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AS H L EY B RI NK M A N & ZACK KA PL A N
A Love Tale of Two Cities B Y TAY LO R M A B REY | PHOTO BY CA R LY R O BERTSON PH OTOGRAPH Y
Wedding Date June 29, 2019 Neighborhood Garrett North (just down the street from where Ashley grew up in Garrett Farms) Occupations Durham native Ashley works in the pediatric intensive care unit at UNC Hospitals and is a proud product of Forest View Elementary, Githens Middle School and Jordan High School. Zack formerly worked at Maureen Joy Charter School and is now a student at Duke School of Law. Crossed Paths After meeting the night before their first day of class at UNC in 2011, Ashley and Zack hit it off and met up together a few times throughout the year, which led to their first date in the spring. They started seriously dating the following fall and have been together now for six years. Zack says the best part of their relationship is that they’ve gotten to grow up with each other – from college freshmen to entering the workforce and beginning a life together in Durham. The Proposal Ashley went out for brunch with a couple of her friends, but instead of going to eat, they led her to the spot where Zack first asked her to be his girlfriend, the Forest Theatre on UNC’s campus. Zack was at the bottom of the amphitheater with a dozen roses and got down on one knee. He also had their parents come to share the moment with them. They celebrated with lunch at El Rodeo, and Zack planned a surprise dinner back in Chapel Hill to continue the festivities. Now, “I Do” The couple will say their vows at the Barn of Chapel Hill. Ashley says that while Chapel Hill had a major part in their relationship, they consider themselves Durhamites.
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