This is harrigan6806's Red Wedding!

IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL SUNSET, OUR EYES FELL INTO THE SUNSET, AND THERE HE WAS, WALKING DOWN THE BEACH. I RAN INTO HIS ARMS AND THIS WAS ONLY THE BEGINNING. SIKKKEEEEE! WOULD'NT WE ALL WISH IT WAS JUST THAT EASY?

UNLIKE SOME OTHER COUPLES, WELL, WE HAVE A STORY TO TELL. AFTER BEING IN AN UNHEALTHY RELATIONSHIP, I WAS PRAYING TO GOD THAT HE WOULD PREPARE ME FOR A GOOD MAN TO COME ALONG. I WAS DAMAGED AND SCARED, MY HEART HAD BEEN BROKEN AND WAS IN SERIOUS NEED OF A BAND AID. LITTLE DID I KNOW THAT HE HAD THE NEOSPORIN, BAND AID AND THEN SOME WAITING IN HIS FIRST AID KIT. FRITZ ON THE OTHER HAND WAS LIVING THE GOOD LIFE. NEVER WOULD THINK ABOUT SETTLING DOWN INTO A REAL SERIOUS RELATIONSHIP. HAVING FUN AND ENJOYING THE COLLEGE LIFE WAS ALL HE KNEW. WE HAD KNOWN EACH OTHER FOR SOME YEARS AND MATCHES BEGAN TO IGNITE. I BEGAN TO HAVE HOPE AND THOUGHT TO MYSELF THAT IF A ROSE CANNOT LIVE WITHOUT RAIN, SO CANT A HEART CANT LOVE WITHOUT THE RISK OF PAIN. THEREFORE, I LET MY GUARD DOWN AND ALLOWED MYSELF TO LOVE AGAIN.

IT WAS'NT TOO LONG AFTER OUR FIRST LONG REAL CONVERSATION THAT I KNEW FOR A FACT HE WAS A GREAT PERSON AND POSSIBLY WOULD BE A GREAT COMPANION. HE HELD MY HAND AND BROUGHT ME THROUGH TRAGIC EVENTS IN MY LIFE AND REMAINED LOYAL AND FAITHUL TO ME.

SOME MAY NOT UNDERSTAND THE LOVE WE HAVE FOR EACH OTHER AND SOME MAY HAVE EVEN ATTEMPTED TO TEAR US APART AND THEN THERE ARE SOME THAT WERE SO CLOSE YET THEY NEVER BELIEVED THAT WE WOULD HAVE MADE IT, BUT LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING IF YOUR LOVE IS STRONG ENOUGH TO SURVIVE WHAT WE HAVE BEEN THROUGH, BELIEVE ME YOUR LOVE WILL LAST. ITS DIFFERENT, IT IS REAL!! LADIES, FIND A GUY WHO CALLS YOU BEAUTIFUL INSTEAD OF HOT, WHO CALLS YOU BACK WHEN YOU HANG UP ON HIM, WHO WOULD LIE UNDER THE STARS AND LISTEN TO YOUR HEARTBEAT, WHO WOULD TAKE YOUR OWN AND MAKE IT HIS OWN. WHO WOULD DRIVE MORE THAN 300 MILES JUST TO SEE YOU FOR A FEW HOURS, WHO WOULD HOLD YOUR HAND THROUGH THE TIMES WHERE YOUR FRIENDS HAVE GIVEN UP ON YOU AND FORGOT ALL THAT YOU DID. WHO WOULD HOLD YOUR HAND WHEN HE USED TO BE THE PERSON THAT WOULD NOT EVEN THINK ABOUT BEING AFFECTIONATE. THE ONE WHO IS CONSTANTLY SHOWING YOU OFF TO FAMILY AND FRIENDS AND REMINDS YOU OF HOW MUCH HE CARES AND IS LUCKY TO HAVE YOU, BELIEVE ME THROUGH THE FIGHTS AND ARGUMENTS, ITS ALL WORTH IT!

YES, WE HAVE MADE MISTAKES, BUT WHO HAS’NT. THIS LOVE HAS MATURED US AS INDIVIDUALS AND HAS MADE IT WORTHWHILE ALL THE TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS. IN OUR RELATIONSHIP, WE SERVE AS A MIRROR. HE IS MY MIRROR AND I AM HIS. WE REFLECT EACH OTHER’s BENEFITS. THIS HAS BEEN ONE OF THE MOST POWERFUL TOOLS THAT WE HAVE USED TO GROW. YOU WILL BE SUPRISED AS TO HOW MUCH WE HAVE GROWN. IF YOU HONESTLY LOOK AT YOUR RELATIONSHIP, YOU WILL SEE SO MUCH ABOUT HOW YOU HAVE CREATED THEM.

ONE THING THAT WE NEVER DOUBT IS OUR LOVE FOR EACH OTHER. WE BELIEVE AND HAVE FAITH IN EACH OTHER'S CAPABILITIES. THIS RIDE HAS BEEN A LONG RIDE, BUT WE ARE EXCITED AND READY FOR THE OTHER DIPS IN THE ROAD, BESIDES IT WAS ABOUT THAT TIME.

ONLY ADVICE THAT WE CAN GIVE, IS THAT IF YOU TRULY LOVE EACH OTHER, I MEAN LOVE EACH OTHER UNCONDITIONALLY, DO NOT LET WORDS, PEOPLE, OR SELFISHNESS MAKE UP WHAT YOU HAVE, YOU HAVE THE POWER TO CONTROL THE HAPPINESS IN YOUR RELATIONSHIP. BE TRUE TO YOURSELF AND EACH OTHER AND ENDURE THROUGH THE PROBLEMS. REMEMBER LOVE DOES NOT DOMINATE, IT CULTIVATES!

FRITZCEL HARRIGAN, BORN AND RAISED IN THE BEAUTIFUL MOUNTANIOUS CARRIBEAN ISLAND, HAITI. BORN TO MARCEL AND MARIESNA HARRIGAN. FRITZCEL IS THE 2ND BORN OF 8 SIBLINGS.A RECENT GRADUATE FROM H. WAYNE HUZIENGA SCHOOL OF BUISNESS WITH A MASTERS OF ARTS IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (MBA). AN ALUMNI FROM THE HOME OF THE RATTLERS..SSSSSSS....WITH A BACHELOR OF ARTS IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION WHOM TRANSFERRED FROM FLORIDA MEMORIAL COLLEGE FROM MIAMI, FLORIDA.

ZODIAC SIGN: ARIES

FAVORITE COLOR: BLUE

PERSONALITY: STRONG WILLED, HUMBLE, GENEROUS, SPONTANEOUS, FUN, VIBRANT, BRAVE, CAREER DRIVEN

HOBBIES: CORE CONDITIONING (LITERALLY PEOPLE, THE CUSTODIANS KICKS HIM OUT THE GYM), PLAYING SOCCER, SINGING(NOT THAT HE CAN), WATCHING FOX NEWS (BODERLINE REPUBLICAN)

PLACES/COUNTRIES VISITED: JAMAICA, BAHAMAS, HAITI

PLACES OF EMPLOYMENT: EMPLOYMENT SECURITY CLAIMS REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE AGENCY OF WORKFORCE INNOVATION/PREMIER TAX SERVICES- TAX CONSULTANT & PREPARER/ NIGHTLIFE PROMOTER IN HAITIAN MUSIC INDUSTRY

FAVORITE QUOTE: "DONT LET YOUR PAST DICTATE WHO YOU ARE BUT LET IT BE APART OF WHO YOU BECOME"

FOOTBALL TEAM: NY JETS, FAMU (SORRY BUTTS)

BASKETBALL TEAM: BOSTON CELTICS

FAVORITE FEATURE: SMILE (NICE STRAIGHT TEETH)

NICKNAME: CHARITE, CHERIE, CHERIES, FRITAY
ALTER EGO: MR. FRITZ

JOANNE MATHIAS, BORN IN RAISED IN THE COUNTY OF DADE. CHIRISTIAN, HAITIAN BLOOD RUNS THROUGH HER VEINS. BORN TO REVEREND ANDRE FRITZ MATHIAS AND SINTANA MATHIAS ON MAY 6 1984. AS SHE IS THE MOTHER OF A BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTER NAMED JAZMINE CYNTHIA. A RECENT GRADUATE FROM THE BEAUTIFUL 100 ACRES OF NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY WHERE SHE OBTAINED A MASTERS OF SCIENCE FROM THE COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES IN THE PROGRAM OF COLLEGE STUDENT AFFAIRS. BORN A RATTLER FROM THE MOUNTAIN TOPS OF THE LOVELY CAMPUS OF FLORIDA A&M UNIVERSITY AND EARNED AN ASSOCIATES DEGREE AND THAN TRANSFERRED. AN ALUMNI FROM THE HOME OF THE SEMINOLES, FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY WHERE SHE EARNED HER BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE FROM THE SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCE IN INTERDISCIPLINARY SCIENCE W/ MINOR IS SOCIAL WORK & LAW.

ZODIAC SIGN: TAURUS (CAN'T YOU TELL)

FAVORITE COLOR: BLACK

3 WORDS THAT DESCRIBE PERSONALITY: AMBITIOUS, NURTURING, ENERGETIC, LOYAL, GLAMOUROUS, ....(THIS IS FRITZ...SHE WILL GO ON AND ON IF I DONT INTERVENE, IRONICALLY SHE DID INITIALLY STATE THAT SHE WILL LIST 3...LOL)

HOBBIES: PLANNING- EVENT SPECIALIST W/ MOCHA LIFESTYLE, DANCING(CHOREOGRAPHY), VOLUNTEERING

PLACES/COUNTRIES VISITED: FRANCE, HAITI, NEW YORK, BAHAMAS, JAMAICA, MARTINIQUE, CANADA

PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT: SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION, CONTACT REPRESENTATIVE

FAVORITE QUOTE: " TREAT OTHERS THE WAY THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE TREATED"

FOOTBALL TEAMS: "FINS UP" THE DOLPHINS, MIAMI HURRICANES, FLORIDA STATE UNIVERISTY

BASKETBALL TEAM: MIAMI HEAT

FAVORITE FEATURE: FLAWLESS SKIN

NICKNAME: JOJO, JO, JOEY, ANNE, JOANNIE ANNIE
ALTER EGO: FLAWLESS

Date of event
1/23/2011

How we got engaged
HE SURPRISED ME.

I DID NOT KNOW IT WAS COMING. I WAS TOLD TO GET DOLLED UP SO WE CAN GO ON A DATE. HE CAME AND PICKED ME UP. CAR WAS CLEANED, SMELLED GOOD (MY NOSE WAS BURNT, DUE TO THE EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF COLOGNE) BUT THAT WAS OK, I KNEW THE INTENTION. (LOL)

WE WERE CRUSING ON A HIGH THAT NIGHT, SMELLING GOOD, I WAS LOOKING HOW I WAS LOOKING, AND HE WAS LOOKING HOW HE WAS LOOKING, EVERYTHING WAS RUNNING SOOOOOO SMOOTH.

WE GOT TO RUTH CHRIS'S STEAKHOUSE AND DROVE UP TO VALET. STAR QUALITY TREATMENT...HE CAME AROUND AND MET ME AND WALKED IN THE RESTURANT HAND IN HAND AND STATED TO THE HOSTESS...."RESERVATIONS AT 9, TO DINE, WITH THIS LADY THAT IS SO FINE"....I BLUSHED...AND WE WALKED INTO THE MAIN DINING AREA.

IT SEEMED TO ME THAT HE WAS SWEATING A BIT TOO MUCH THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT, BUT I JUST FIGURED THAT THE VENT IN THE RESTURANT WAS NOT GETTING TO HIS SIDE OF THE TABLE. WE ORDERED OUR FOOD, IN WHICH WAS REALLY GOOD. WE EVEN ORDERED A BOTTLE OF CHAMPAGNE. HE ROSE UP HIS GLASS AND SAID"LETS TOAST", I SAID "TO WHAT", HE SAID "TO US, TO OUR ENDURING, UNCONDITIONAL LOVE". WE TOAST AND THAN HE SAID I HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY... I WAS LIKE OK...SAY IT. I STOPPED HIM BECAUSE I HAD TO USE THE RESTROOM, SO YOU COULD ONLY IMAGINE HOW THIS MADE HIM EVEN MORE NERVOUS. I CAME BACK HE WAS SWEATING BULLETS, I HANDED HIM A NAPKIN AND SAID BABE, ARE YOU OK, IT WAS 50 DEGREES OUTSIDE...

THAN HIS PHONE FELL ON THE FLOOR ATLEAST THATS WHAT I THOUGHT, I LEANED OVER TO GET IT AND BELIEVE IT OR NOT HE WAS ON ONE KNEE....I WAS SO CONFUSED, I WAS LIKE "WHAAAATTT" "YOU SURE", "CUZ I AM CRAZY"...HE WAS JUST SMILING I WAS CRYING AND HE ASKED ME...WOULD YOU MARRY ME, CHERI? I WAS BEYOND THRILLED, EXCITED, NERVOUS AND SUPRISED. HE ASKED ME AND I SAID YES...WHAT A FEELING...I WOULD DO IT ALL OVER AGAIN IF I HAD TOO.