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mutual friend’s birthday party. We even
went back to Research Park and watched
the sunrise. What started out as a meet
up for coffee turned into a 24-hour date
basically. After that day we just decided
we were dating.”
David proposed to Samantha in March
of 2018.
“We were back [in College Station]
visiting my parents and David took me
back to Research Park to hammock. He
proposed in the exact same place we had
our first date,” says Samantha. “We chose
to have our wedding in College Station
because [David’s] family is from Dallas
and mine is from Houston, so College
Station just made the most sense. Plus,
both of our families and most of our
friends went to A&M.”
The two wed on Jan. 5 at St. Joseph’s
Catholic Church and had their reception
at the Stella Hotel in Bryan. 275 guests
attended the Novinski wedding and
partook in both Catholic wedding and
Texas A&M traditions. David comes
from a Czech family, so of course, the