A New Hampshire Love Story
On November 7, 2021, Elaine and Junior will stand before their children, family and friends to join their lives in marriage – a decision that has been 20 years in the making.
Elaine and Junior first met in 1995 year while they were both working at the T Bones steakhouse in Salem, New Hampshire. Junior was a cook and she was a server. As the couple likes to laugh about, Elaine jokingly rubbed Junior’s bald head and has been rubbing it ever since. They quickly became friends and spent the next couple of years getting to know each other, all the while, denying that they had developed feelings for one another. Finally, Junior officially asked Elaine to be his girlfriend on his 30th birthday and they’ve been going strong ever since.
While the couple grew up on the east coast and consider New Hampshire to be home, they moved a few years ago to Ocala, FL where Elaine is working her life’s passion as a horse trainer. Around the time that they were moving, Elaine felt a small lump under her armpit. She had recently had a bad reaction to a bug bite and didn’t think much of it. At the suggestion of her doctor, she underwent a mammogram and ultrasound and was told it was nothing. Although the lump continued to bother her, she tried to forget about it. That is until she discovered a blood clot caused by the tumor under her arm pushing on her vein. The next year was a blur. In December of 2015, Elaine was diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer that had spread to her bones and most recently, her liver.
Elaine endured an aggressive treatment plan that included multiple surgeries and chemotherapy. In addition to all of the horrible side effects associated with cancer treatment, Elaine has endured numerous broken bones, extensive hospital stays and life-threatening infections. Despite it all, she remains as positive and as spunky as ever and has learned how to tackle much more than she thought she was capable of.
Elaine and Junior have lived a lot of life together in the past two decades and are ready to start the next chapter of their life as husband and wife. We were blessed to meet this fun-loving, adventurous couple and have been touched by their beautiful love story.
We joined forces with Nicole Mower of Nicole Mower Events and cannot wait to watch this wish unfold. Nicole has assembled a remarkable team of wish grantors who are planning a super special day for our wonderful couple.
So many thank you’s to this lovely crew:
Planner: Nicole Mower Events
Venue: The Elks
Catering: The Orchard Grille
Cake and Dessert: Mezzanine Catering
Photography: Melissa Koren Photography
Videography: Arctic Fox Weddings
Floral: In Bloom Weddings and Events
Beauty: The Crown Boutique
Officiating: Swoon Union Ceremonies
Linens: Nuage Designs
