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more emotional than either of us expected. Our parents recited blessings; my dad wrote his own. I know it sounds cliché, but we were surrounded by love the entire day; it was palpable in every moment." All of the wedding details including Rachel's Aunt reading an Irish blessing during the ceremony in honor of her grandparents, their first dance to I2I from A Goofy Movie , and the 10 minute version of Taylor Swift's All Too Well with Swifties tearing up the dance floor embodied their 11 year history and all of the love that lifted them up as they started this brand new chapter. From a first date swing dancing as teenagers to second lining through the streets of New Orleans as adults, this is a love story as charming and heartwarming as our city.

W e loved being engaged. Fiancé is a fun word to use. It felt like another moment in our lives that put everything into perspective. Though we knew we'd spend forever together, it did feel different once we got engaged

- R ache l Rumm e l

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