engagement Siera Nie & Michael Sturdivant
Before Michael had the chance to propose, a letter arrived at the couple’s Durham home in summer 2020. It was from a jeweler – and it was addressed to Michael, which tipped Siera off that a proposal could happen soon. She stashed the letter underneath the rest of the mail, pretending she never saw it. Siera’s daughter, Aveana, even assumed the two would be engaged soon: “Guess what Mickey is going to do for his birthday? Propose!” she announced one day, though Michael never mentioned it to her. But, as Aveana predicted, the two went for a stroll before Michael’s birthday dinner at Luna Rotisserie & Empanadas on July 24, 2020. They used the time to reflect on their relationship, and then Michael proposed. The Big Day The pair will wed at The Cotton Room at Golden Belt. The Proposal
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Wedding Date June 26, 2022 Neighborhood Southpoint
Occupations Michael is a graduate research
assistant in UNC School of Medicine’s pharmacology department. Siera works as a scheduler/customer service representative at UNC Homecare Specialists. Crossed Paths Siera and Michael met in 2007 during their sophomore year of high school in Charlotte, North Carolina, and went on their first date seven years later, catching up about life after college over coffee. The couple had a second date weeks later, “and the rest as they say, is history.”
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