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Holland-Strowd Engagement

When Brittany Holland and Trai Strowd started dating, their first trip together was in 2010 to The Biltmore Estate in Asheville. They had so much fun that they decided to return next April for the Festival of Flowers. While planning the trip, Trai asked Brittany if he could invite their parents. Since their parents were close friends, an unsuspecting Brittany agreed. While walking among thousands of blooming flowers, Trai and Brittany’s parents snapped photos. Brittany turned around to look at the flora. Behind her, Trai said he needed to ask her something. When she turned around, Trai was on one knee in the middle of the flowers. The ceremony will take place at The Fair Barn in Pinehurst, with a reception following. Local members of the wedding party will include Courtney Holland, Faith Strowd, Kennedy Strowd and Grace and Sawyer Avis. Trai is the son of John and Tracy Strowd of Pittsboro, and Brittany, a Chapel Hill High graduate, is the daughter of Lantz and Janine Holland of Chapel Hill. Trai is a lieutenant in the Southern Pines Fire and Rescue Department, and Brittany is an administrative assistant in the UNC Football Office. The couple will reside in Southern Pines.

Bray-Graves Engagement

Mark Graves and Christy Bray have spent their entire lives in Chapel Hill, residing only two miles apart for much of it. Despite having mutual friends and them both attending UNC, they never met until the summer of 2010 when Mark asked Christy to dance at the Member-Guest Golf Tournament at the Chapel Hill Country Club. Mark graduated from East Chapel Hill High School in 1999, and Christy graduated from Chapel Hill High School in 2001. She is the daughter of Dina and Joe Bray, and Mark is the son of Karen and Griff Graves. The couple is planning a summer wedding in 2012. Christy and Mark will reside in Chapel Hill, where she is a wedding and stationery designer at Salutations. He and his mother own Chapel Hill Toffee.

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