She said "yes"

I was having a glass of wine with friends at Les Bourgeois winery along the Missouri River this evening when I turned around to see a man named Karl propose to his girlfriend just feet from my table. She said "yes," as you can see.

I'd like to thank Karl for popping the question at sunset. I'd like to thank Sarah Flagg for jabbing me in the ribs and telling me to turn around.

Rwandan renewal

Marianne Bihomora dreamed of being married in a church ever since she and her husband, Stanislas, who is known as Stani, were wed in a small civil ceremony two decades ago. Since then, lack of money, turmoil in her homeland of Rwanda, life in a Kenyan refugee camp, resettlement in the United States and raising their six kids put the dream on hold. But when Marianne's 70-year-old father, Michel Mumyantarama, came to Columbia from Rwanda in August... it finally seemed like the right time...
Excerpt from story written by Christine Martinez for The Missourian. Martinez spearheaded a multi-media project, shooting photos, gathering sound and producing A wedding 20 years later. I helped with a few photos.