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LAU RA G A I T HER & J OR DA N UL R ICH
Second Time’s the Charm
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Wedding Date May 5, 2018 Occupations Jordan is a project manager for pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk. Laura, a Durham Academy alum, is a horse trainer at Fox View Farm, her parents’ horse farm in Bahama. Crossed Paths After a first date four years earlier that went nowhere, Jordan and Laura “re-met” in August 2015 after Jordan moved back from Australia. He wanted to pick her brain for travel tips about Tanzania. Funny enough, it was a place he’d already visited. The Proposal Plan A was to propose while on a ski trip in Colorado. Jordan was going to feign an injury and get down on one knee in the snow. However, Laura got a concussion a couple
weeks before the trip. After she recovered, Jordan enacted Plan B and insisted they take a trip to Cabo, Mexico, in January last year. Laura was a little suspicious, but went along with it. As they cruised around the coast in a sailboat, Jordan popped the question. Just as he did, in a welltimed performance, humpback whales started breaching in the background. She said yes. Now, “I Do” The wedding and reception will take place at Fox View Farm with the help of A Swanky Affair event planner Amanda Scott. Guests will receive invitations designed by Indigo Envelopes. Flowers will be provided by Tre Bella Flowers, Bernard’s Formalwear will supply the tuxes, Get Lit Special Event Lighting will take care of the ambiance and Durham Catering Co. will handle the food. Key Players from Durham Laura’s parents, John and Shirley Gaither, will be in attendance, as well as her sister and brother-in-law, Christina Gaither-Webb and Ryan Webb.
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