We Are
The Perkinses
Established 1.1.17, Refined Every Day Since!
The Declaration
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A decade ago, our wedding marked a new chapter—a beginning, but not yet the refinement.
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It was years later, shaped by life and loss, that we learned what loving each other well truly required. While the world fractured, we grew closer. We became protective of our union, intentional in our communication, and unwavering in our decision to center us above all outside noise.
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This is us—still choosing, still refining, still all in.
Not lucky in love, but deliberate.
Not accidental, but destined—sanctioned by time and truth, carried through trial and loss, nurtured with intention, and held in reverence.
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We are…
The Perkinses 💛
Our Becoming
Our love did not begin with a plan.
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​We met on Friday, November 27, 2009—on a night neither of us intended to be out. Two lives intersected unexpectedly in a crowded room, at a time when neither of us was searching for love. What appeared incidental would later reveal itself as something far more meaningful.​
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​​Our beginning was imperfect. There were unfinished chapters, loose ends, and growth still underway.
Loving one another required discernment as much as desire. There were seasons when timing wasn’t aligned, when choosing each other meant choosing patience, friendship, and individual becoming over force or fantasy. Even then, we never truly let go. What endured was respect, appreciation, and a quiet knowing that something real existed between us.
Between mid-2013 and late-2014, we created space—time to grow independently and become more whole. When we moved forward again, first quietly and then with clarity, love required courage. It demanded action, intention, and choice. By 2015, we chose fully—building a shared life, relocating together, and committing not out of impulse, but alignment.
Our wedding in 2017 marked a beginning, but not yet the refinement. The years that followed would shape us in ways we could not have anticipated. We experienced profound loss—saying goodbye to Grandma (Mayola Perkins) in 2018, and Mama (Mary Perkins) in 2019. That same year, we moved to Atlanta, carrying both grief and hope as we settled into a new home. As we were still finding our footing, the world was struck by a global pandemic. During that time, we lost Gramz (Gwen Morris) who succumbed to the illness.
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​Grief has a way of clarifying what matters. During the pandemic, while many couples struggled under the weight of uncertainty, we turned inward. We learned to communicate with greater care. We became intentional with our time, our health, and our connection—hiking, training, and choosing presence over distraction. In the stillness, we grew stronger. In 2022, we welcomed Kobe, bringing joy, structure, and laughter into our lives.Today, we stand grounded, aligned, and deeply certain. We are not who we were when we met, nor who we were when we married—but who we were always becoming.This is the love we refined.This is the life we chose.This is us—fully, finally, and intentionally.
What started as a spark has been tempered by time. Shaped by life. Strengthened by loss. Deepened by intention. The vows we made a decade ago were sincere — but experience has taught us how to love each other well.
Our Golden Era is not about spectacle.
It's about deliberate devotion.
Elevated. Intimate. Intentional. A gathering not for everyone, but for those who understand what it means to choose partnership again and again.
Our Golden Era
Not lucky in love — but committed. Not accidental — but sustained. Not perfect — but protected.
This is not a recreation of our wedding.
It is a renewal of the discipline that sustained it.
Not a spectacle —
but a curated experience.
Not a crowd —
but a circle.
Access to this chapter will be thoughtfully extended. If you feel called to be part of Our Golden Era, enter your name in the Guest Ledger below.
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