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ALEXA & PATRICK
It was a perfect sunny day on the Gulf Coast. Alexa and Patrick’s family and friends could not wait to see the beau- tiful bride stride down the aisle. All eyes were on Alexa when she stepped through the doors of the wedding chapel with her typical contagious smile brightening her face. She looked stunningly beautiful in a designer wedding gown that featured multiple layers of crinoline and lace— a picture-perfect bride.
Except for the family and close friends, no one knew and could have told that the couple had to face several obstacles and trials just a few months before the wed- ding. Alexa summarizes the whirlwind of events that preceded the wedding and that kept the couple more than busy: “Patrick proposed while on a cruise ship in June of 2018. In September we visited Virginia to have our engagement pho- tos done, only to return home two days before Hurricane Michael made landfall. Our home was uninhabitable and I was one of the nurses laid off in December following the storm.
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