engagement Zaheda Rahman & Jake Terrell B Y A L A N A B L E I M A NN
P HOTO B Y H A N N A H CASO N P HOTO G RA P H Y
Wedding Date Nov. 18, 2023 Occupations Zaheda works in oncology
clinical research, and Jake is a family law attorney at Wake Family Law Group. Crossed Paths Zaheda graduated from Duke University and earned her master’s degree at NC State. Jake was attending Campbell Law School in Raleigh when the two struck up a conversation on an online dating platform. They went on their first date in early February 2020, sharing laughs at a “completely empty” wine bar in Raleigh during the Super Bowl, opting to watch the Puppy Bowl instead. Shortly after Valentine’s Day, Zaheda asked Jake to be her boyfriend, to which he responded, “Yes, duh.”
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The Proposal Jake proposed at the summit
of Flattop Mountain in Alaska, amid 70 mph wind and rain. After the exhausting hike, Zaheda triumphantly touched the flagpole atop the mountain. “When I turned around, Jake was on one knee, ring box in hand, gripping it for dear life because the wind at 3,500 feet was brutal,” Zaheda says. The sun miraculously made an appearance for a moment as affirmations of love for each other were exchanged, then the ring was quickly secured in Jake’s backpack, as the unforgiving weather posed too much of a risk for Zaheda to wear it on the hike back down. Now, “I Do” Jake and Zaheda plan to honor their multicultural identity as a couple with a fusion wedding that incorporates two additional days of Bangladeshi traditions – Henna night and Sangeet night. With planning help from Paisley and Pearl Events, the Sangeet ceremony will take place at the City of Raleigh Museum the day prior to the wedding and reception at Chatham Station.