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Home • Relationships

Just Engaged: Monique and Gennarro

Just Engaged: Monique and Gennarro
By Essence · Updated October 28, 2020
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Monique and Gennarro’s E-Session

Gennarro holds his lady love close as they laugh it up during their engagement shoot.

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Monique and Gennarro’s E-Session

We just love the way Gennarro looks at his lady love. This takes us back to the days of teenage love affairs. Do you remember the time?

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Monique and Gennarro’s E-Session

Monique blows a loving kiss her fiance’s way. #flirting

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Monique and Gennarro’s E-Session

Monique knew Gennarro was The One for her when she introduced him to her mother and they got along as if they’d known each other their whole lives.

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Monique and Gennarro’s E-Session

Doesn’t this shoot seem like it was a darn good time? We’re loving the couple’s homemade signs — they’re so proud to be in love and have each other and it shows.

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Monique and Gennarro’s E-Session

“We realized through the years in order to move forward we had to accept one another’s differences,” says Monique. “In doing so he and I became stronger by making each other better.”

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Monique and Gennarro’s E-Session

Let’s hear it for Team Jackson! The couple plan to tie the knot on March 3rd, 2012 in Orlando, Florida with a peacock themed ceremony and reception party.

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Monique and Gennarro’s E-Session

What a lovely portrait of love!

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Monique and Gennarro’s E-Session

The lovebirds share an intimate moment beneath the trees on a blanket that’s just enough for two.

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Monique and Gennarro’s E-Session

Monique and Gennarro hold hands and flaunt their style for the camera. Don’t you just love the way he looks at her? We do!

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Monique and Gennarro’s E-Session

When Gennarro and Monique got engaged they took photos of the ring on her fingers and posted hem on Facebook to share the news.

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Monique and Gennarro’s E-Session

What a lovely couple!

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Monique and Gennarro’s E-Session

“What made my engagement so special to me was the fact that my family was involved in the process,” says Monique. “He know the importance of my family and the fact that they were there made me fall even more in love with him.”

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Monique and Gennarro’s E-Session

“Planning a wedding can be overwhelming at times,” says Monique. “But we know it’s going to all be worth it in the end.”

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Monique and Gennarro’s E-Session

When they’re not juggling the struggles of balancing careers and raising their 3-year-old son with no local family around to help out, Monique says she and Gennarro make a point of squeezing in date nights.

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Monique and Gennarro’s E-Session

Monique says she had “no idea” her engagement was coming, but she’s so happy Gennarro popped the question. (Did you notice the couple are rocking Gennarro’s fraternity colors? Love the authenticity, you guys!)

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Monique and Gennarro’s E-Session

As their big day nears Monique and Gennarro are all smiles!

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