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DOMINIQUE +TREY

from MunaLuchi Issue No. 28 - March 2023

by Munaluchi

from MunaLuchi Issue No. 28 - March 2023, page 79

Article from: MunaLuchi Issue No. 28 - March 2023

CRYSTAL + JOSHUA

ATLANTA, GA | JULY 23, 2022

BY ELIZABETH AUSTIN PHOTOGRAPHY

Dominique and Trae first met at a mutual friend's birthday party in May 2020 - socially distanced of course! And while the pandemic was at the forefront of everyone’s minds, these two quickly found themselves focused on love.

One year later, Trae proposed over an intimate dinner followed by a surprise gathering at their best friend's home. The next day they flew to Ft. Washington, Maryland, to celebrate their engagement with friends and family.

Their 2022 nuptials at the Atlanta History Center were everything classic and timeless with gold decor details and dramatic florals in hues of red and pink. The couple was also very intentional about keeping God and their love for one another at the center of their special day. Dominique shares, “We wrote our own vows and wove scripture into every part of our ceremony.”

At the end of the day, beyond all the special details, when looking back at their wedding day, Dominique admits: “...[I] married my best friend and that’s all I needed to make the day special.”

Wedding Highlights

Bridesmaids & groomsmen gifts: Bridesmaids received personalized Mantra Mugs (a black woman-owned business in Atlanta!) and their jewelry and makeup for the wedding. Trae gave his groomsmen personalized travel watch cases and cigars!

Gifts for one another: They were each other's gifts!

Ceremony entrance song: The bride walked down the aisle to “At Last” by Etta James and they walked out as husband and wife to “Find Someone Like You” by Snoh Aalegra.

First dance song: “If this world were mine” by Luther Vandross & Cheryl Lynn

Wedding Advice

Keep your love at the center and prepare for the marriage above everything! The wedding was amazing and the best day of our lives but if every detail had fallen through - which trust me, PLENTY went wrong on our day - I still married my best friend and that’s all I needed to make the day special.