WEDDING GUIDE Algin (l) and Miguel Adap-Garcia
HEALTHCARE HUSBANDS Registered nurses Algin and Miguel Adap-Garcia married 10 years after meeting at work in the emergency room. By JENNY BLOCK | Photos by THE COPPER COLLECTIVE Thirteen years ago, Algin Aieveen Adap-Garcia, 34, and Miguel Adap-Garcia, 37, met in an emergency room where they were both working as registered nurses. The meeting may have been by chance, but the result was most certainly true love. “We started out as best friends and would hang out and go on trips together. We realized later that we were soulmates and meant for each other,” Algin says. 92
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It was love at first sight that day in the emergency room for Miguel. “I remember seeing Algin at work across the hall, and was completely enamored with his smile and energy,” Miguel recalls. Algin was born in the Philippines and emigrated to Houston with his family in 2006. He received his associate degree in nursing from San Jacinto College and his bachelor’s degree in nursing from the University of Texas Health Science Center Houston. Miguel, a
native Houstonian, received his associate degree in nursing from North Harris College and his bachelor’s degree in nursing from Texas Tech University. They both earned their doctorates in nurse anesthesia at Louisiana State University in New Orleans, and are now certified registered nurse anesthetists. Miguel works for MD Anderson Cancer Center and Algin works for Northwest Anesthesiology and Pain Services, a private anesthesia group. The couple currently lives in EaDo with their two rescue dogs—Lucky, a 15-year-old Boston Terrier, and Pierce, a Labrador/Jack Russell mix who is just over a year old. Algin says he knew from the start that Miguel loved him unconditionally. But then they decided to move to New Orleans for their advanced nursing degrees. “That’s when I realized we are partners for life. I’ve always felt his love and support throughout any life changes.” Miguel realized they were meant for each other when talk of family came up. “I think I knew he was the man I wanted to marry
