engagement
TR I C I A S M A R & B RENT DA R D EN
Park Proposal
BY PARRISH ALTO
Wedding Date June 2020 Neighborhood Spring Hill Occupations Brent is a pharmacist with Duke University Hospital, and Tricia is an injury prevention coordinator with the Duke Trauma Center. Crossed Paths The couple met on Match.com and planned their first date at the Durham Central Park food truck rodeo in June 2015. They instantly hit it off, enjoying each other’s company so much that Brent was late for dinner with his parents to celebrate Father’s Day. The Proposal Brent called on Tricia’s close friend Kate Burdekin to help plan a surprise proposal in November 2018 at the location of their first date: a Durham Central Park food truck rodeo. He planned a scavenger hunt that took Tricia and friends to several food trucks and local vendors, gathering clues and Scrabble letters. It took Tricia until the last letter to realize what was happening as she rearranged the clues to spell out “turn
around.” Brent got down on one knee as friends, who had been hiding around Durham Central Park, revealed themselves and snapped photos and videos of the proposal. The newly engaged couple celebrated by doing a “victory lap” to visit each vendor — Continuing the Mission, Art Market at Vega Metals, Chez Moi Bakery, Only Burger, Rise, Pie Pushers and Durham Central Park — that helped with the scavenger hunt and took a moment to enjoy some local beer and food, too. Now, “I Do” The couple plans to have their ceremony where it all began, at Durham Central Park, and are still looking for a reception site in Durham. Kivus & Camera will photograph their big day.
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