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August 6, 2022
Alexandria, VA

Chanel & The Rev. Mark

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The Rev. Mark

Jefferson, Ph.D

and

Chanel

Spellman

August 6, 2022

Alexandria, VA

Hinge for the win!

#BestSwipeEver

He slid into my DMs and the rest is history! But no seriously, the story goes this way....it was Memorial Day Weekend 2019 and Chanel had just returned from a girls trip in Vegas. She was feeling a bit sad and lonely because out of the 4 girls on the trip, she was the only one without someone waiting for her back home. Once she got home from the airport, she took matters into her own hands and signed back up for Hinge, the dating app. Although the last time she was on that app, it was a colossal failure and a great lesson of what not to do ever again, she thought to herself, "let's give it one more shot." Meanwhile, across town, Mark was winding down his jaunt on Hinge. You see, he gave himself (and God) 30 days to go all in on the app (and every other dating app known to man) to find his wife. The story goes, he paid for all the bells and whistles on the app and set about his search with the laser focus of a data scientist. His approach was meticulous, detailed and left no room for shenanigans. He was stingy with the swipe and evaluated his options with a fine-tooth comb (his words, not Chanel's!). But he kept coming back to one woman. Chanel. Why, you ask? Well, because she's awesome and he knew he struck gold when that smile flashed across his screen. (Chanel totally said this!) But seriously, timing has played a vital role in their relationship. Chanel signing up for Hinge three days before Mark's subscription expired isn't just a coincidence. It's serendipity. It's God's work. And now we celebrate with unapologetic joy.

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