GAZELLE WEST Vol 1, Issue 3 | Page 15

FAMILY & HOME BRIDAL BLISS Bride: Latrica Monique Johnson, St. Charles, Missouri Groom: Mike Wehmeyer, St. Charles, Missouri Wedding Date: Summer 2015 Wedding Location: Oak Grove Missionary Baptist Church, Memphis, Tennessee Photo by Photo Vision Image Productions On the day he proposed, Mike Wehmeyer spent the whole day outside in the cold putting up Christmas lights. When he finally finished, he asked Latrica to come outside and see them. “The sky was so clear that you could see all of the stars. The whole front of the house was lit up with the lights. I turned around to find him on one knee holding up a ring. The diamond sparkled with reflections of all of the lights. He asked me to be his wife, and I gladly accepted,” Latrica said. Mike said when they first met, he thought Latrica was good lucking and shy. They worked at the same employer for a few years before they even spoke. When they spoke for the first time, he was shocked by how intriguing she was and couldn’t stop thinking about her. He loved her strong spirit, and felt she was very caring, and definitely unique (and cute). “I had to have her by my side for eternity,” Mike said. Latrica can’t wait to see Mike standing at the altar waiting for her, and Mike is excited to put the ring on her finger and celebrate with God, family, and friends. 15