Photo: Jillian Mitchell

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We both wrote our vows the morning of our wedding. One of the few old-school wedding traditions we were set on was saying goodnight to each other the night before and not seeing each other again until I walked down the aisle to Nina Simone’s “Seems I’m Never Tired Lovin’ You.” So the morning of, I was at Akwaaba and Brian was in our bedroom at home, and we both got up early and were texting each other notes of encouragement and love as we independently wrote our vows. I was so happy to see him! We’re with Aunt Leslie, our officiant, and my sister and her two sons, Eli and Leo.