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January 7, 2023
Clayton, NC

Catherine & James

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James Martinez

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Catherine Rios

January 7, 2023

Clayton, NC

How It All Began

April 2020

We could tell you about our story from start to finish but that would take about 500 pages. So, let's start at 2 years and some change ago. Catherine and James were friends and didn't exactly have any romantic feelings for each other at the time. One day, Catherine decided to help James with some painting. She swore up, down, left, and right that there was nothing there. One thing led to another and feelings started to grow once again. They then started spending more and more time together and eventually made their relationship official in April 2020.

How He Proposed

August 2022

So, here's how it all went down. After Catherine's parents canceled their plans on her, she decided to take a chance and see if James was available to spend the day together. Little did she know, he was turning the wheels in his favor. They decided to go to an art exhibit and the science museum, where they had their first date. After a lot of walking around and a migraine later, they ended up in front of a waterfall feature. Then, he asked her their signature question, "one or two?" and she said, "one," and there it was. James opened the little black box, and there the ring was. The rest is history.

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