engagement Tommy Hamzik & Paige Ladisic B Y L E A H PA I G E
P HOTO B Y J O N AT HAN BRYANT
Wedding Date Nov. 9, 2024 Occupations Tommy is the director of
digital planning and production for UNC’s communications office, and Paige is The Assembly’s director of product and growth. Crossed Paths The two met in Washington, D.C. – Paige was visiting friends, and Tommy was in the city for a wedding. Mutual friend Alison Krug introduced them at a karaoke bar, where Paige delivered an unforgettable performance of Whitney Houston’s “I Wanna Dance with Somebody,” and Tommy belted out Bowling for Soup’s “1985.” Alison successfully conspired to bring her friends – who’d been texting each other all weekend – back together for breakfast the morning before Tommy flew back home to Houston. After his return, he could hardly wait to see
Paige again, and made plans to visit her in Durham just a couple weeks later. An intended two-night stay turned into a week when Tommy came down with COVID-19. The unexpected time together was filled with long conversations, Disney movies and chicken noodle soup, and eventually led to Tommy’s move to Durham. The Proposal The couple spends much of their free time downtown – they’re social media ambassadors for Downtown Durham Inc. and run the @bullcitystir Instagram account, chronicling their quest to order a to-go drink from all participating businesses in The Bullpen social district – so there was no question in Tommy’s mind of where to propose. He planned a decoy date night at one of the couple’s favorite spots, Nikos, on Nov. 9, 2023, and popped the question in Brightleaf Square as they made their way to “dinner.” Paige, of course, said, “yes.” Now, “I Do” The couple’s ceremony and reception will be held at The Rickhouse, and they plan on continuing to live downtown with their dog, Theo, and cats, Barley and Whiskey, after their nuptials.
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