Engagement Story: Martin & Sabrina

How they met...

There's a lady who teaches belly dance at a few of the recreation centers in the cities around Gilbert, and who also hosts belly dance parties at her house about twice a year. Martin had been doing middle eastern drumming for so long, teaching it weekly for the last six years, and running drum circles so often that she asks him to lead the drumming for her parties; He's done that for at least two years now.

At the November 2007 party, Martin became entranced by one of the dancers from the moment she hit the dance floor for her solo. It's been years since a dancer has thrown him off his rhythm, but later that night she did. They really connected at the party, but it took until the end of the night before Martin could work up the courage to even ask for her phone number.

How he proposed...

Their first date was just a couple days later, and they've really connected since then. Besides the obvious shared hobby of middle eastern drum and dance, they have very similar styles about the way we go about life. It's grown so much that on Valentine's Day 2008 he asked. After a brief, stunned silence she excitedly said yes, and they're engaged to be married!

The details so far...

Martin and Sabrina are getting married on All Hallows Eve at Ashley Manor. It will be a Mid-Summer Night's Dream theme wedding and all guests are encouraged to arrive in costume. We will share Martin and Sabrina's stationery choices shortly.

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