ENGAGEMENT
Schwarz & Thomas
a special moment at Kerr Lake to say their first “I love you” to each other. After careful planning, Chris proposed to Holly on June 25, 2022, on a weekend trip with Chris’s parents to Wrightsville Beach. “[I] was over the moon with joy,” Holly says, “[We] got back up to the condo, and out popped [my] mom, dad and dad’s fiance.” The couple had their engagement photo shoot at Fearrington Village, where they plan to also hold their wedding reception on May 5, 2023. CM
BY HALEY PINELES PHOTOGRAPHY BY MARY WINFORD MARYWINFORDWEDDINGS.COM
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ittsboro native Holly Thomas and Christopher Schwarz met
in 2021, almost immediately forming a bond due to their shared faith, values and sense of humor. Not long after they met, Chris asked Holly to be his girlfriend following a trivia night at Ruckus Pizza in Apex, where she introduced him to her brother, sister-in-law and cousin. The couple started attending church together each weekend and went on dates together, setting aside
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