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Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Stephen When people ask how we met, we
usually keep things simple and say “at
(Erica Grainger) a wedding,” but here is the real story.
Daniel and I attended a wedding of
8 | Steel’s Jewelry Facets mutual friends, separately. He saw
me sitting at a table alone “in a red
dress” (he likes to add), and due to
unforeseen circumstances, we never
actually talked at the wedding.
However, Daniel found out who I
was through a mutual friend and
added me on Facebook later that
night. Two weeks later, Daniel
messaged me saying that he saw me
at the wedding, and was wondering
if he could get to know me over
coffee. One thing led to another and
Daniel made the grueling trek from
Valdosta, Georgia to Atlanta, where
we talked over coffee for three hours.
On Labor Day, he drove up again for
our first “real” date, where we went
hiking, ate our favorite Italian food,
and went to the movies. After that,
I found myself making the trip down
to Valdosta to visit Daniel for the
first time. It was then when Daniel
told me that he wanted to pursue me
with the intentions of marriage. Nine
months later, I moved to Valdosta to
be with him. He proposed on Labor
Day on our one year anniversary. We
were married that following April
at a private estate, Shiloh Farms,
in Hahira, the same place where
Daniel proposed. Our friends and
family would agree that it is crazy
the way our relationship has come
about but it is truly God’s work at
hand. We are full of immeasurable
joy as we embrace this new chapter
as husband and wife! 
