Smith Wedding

Our Story

Richard is a management consulting executive and Nikeitra is a meeting planner. Who both worked for INROADS and knew each other for years before we ever even had a real conversation. They finally talked at a staff conference in Dallas and continued to stay in contact afterwards and as they say, the rest is history...

Her Side

Richard and I knew each other for years and the extent of our conversation was "Hi" and "Good-bye." We saw each other again at a staff conference in Dallas. I arrived late because I was ill and he was one of the first people that I saw in the hotel lobby. During our first general session, Richard jokingly (or maybe not ;-)) asked for my phone number so that he could text me and keep me awake. Over the course of the next few days, we had an opportunity to have a few conversations. Richard is a very nice guy and I knew that I wanted us to maintain contact. As fate would have it, shortly thereafter, Richard left the company and made plans to move to Atlanta. Needless to say, I was totally excited; I had fallen in love with him! Richard is my soul mate and I know that we were destined to be together.



His Side

The Story of How We Me

Nikeitra and I met while working at the same company a few years ago but never really had much conversation. Upon reflection it seems that we both thought that the other one was attractive but as the story goes - timing is everything. A few years passed and there was another staff conference but this time we met in the lobby and the sparks flew! You see I have always been a sucker for a beautiful smile and an open personality and Nikeitra has these in spades. As the conference progressed, we exchanged numbers and began texting one another. Innocently enough at first but as time passed it became apparent to me that my feelings for her had grown and in fact I was in love from the first moment I saw her.

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Mr. And Mrs. John A Harris

The very first time Antwyne and I saw each other was in 1989. I had just graduated from high school working my first job at Piggly Wiggly grocery store. He had come to the store with a friend to see his girlfriend. I worked as a cashier. As I was ringing up groceries Antwyne stood there watching me while he waited on his friend. I could see him out of my peripheral vision. He picked up a snickerbar and started to walk toward my register to purchase it. The closer he got to the register the more scared he was. He expressed it as “getting weak in the knees” so he put the candy bar down and walked out.

He told his friend that he had just seen the most beautiful woman in the world, and how he regreted not saying anything to me. He told his friend that he probably would never see me again, and if he did he was going to “throw the whole kitchen sink at me.” (A figure of speech meaning that I wouldn’t get away the next time) We met once more September 2006 at another store. We both said at the same time “hey you look familiar” we began to talk about where we may have seen each other, and believe it or not he started talking about the incident at Piggly Wiggly and we both started laughing as we are still today.

Well to make a long story short, he said, “let me give you my cell number”. Then he wanted to vent about what he was going through at the time, and I said, “Well I’ll probably see you around. But, I could empathize with him because I was going through a similar situation too. The next year 2007 we became best friends. “Real close friends”, and we knew very soon we were going to become as ONE!

Finally 20 years later, September 26, 2009 in Palm Coast Florida on the Sundancer Yacht, we had been redeemed, we were rescued. I became Mrs. John Antywne Harris. My baby made my dreams come true. I had the most beautiful wedding a bride could have. Click here to see our Wedding Photographs

I can truly say, “Thank you Jesus” this is my soul mate. Visual Statements Photography and Video created special memories for us that will last a lifetime of happiness. We are still looking at the pictures laughing and talking about the good times we had. They are Awesome!!

Mr. And Mrs. John A Harris

A.K.A Chick & Trice