Our ceremony and reception will be held outside at the Hidden Gem Event Venue. The address is: 4230 Charlar Drive Holt, MI 48842

According to Erich In 2006, who would have thought that a young Marquicia would be traveling with a friend from Indianapolis to Chicago - Destination...Wedding As a quick detour to allow time for the wedding to start, Marquicia and friend Sarah stopped by Chicago's McCormick Place at an expo. I was coincidentally working within the expo that day with a family member selling all organic jewelry cleaner called Missy's Magic. Marquicia and her friend came to the table with curiosity. The details... ehh, well let's say we met for lunch about 1 month later and kept in contact throughout 2006. One day, Marquicia indicated that she'd be moving to Tennessee for grad school and she'd be leaving soon. I figured that we'd never really keep in touch after that due to the distance. Fast forward to 2017... I coincidentally ran into Marquicia and reached back out to her. Even though we lived in two different states we both understood that times were much different and our connections, personalities and mutual interests were very strong. We have added to a great foundation to how we first felt when we initially met. Both of us, seeing each other's maturity since 2006 has continued to blossom out bond into a strong friendship and courtship, only under God. The story seems never-ending from here... at least that's what our hearts say...

According to Marquicia Labor Day Weekend, we went to visit Erich's sister, Dynesha in New York. We had a lovely weekend and that Sunday the weather was perfect. We got up early for a church service at the Brooklyn Tabernacle and then had brunch at a quaint breakfast spot. The rest of our day was filled with roaming the streets of Brooklyn. Erich and I made our way downtown Manhatten to tour Times Square and Erich casually suggested we visit the Rockefeller Center. At the very top of the Rockefeller building, a fellow tourist offered to take our picture in front of the skyline. Once I prepared a spot for us, clearing a path for the perfect view, I turned around. There Erich was, bending down on one knee looking at me. He pulled the ring box out of his pocket. The ring we designed together months ago: a circle ruby with a diamond halo set in rose gold. "Will you marry me?" he asked. I could hear the happy cheers of the other tourists. People love love. I said "YES!" #IGotMyRockOnTopOfTheRock!

We'd like to make sure that everyone invited can make the best and most informed decision for themselves - Therefore, we completely understand that some family and friends will not be making the wedding due to our current nation's crisis. Here are our plans which we've put in place for prevention purposes: NEW VENUE - Entire ceremony and reception will now be outside! We have changed our venue to "The Hidden Gem Venue" ***The ceremony and reception will take place on a tented terrace in Holt, MI. Safety Precautions All Vendors are Required to wear Masks Hand Sanitizer will be provided

The Hidden Gem Venue has instituted the following procedures to help keep your guests and our staff as safe as possible: 1. Any staff member exhibiting flu-like symptoms is required to quarantine at home and will not be allowed to work under any circumstances. 2. All scheduled employees will undergo temperature screening before each shift and will not be allowed to work if they have a fever. 3. All employees are required to wear face coverings and gloves when in contact with food service utensils, plates, glasses, silverware, etc. When not wearing gloves, employees are asked to wash hands and/or use hand sanitizer frequently. 4. All guests are required to wear masks when not sitting at their table. Masks can only be removed at the table while eating. 5. Multiple touchless sanitizer stations will be available. 6. Restrooms and door handles will be cleaned frequently throughout the day with CDC recommended cleaning products. In accordance with the latest guidelines (Executive Orders 2020-115 and 2020-143): 1. No more than 10 people permitted indoors, no more than 100 people permitted outdoors. A distance of 6 feet must be maintained between all tables and no more than 5 guests may be seated at a 5' round table. 2. Guests may not order or gather around the walk-up bar. 3. All guests must maintain 6 feet of spacing between one another when at all possible. 4. No self-serve buffets are allowed. All dinner food choices must be a plated option. No butler-passed hors d’oeuvres are allowed. Hors d’oeuvres stations must be served by staff wearing masks and gloves.