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Downtown Abbeville – Jessica & Alena

I spent the most wonderful afternoon in downtown Abbeville with Jessica and Alena! We had perfect weather with the most gorgeous sunlight! The afternoon was filled with laughter, Eskimo kisses, and lots of cuddles! I asked Jessica and Alena about how they met and how Alena proposed!! These stories always get me caught up with too many emotions. Here's what they had to say:

"We met in 2015 on Veterans Day having lunch with mutual friends however, that is not where our story began. It wasn’t until almost a year and a half later that our friends had ulterior motives for Mardi Gras.

Tuesday, February 28th of 2017 Angelle and Brandy, knew Alena was recently single and I was down on my luck, had decided to invite me to Kaplan Mardi Gras. I had never been to Mardi Gras on the actual day so I said sure why not, let’s go check out what Kaplan Mardi Gras is all about. Alena never misses a Mardi Gras and was already planning on attending with Angelle, Brandy and a few of our other mutual friends.

That day, I innocently followed Angelle to Kaplan and pulled up behind her at Alena’s parents’ house, where Mr. Felix tried to scare me! I got out of car and Angelle introduced Alena and I. Alena said “Nice to meet you” and my response was “We’ve already met”. She knew I was sassy from day one! We proceeded to Main Street where Alena already set up.

We all were hanging out and I mentioned I wanted a daiquiri but wasn’t sure if a shop was near. Angelle said there was one and Alena offered to walk with me. Everyone followed us on the beginning of our journey. Brandy says she knew from the moment Alena guided me from the side of street where traffic flows to the other side safe from traffic, that it was a done deal. The rest of day we were pretty much inseparable. From that day, we started talking and shortly after started dating.

Our proposal happened on Good Friday, March 30th of 2018. Alena said it had to be on a day that I wouldn’t suspect anything. We got ready to go to Alena’s parents’ house. Everyone gathers there for Good Friday for some fried fish and crawfish! Just like any other time we were sitting around, talking, enjoying the company and the weather. Again, didn’t think anything was up when she told me Angelle and Brandy were coming to join us. Alena had it all planned out.

The kids came running up to us saying Nanny we want to do an Easter Egg Hunt! We want to hide the eggs for you and Ms. Jess to find! So of course we said yes. When Alena brought out blind folds so “we couldn’t see” where they were hiding the eggs, I immediately said I didn’t want to be blind folded and would just turn my back and not peek. I lost that battle and the blind fold was put on both of us. When the kids were done we hunted for the eggs. Thinking it was over, the kids excitedly wanted to do it one more time. Again, I protested the blind fold and lost the battle. This time was different though, Brandy guided me to the yard and turned me around and removed my blindfold.

As the blindfold came off, our song “You Make it Easy” by Jason Aldean came on and once my eyes focused I saw Alena on one knee holding a ring in one hand and balancing Treyson in the other. Treyson’s shirt read “Will you marry my Nanny?”. In the background were the all kids holding a sign saying the same and Troy holding another sign that said “Mommy, will you marry Ms. Alena”. I broke out in tears and shook my head yes!"