We met in the year of 2009, my big cousin stopped by to visit us, and he brought Pirre along with him. That night we all hung out at the studio and got to know P. As time progressed, I saw him frequently at family gatherings. When we would cross paths, it was always “Wassup ugly girl,” & “Screw you P, with your ugly self,” followed by laughter. Two Years later, I got accepted into FAMU & moved to Tallahassee. One lovely day, my dorm bathroom roof caved in & my mom moved me off campus & into my cousin and Pirre’s apartment. The funniest & most important moment of me moving into their apartment was P standing partially inside of my room door with a big smile saying “HEYYY KERRA.” I cursed him out that day ha-ha. His smile turned into shock, he walked away, moved out of the apartment & didn’t speak to me for 3 years lol! The next time I would be close to him was at Brown Sugar in 2015. To my surprise, he walked up to me & said “Look at Kerra ugly self.” & I responded, “Boy I’m fine asf shut up.” We both laughed & my mom caught his eye & they immediately started joking. Fast Forward, it’s 2018 and Pirre starts to comment on my Facebook pictures saying, “Hey cousin,” or “Cousin you fine asf.” I followed suit and started hearting all his photos on Instagram. In November of 2018, I needed help getting a VIP section at the club, so I reached out to him. One booth led to a conversation; one conversation led to a pull up on me & OF COURSEEEE I DID LOL. As I walked through his front door he stood up from his couch, picked me up, kissed my forehead, hugged me tightly & said “I haven’t seen you in a while, how have you been??” I nervously said, “boy put me down and I’ve been good,” from there we’ve been inseparable lol. My man, my man, my man! -FelKerra M.

The proposal, the proposal, the proposal, (sigh) WOW I really don’t know which direction I should go with this one LOL. As I recall it, I remember I was on the phone with one of my mentors during the whole process. Although we were in conversation during the time, he had the slightest clue that I was making one of the biggest decisions of my life. I knew the exact look I was going for when it came down to the ring, two hours in I found it. I went with the traditional route and asked her father for permission to marry her then I proceeded to ask for her mother’s blessing as well. By that time obviously, the ring was already purchased, four months prior. I just needed to correlate with the perfect date (There’s no such thing). With the help of my sister, an ample amount of time was invested in trying to find the ideal location. We drove south in some of the most agonizing and unpleasant traffic jams, during primetime rush hour for multiple days after work. We found a nice restaurant on the inlet of Fort Lauderdale, Florida. It was perfect, calm, clean and beautiful. I flew in American Idol’s very own Burnell Taylor Jr out of New Orleans, Louisiana to help solidify the finale. The day of the proposal she was caught completely off guard. I had told her that we were there to surprise her mom with a birthday luncheon, only for her to find out that we were there to surprise her. With the help of my siblings not only was I able to achieve the ultimate goal, but I also got the answer we all were hoping for…… YESS!!!! - Lesage P