Sarah-Jane & Nathan in Washington, DC

Sarah-Jane and Nathan hosted a Caribbean-theme celebration in honor of the bride's heritage in Washington, DC. The Bride Sarah-Jane Houston, 29, a practice administrator The Groom Nathan Bennett, 45, a security consultant The Date May 29 When Nathan called Sarah-Jane last minute to say that he couldn't make it to a family party, she was crestfallen. Little did she know that the surprise Mother's Day party for her grandmother was really an engagement party -- with a little help from her family, he'd planned the whole thing! Soon after she said yes, the couple began plotting a tropical celebration in the nation's capital.

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