Enchanting Engagements By Victoria Uwumarogie ·Updated February 20, 2026 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…

For some, the confirmation that you’ve found love feels like warmth. For others, it may come as a spark. For Eboni Boneé Coleman, 34, and Christina Noel Matthes, 41, it was peace. The kind that allows you to be wholly who you are. Where silence isn’t uncomfortable. The type of ease where you can literally fall asleep in your love’s arms. Both women felt it, so unbeknownst to them, it was a race to see who would propose first. Coleman, the senior video operations producer for ESSENCE, a consummate planner, came in first place.

On Feb. 14, 2026, Valentine’s Day, she surprised Matthes by

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Author: Victoria Uwumarogie

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