About the Couple
Anderson's Version
Apparently, Karla & I first met at Prairie View A&M Spring 2011 Graduation. I have tried to remember the interaction, but I don’t. What I DO remember is this witty young lady on Twitter. We did have a lot of the same friends, so I asked around to figure out who she was. I don’t recall who slid in whose DMs, but we exchanged numbers SOMEHOW and began conversing. Never did I think I would talk to someone living in Albuquerque, NM, but frequent trips were made. While we really enjoyed our time together, I was still immature. She might put it in a nice way, but it was me. I still had some growing up to do. We went our separate ways at the end of 2013.
We kind of remained friends over the years when our paths would cross and keep in touch with one another, but things would drift with our separate lives we were living. In 2018, things were different. We reconnected again while I was living overseas and she was in the Philippines for work. I had someone in almost the same timezone as me; I was excited! We kept in touch this time and would talk/text frequently even with the 13 hour time difference. I remember she was supposed to move to [redacted] and I felt some type of way about it internally for a brief second. That was my first sign that maaaaaaaybe something is there and I’m just ignoring it.
In January 2019, her dad passed away a week before I was supposed to come back into the country for a visit to see family. I was going to change my itinerary to come to the funeral, but she insisted that I keep my original plans and just come by when I land. A flight, $736 speeding ticket in a small country town, and Uggs boots later I arrived in the CVT. I hung out with her & her family, and left the next morning to Dallas…but I really didn’t want to leave.
Over the next 12-18 months, we talked/texted everyday. We would also get upset with each other over things that people in a truly platonic relationship would NOT get upset about. I don’t know about her, but it was exhausting for me. We had an adult conversation about intentions and decided to see where things would lead again…
…and it’s taken us to Costa Rica.
Karla's Version
Anderson and I originally met on the campus of Prairie View A&M University, although he does not remember. I was attending a graduation with my friend Jasmine Rosebrough and went along with her to speak to a friend/former coworker, Anderson. Being the polite person I am, I spoke to him and went about my way. Fast forward to Summer 2012, I had recently graduated from Prairie View and Anderson sent a direct message on Twitter which asked, “Why are you single?” That sparked a conversation which led to us immediately connecting, watching Breaking Bad, and locating Walter White’s house in Albuquerque, NM where I lived at the time. While we enjoyed our time together and taking turns visiting one another, the timing was not right and we went our separate ways.
Years later, we both resided in Dallas and our paths crossed again and a friendship developed centered around our love for our church, One Community Church, family, and getting to know the person we had both grown to be. Periodically losing touch, over the years we would somehow find our way back communicating and catching up on life updates. In 2018, I was in Manila, Philippines for a work trip, and Anderson was in Chengdu, China when we began conversing again on a regular basis, and this time we remained in touch.
In January 2019, my dad transitioned to be with Jesus, and Anderson was there every step of the way – even driving to the “big city” of Clarksville with Uggs (which he swore he would never buy because he hated them) and my favorite wine. We didn’t lose touch after that. Our friendship blossomed, and I realized that the friendship began to grow into love. When did I know? I have always loved my space and my alone time, but all of the sudden I would much rather he be around.
Our relationship is a testament of God’s faithfulness, that men mature muuucchh slower than women lol, and that God’s timing is always better than ours. I do not mean to sound cliche, but I am really marrying my best friend!
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