exchange

Reception

Our Wedding

I met my fiancé at church. The first time I saw him walk in, I instantly had a huge crush on him. But we didn't talk right away. Two weeks later, I confided in my roommate, Alexa, about my feelings. She was so supportive and kept inviting people over to our apartment, including him.Though I was shy, I decided to stay for one of the events Alexa planned. That was the first time we spoke, but nothing significant happened after that. A week later, Alexa invited him to come with us to the temple. After that visit, he asked me if I had plans later that night. I told him I was going to a Latin party and invited him to join me. He came, and from there, we started to become closer friends. A week later, we hung out again with friends, he walked me back to my apartment, and later that night, he asked me on our first date, and the rest is history.

Her Side of the Story

I saw pretty girl. I made her wife. For context, it wasn't hard to spot her. I met her at church, and I couldn't get over how attractive, yet mysterious she was. I just knew that I had to get to know her! With the help of her roommates, we began our friendship. It wasn't long before I gathered the courage to ask her on our first date. Then I asked her on a second date, a third, and so on. I learned very quickly that the mysterious Aliah was a loving, caring girl. I knew that I could not afford to lose her. We fell in love and, as you know, the rest is history.

His Side of The Story

Our Story

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Q + A

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American Inn Of Bethesda

Pet friendly hotel with a seasonal outdoor pool, featuring an on-site restaurant. Guest rooms come with free Wi-Fi and 55-inch flat-screen TVs with HBO. The hotel is 7 mi from Washington, DC. Rooms feature iPod docking stations, seating areas and desks. They provide refrigerators and coffee makers and also have ironing facilities. Courtyard by Marriott Bethesda Chevy Chase’s on-site restaurant offers American cuisine for breakfast, lunch and dinner, has a lounge, and provides evening room service. The hotel offers guests a fitness center and meeting rooms. It also offers laundry facilities. Courtyard is within walking distance to Friendship Heights metro station and shopping at Chevy Chase Pavilion. The hotel is within close proximity to NIH, Washington DC and only 3 miles away from American University. It is 9.9 mi from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

Courtyard by Marriott Bethesda/Chevy Chase

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Embassy Suites by Hilton Bethesda Washington DC

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Holiday Inn Express Washington DC N-Silver Spring by IHG

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AC Hotel by Marriott Bethesda Downtown

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Hyatt Regency Bethesda

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Aliah & Samson

Aliah & Samson

Things to Do

Washington Monument

Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History

George Washington's Mount Vernon

Old Town Alexandria Waterfront

Tidal Basin

The White House

Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Museum of the Bible

Lincoln Memorial

International Spy Museum

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

National Museum of the American Indian