Maryland Alumni Come Full Circle with Wedding in Moxley Gardens

In the spring of 1999, Tashica Price and Al-Wayne Morgan met as classmates in Cumberland Hall, but it wasn’t until a year and a half later that the pair connected as more than friends. It was Tashica that mustered the confidence to tell Al-Wayne how she felt about him on Homecoming 2000. Seven years later, after careful planning and several secret meetings with family members, Al-Wayne got down on one knee and proposed in Virginia Beach, Virginia on their anniversary. The couple married on August 8, 2008 in the Moxley Gardens at the Samuel Riggs IV Alumni Center. “I’ve always loved the number eight and thought 8.8.08 was such a cool date ... It means ‘new beginnings’ and ‘infinity,” says Tashica, of their wedding date. The couple attributes part of the success of their relationship to Maryland. Rides on the UMD Shuttle provided plenty of time for memorable conversations. As a tribute to their memories on the Shuttle, the pair chartered a UMD Shuttle for their big day and plan to ride in it after the ceremony in the gardens to take pictures at the Maryland “M.”