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Justine Harvey & Justin Mitchell B Y G RE TA T RAVAG L IA P HOTO B Y PH OTO S BY CL AY, PH OTO S B YC L AY. CO M
Wedding date October 23, 2021
Neighborhood Huntington Valley Occupations Justine works as a scientist
at Catalent Pharma Solutions in Morrisville, and Justin is a physical therapist at Wake Forest Physical Therapy. Crossed Paths Justine and her co-worker signed up for a summer adult soccer league in 2014 and were placed on a team where Justin was captain. The pair exchanged emails prior to the season’s kickoff, and Justine told Justin she wanted to be the team’s goalkeeper. Justine jokes about Justin fighting for her before they even met, as he requested that she remain on the team when the league attempted to move some players to another team. Once they finally did meet, it was
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only a matter of time before they fell head over heels for each other. They moved to Durham together in 2019. The Proposal Justine planned a weekend getaway in Asheville for Justin’s 30th birthday in September 2020. After getting brunch with Justine’s cousins and going on a zipline tour, the pair spent Sunday driving along the Blue Ridge Parkway and hiking at Mount Mitchell State Park. On the hike down the mountain, they reached a secluded trailhead, and Justin popped the question. “The proposal was completely unexpected,” Justine says. “What I had planned to be a birthday getaway for him turned into an engagement celebration for the two of us!” The Big Day The couple’s ceremony and reception will take place at Donnaha Valley Farm in Tobaccoville, North Carolina. The event will be catered by Thyme 2 Cater, with Cakes and Cookies by Dena providing the wedding cake.