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aura Campbell officially met her neighbor William Krakow on the day she was brought
home from the hospital in 1997 and he was 1 ½. The families eventually lost touch when hers moved away. A twist of fate brought them back together years later when Laura, a Cedar Ridge High School alumna, and William, an East Chapel Hill High School alumnus, reconnected online 20 years later. On Laura’s birthday on Jan. 30, 2021, William proposed on top of Roan Mountain, their favorite place to hike, on a blisteringly cold day. They were married on May 1, 2022, in the very same River Park where their relationship blossomed over the years. Hillsborough was where they fell in love, had their first few dates, where they first said, “I love you,” and where they eventually lived together. “There was no better place for us to celebrate our marriage than the place [where] our fairy tale came to life,” William says. The wedding colors were peach and light blue, a nod to the couple’s time at UNC, and the floral arrangements were done by Fireside Farm. Guests, including best man Sam Miner, groomsmen Eli Krakow and Colin Campbell, groomsmaid Emily Shermanski, bridesmaids Whitney Campbell and Katie Krakow, and maid of honor Natsuyo Huneycutt, enjoyed dinner at Nomad and drinks and dancing at Yonder. The couple resides in Chapel Hill with their cocker spaniel, Lincoln, and their cat, Mango. CHM
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chapelhillmagazine.com
September/October 2023