Dunford Wedding Program

her story Heather was born and raised in Max Meadows, Virginia, where she quickly made her mark in both academics and extracurriculars. In high school, she excelled as a volleyball and basketball athlete, a competing member of the Math MACC team, and a student at Southwest Virginia’s Governor’s School. She was also crowned Homecoming Queen and Miss FCHS, all while graduating with honors as third in her class. After graduation, Heather enrolled at Virginia Tech to pursue architecture. While there, she was an active member of the Residential Leadership Community and served as co–editor-in chief of the yearbook. Within her first year, however, she discovered her true passion lay in design. She went on to earn a B.A. in Art with a concentration in Graphic Design and a minor in Business. During Heather’s career, she gained experience as a graphic designer for a newspaper, a pharmaceutical company, and as an independent freelancer before stepping into her current role as Creative Director for a local print, mail, and marketing company, where she has thrived for the past nine years. Along the way, her work has earned several Gold and Silver ADDY Awards—including the prestigious Judges’ Choice Award—and has been featured on several PBS episodes, where she developed logos for nonprofit organizations. Out of all her accomplishments in life, however, Heather's four beautiful girls are the greatest of all. They bring the most fulfillment, pride, and joy to her life and she treasures every moment of watching them grow, learn, and become their own unique selves. Before meeting Junior, Heather never knew what it felt like to be loved so deeply. She hadn’t realized how much joy and adventure life could hold until he came into her world. Junior has shown her places she had only dreamed of and he daily works to make every dream of hers a reality. He puts the needs of their family before his own, cares for them wholeheartedly, and never misses a chance to show his love. Heather thanks God that their children will have such a remarkable example of a devoted father and husband to guide them. Now, as they step into marriage, Heather knows this is only the beginning of a lifetime of happiness. She looks forward to standing by Junior’s side through every adventure, creating new memories, and cherishing the beautiful journey they are building together.

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