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Jasmine Flood & Sidney Wilkerson-Hill B Y B RO O K E S PAC H P HOTO G RA P H Y B Y CO URTNE Y MARTIN, A RT B YCO URT W I N T ER. COM
Wedding Date April 3, 2021
Occupations Jasmine is a creative lead at IQVIA and
the owner of design company, Riada Adair, which specializes in stationery. Sidney is an assistant professor in UNC’s Department of Chemistry. Crossed Paths Sidney and Jasmine grew up within miles of each other in Eastern North Carolina and both went to NC State, but the couple didn’t meet until 2019. A mutual friend invited them to her birthday party, and the pair were dating by the following week. Sidney lived in West Village at the time, and some of their favorite dates in those early days were at Beyú Caffè, Dashi and Cucciolo Osteria. The Proposal Sidney knew that Jasmine was “the one” after just a year of dating but postponed his proposal at the onset of the pandemic. By August 2020, he says he realized, “I can either wait forever for this pandemic to end, or I can go for it now.” He surprised Jasmine at CAM Raleigh with an intimate recreation of their first date, and Jasmine said yes before he could even get down on one knee. The Big Day The couple chose The Roof at The Durham for their dream wedding ceremony and reception. Jasmine designed the invitations herself, one of Sidney’s favorite details, and the two spent weeks 104
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putting them together. Catering was provided by The Durham Hotel, and Jason Prince of MediaByPrince captured the special day on video. Memorable Moment Jasmine’s favorite memory is of the unity ritual, where the bride and groom stepped aside for a private moment during the ceremony. Together, they poured sand from two individual glasses into one as their first task as husband and wife. Sidney, meanwhile, says he’ll never forget the way Jasmine looked walking down the aisle.
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