Oxford Girl Gets Big Proposal From Yankee Beau with Help of Students

An Oxford girl met a Yankee boy way up north, but their wedding will be held in the bride’s hometown this fall.

Iris Howorth and Jonathan Holt after they got engaged April 24 at Chalmette High School.
Iris Howorth and Jonathan Holt after they got engaged April 24 at Chalmette High School.
Photos courtesy Jose Cotto

Iris Howorth met Jonathan Holt three years ago during their college years while she was at Smith College and he attended University of Massachusetts. After being accepted to the Teach for America program in New Orleans, the Southern belle brought Holt and a few others from the area to Mississippi en route to their new home and introduced them to pimento cheese.

The couple will be married Oct. 3, 2015, at the Howorths’ home, after a grand proposal April 24 at Chalmette High School in Louisiana thanks to the help of some of their students.

For more on the adorable couple and their story, visit their wedding website.

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Amelia Camurati is editor of HottyToddy.com and can be reached at amelia.camurati@hottytoddy.com.

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