| ENGAGEMENT CEREMONY |
| Michael and Claudia got engaged November 14, 2003 in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. They were surrounded by a small group of friends and family |
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| Claudia's Dad, Edgar Handal accepts, Mr. Evan's petition. Lot of humor went on during Edgar's speech, we still don't know what he meant when he said "Entroncados"... |
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| Michael's Dad, Richard Evans petitions the Handal Family for Claudia's hand in marriage on behalf of Michael and the Evans Family. |
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| Michael gave Claudia the most beautiful engagement ring. |
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| Michael & Claudia very happy and as you can see a little nervous |
| We all made the Honduran Society Pages of La Tribuna Newspaper. It was a first all around... |
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| Father Roberto blesses the ring |
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| After Michael places the ring on Claudia's finger they give each other a BIG kiss and hug |
| Everyone toasts for the happiness of Michael and Claudia and the integration of both the Evans and Handal Family |
| Interesting and Funny Stories: |
| 1. Tuesday before the ceremony, Michael and Claudia's pending engagement featured the gossip section of the newspaper, the newspaper claimed that the ceremony was to take place on the 15th instead of the 14th, Michael's name was changed from Michael Kevin to Kevin Michael, and the story claimed that Michael was a profesor at Washington University. It was very funny... Even if we all got several complaints that they had not been invited. 2. The priest, Juan Jose Pineda, Secratary to the Cardinal of Honduras failed to show up at the ceremony, at 9:00 pm Mr. Handal had to go looking for a priest. Accompanied by Claudia's grandmother, Julia, they found themselves in front of the door of Father Roberto's home. Father Roberto during the ceremony commented on the fact that he was preparing his sermon about the end of times, when Claudia's grandmother showed up at his door, then he said he really knew it was the ends of time. |
| After both parent's spoke, Michael went down on one knee and proposed to Claudia. In an incredibly romantic, passionate and loving way told Claudia that she completed him and that she made him very happy and that he would try to make her as happy as she has made him. Claudia with tears of happiness in her eyes told Michael that she loved him and that she would love to be his wife and share a lifetime together with him. She gave him a big kiss. |
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| We also made the Sunday edition, We made the newspaper twice in a week, WOW!!!! |
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