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A second chance at love for Burtrum couple
proposed.
“I was nervous. It was all very emotion-
al,” he said.
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Surrounded by thousands of people,
A second chance at love. That’s what the many cheered, high-fived the couple and
relationship between Mike Sunder and Ali- congratulated them. Gorka’s response was
cia Gorka of Burtrum is about. The couple mixed at first — laughing, screaming and
crying with joy and surprise.
is set to get married Saturday, Oct. 10.
Gorka said she had not suspected that
As they both come from previously
failed marriages, Gorka said it set the pace Sunder would propose. Her parents, David
and Michele Gorka, on the other hand,
of how their relationship moved forward.
already knew what he planned. He had
They met through work more than two
spoken to them a couple of weeks before
years ago and became friends. Over the
and had obtained
course of nine
their blessing.
months, the two
“She’s an amazing woman,
“Knowing that
simply just talked,
has a great personality, is easy
he had asked them
got to know one
made me feel hap-
another and even-
going and is easy to talk to.
py. It’s tradition-
tually, one thing led
She’s open and there’s no
al,” she said.
to another.
guessing with her. I wouldn’t
The ring Sunder
Since Gorka has
picked out for
two young children,
change anything about her.”
his bride-to-be is
Amelia, 9, and
— Mike Sunder
white gold with a
Braxton, 5, it was
princess cut large
also important for
diamond in the center, with several smaller
her and Sunder to wait a year after they
started dating before she introduced him to diamonds underneath and a braided band.
But picking it up at the store was somewhat
the children.
tricky.
“We wanted to make sure that it was a
for sure thing before I introduced anybody “We do everything together and then he
went to town by himself. I was like, ‘Why
into their lives,” she said.
are you going to town by yourself ?’ It was
But once she did, it was a relationship
they welcomed. As he has three grown chil- one of the fastest trips he has made,” she
said.
dren from his previous marriage, they also
Sunder said since they needed to pick up
had to be considerate of them.
Sunder proposed to Gorka Friday, Aug. a few last minute items for their trip to WE
2, 2019, at WE Fest in Detroit Lakes while Fest, he had played it off on that excuse. As
a result, he only had to hide the ring from
Lanco performed their special song, “The
her for about a day.
Greatest Love Story.”
Where they will get married or hold the
Before he proposed, he had arranged
with a woman and her husband, who were reception has not yet been decided, but they
seated at the end of the row, to photograph are opting for an outdoor wedding and
reception somewhere in the Burtrum area.
and film his proposal. When the song
They plan to invite about 150 people.
neared its end when the lyrics, “I went to
The theme colors for the wedding are
the store and bought you a ring and I got
dark grey with a lighter shade of pink.
down on one knee,” Sunder kneeled and
By SHEILA MCCOY
Staff Writer
Staff photo by Sheila McCoy
Alicia Gorka, left, and Mike Sunder embrace their second chance at love.
They also plan to make the majority of dec- keep it rustic and country.
orations and use square hay bales as seating While she will wear a white wedding
for the guests, wood slabs with the bark on, dress, the decision what the others will wear
mason jars for decorations and more to
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