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RANDALYN MACDONALD

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AMIR ABDOU

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PLEASE JOIN US FOR OUR WEDDING CELEBRATION ON

October 21, 2023


OUR STORY

His version of events -

Once upon a time, on a beautiful spring day in May, I filled-up my van with gas
and drove 2 1/2-3 hours to meet up with somebody who I had never met before...
little did I know my life would change forever. Had I known the grand adventures
and beauty that were in store for me, I would have swam across the Pacific for
that first date. When I arrived to our rendezvous with coffee, sunscreen, water
bottle, hats, and a picnic blanket in-hand I scanned the horizon, looking for my
beloved (obviously did not know that at the time). A beautiful woman who I knew
to be Randalyn walked up to greet me cheerfully with a beautiful big smile,
curly flowing locks of dirty blonde hair with hues of red, green/gray eyes with
speckles of yellow, and cheeks for days. She had a warm radiance about her, and
I immediately took a liking to her.

Over the next 5 hours, I got to know Randalyn quite well, as we snuck into two
beautiful, but at the time illegal (Covid), hiking trails and instantly jived!
We had similar values, and were open and vulnerable (Randalyn nearly fainted at
the bottom of a cliff on one of our hikes- had to lay down with her head on my
lap and her feet up for several minutes) but I yearned for a deeper connection
with her... I wanted to know her dreams, favorite memories and biggest fears. As
time does, when you are having an amazing time, the day flew by, and I remember
being sad that the date was coming to an end. Obviously, I didn’t want to scare
this woman and jump the gun by assuming the feelings were mutual, so I kept my
feelings to myself, and gave her a kiss goodbye.

I was pleasantly surprised when we connected a few days after our first date and
promptly planned for a second. The second date was in “Los Angeles proper”
Randalyn’s home turf, and to be honest, I was a little intimidated and honestly
not looking forward to being in LA for extended periods of time. As you already
know because you’re reading this, it went amazing, and my admiration for her
started to grow. The date went very well, however, that was the day that I met
Bluebella. Blue, Randalyn’s 35 pound French bull dog rescue was quite honestly
not too fond of me, and now that we’re being totally honest, I will say I wasn’t
the biggest fan of her either. Side note, I do love dogs but Blue came off as a
little jumpy and judgmental...now I know that she was just being protective
because of her love for Randalyn and was keeping a watchful eye over me. Anyway,
Randalyn and I really hit it off and planned our first adventure together.

Once we went on our third date, a road trip to Big Sur, there was no looking
back. Since then we have been pretty much inseparable and every minute with you
has been a blessing. It has been such a wild little adventure - road trips up
and down the coast, falling in love with Cambria together, birthdays in Zion and
Baja, spending quality time with Grandma, trips to Idaho, visiting family in
Miami and upstate New York, and watching Randalyn and Ed become part of the
family. Life with Randalyn has been a place of warmth and love. A place of
mutual respect and admiration. A place of trust. A place of continuous growth,
learning together and about one another. Our story is love at first sight
coupled with spending lots of quality time together, building respect, trust and
friendship with each other. I am proud and excited to one day and forever call
you my wife and l will always love you ever-more ...

With love, admiration and gratitude - Amir Kamal Abdou
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Her version of events -

Amir and I met in May of 2020, while the world was shut down. Amir was not what
I expected. He was handsome indeed, but oddly prepared and playfully sweet.
There was instant chemistry. I remember calling my dad after our first date and
telling him that this is what it should feel like; this is what I had been
waiting for. From that first date, Amir offered me romance and adventure, with a
side of coffee and sunscreen. He was already speaking my love language.

The first months of our relationship were something special. Amir wasn't working
yet, the world was still shut down, and there was no traffic between our homes
in LA and Long Beach. We existed in a beautiful bubble and I cried when Amir
told me he was going to look for a job. I knew things were going to change. Six
months later we were packing my things into the van and moving Blue and I to
Long Beach.

We are creatures of habit and repeat our favorite road trips often: Baja and San
Onofre, but none more than the Central Coast and Big Sur. I knew the proposal
was coming (Amir isn't good at hiding things), and a stormy day at Ragged Point,
set apart from all our sunny So Cal adventures, could not have been more
perfect. We made our way down a typically busy cliffside trail through the mist,
to a rocky beach and tumultuous ocean. We were totally alone. It was
breathtaking. I was telling Amir that it reminded me of where Harry and
Dumbledore went searching for horcruxes, when I realized he was on his knee in
front of me, and everything blurs from there.

Each season of our relationship thus far has been distinct, and I know with
certainty that I'm going to think about this current season for the rest of my
life! We are so lucky to be blessed with friendships near and far, and we can't
wait to celebrate our love, and our latest adventure, with each and every one of
you, in a place so special to us. Thank you all so much for your support and
encouragement in our lives, we would not be who we are without you!



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