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April 7, 2018
Asheville, NC

Abram & Kensley

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We can't wait for you to celebrate our marriage, not just the wedding day, but the rest of our lives!

Kensley Carrell Partin

and

Abram Garcia

Asheville

NC

April 7

2018

How We Met

A story to tell our children one day...

Abram and Kensley both danced in shows in Magic Kingdom (MK) at the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida. Abram was in MiSiCi Street Party and CDCT but rarely at MK. Kensley was at MK everyday performing the Trolley show and CDCT. They never danced together, and they never spoke with each other. The days that Abram was working at MK, he always passed by Kensley with a warm smile, friendly greeting, but never thought anything of it. She was cute, attractive, always smiled back, but also always kept walking past each other. Also, Abram didn't have many close friends to always hang out with at Magic Kingdom. But he did always find Thomas Wilkins and Brian Day, who also performed in the Trolley show with Kensley. It wasn't until the day after Superbowl XLVIII when Seahawks beat the Broncos that Kensley and Abram finally had their first big interaction. They both had friends who were in the MVP pre-parade at MK that they wanted to see. So Kensley and Abram sat down together, along with some of their friends who were there, and they got to learn a little bit about each other while they waited for the pre-parade to start. Where they're from, siblings, favorite things to do in the parks, favorite ice cream flavor, the usual basics. PLAYFULLY, Kensley and Abram pretended to plan their future together, where they'd live, and even number of children. Kensley didn't believe Abram one bit, and thought he was all talk. Who does Abram think he is? So, she came up with a test. A test that she knew that he'd fail. Kensley said, "We can get married only if you can do the Dirty Dancing lift with me." "Ok." Abram said, "Get up." And on the FIRST try, Abram lifted Kensley above his head just like in Dirty Dancing. With Cinderella Castle in the background, one of our friends took a picture of that moment. (Side Note: In our photos section of our website, you'll see this picture!) After that, Abram and Kensley exchanged phone numbers and an interest begin to grow...

The Proposal

That time in Santorini...

Even as a boy who has never traveled before, I always thought of Greece as this beautiful, romantic place. So I knew that I had to take advantage of this opportunity that Viking will stop at this port to propose here. I researched what city I wanted to propose and decided Santorini would be it. It would be a dream come true for me. Now, I had to prepare for it. I called Mr. and Mrs. Partin to ask for their blessing, so nervous and excited, I remember sweating chatting with them. (I sweat for everything.) Then, we all cried after they said "YES!" Recieve blessing, check! Next, the ring. I asked Kensley's Aunt Beth to help me out with rings. Her expertise gave me the perfect ring that I dreamed to offer to Kensley. A beautiful, round cut solitaire diamond with smaller diamonds on the band. Ring, check! The day of Santorini, Kensley had no idea of anything. Meanwhile in the back of my head, I was thinking, "SHE KNOWS! The surprise is ruined!" Before we got to Santorini, I knew to go to Oia, the most picture-perfect place on the island, to propose. I hired a VIP bus to take all 10 of us. After arriving there, it was just a matter of finding the perfect spot to "do it." Nate, Manny, and Kellianne were the ones to actually find "the spot" where it was gonna happen. Location check! When we arrived, we took our time to get there, looking at shops and views along the way like it was any other port we were visiting in our travels with the cruise ship. We got to "the spot", everyone knew except Kensley. So I asked her, "Kensley let's take a picture over here." "Ok, sure." So, here it goes, I pulled out the small black box, got down on my knee, and then said, "Kensley Carrell Partin, will you become my wife?" After enough screaming, she finally said "YES!" Propose Check! We all celebrated after with some drinks at a local bar before heading back to the ship and said goodbye to Santorini. Mission complete! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSZ9ukNbUAk&feature=youtu.be

Proposal Video

Here's a video of the amazing day!

To see the video, follow these instructions. 1: Highlight the website below. 2: Right-click and select COPY. 3: On your URL bar, right-click and select PASTE. 4: Enjoy! And thanks for checking out the video! Share with your friends! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSZ9ukNbUAk&feature=youtu.be

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