Crystal Plaza

Wedding Day

Ceremony

Reception

Our Wedding

Rashad and I met on New Years Eve in 2017 at a bar in Auburn. I had just graduated from Auburn earlier in December and was about to start my first job at an elementary school in Auburn. Rashad was living in Auburn at the time. After kissing at midnight we both decided to take a chance on one another. Once the school year ended I moved back to New Jersey to get a job closer to home and Rashad stayed in Auburn. When I moved back home we decided to give long distance a try. Four years of long distance consisted of a lot of plane rides back and forth to see one another, trips to the lake and beach, movie nights and dinner dates. After 4 long years of long-distance dating many flights to Atlanta airport for me and Newark airport for him, we knew it was time to move closer to one another. Lucky for me, Rashad was willing to move to New Jersey. So, he moved to New Jersey we found our first apartment together, found our favorite go-to restaurants, and even got our first dog together, Coco. After over a year of living together, my dad asked me, When are you and Rashad going to get married already? Little did I know a few weeks after this conversation, Rashad asked my dad for his permission to marry me. This all happened without me even mentioning the conversation between me and my dad. Rashad planned out the proposal and on a Wednesday in January, January 10th, 2024, Rashad asked me to marry him at my parents house in front of my whole family and his mom. I was so surprised and I am so excited to marry my best friend!

Our Story

Photos

Jordan Gribbin

Hunter Cossum

Elizabeth Lubin

Erin Vanmeter

Brooke Gillette 

Amanda Matrone

Althea cane

Josh Strong 

Brandon Williams 

Cornelius Willis Jr.

Wedding Party

Q + A

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Hilton Short Hills

Travel

<p>A quick train ride from the either the Summit or Short Hills Train Station </p>

New York City

South Mountain Reservation

Even though it might be too cold to swim NJ beaches are still fun and beautiful to visit in the winter 

Jersey Shore

Things to Do

Registry

Meredith & Rashad

Meredith & Rashad

Wedding Party