Once Upon a Time it was the spring of 2022.

There was a forestry student and a medical student attending Michigan State University. Their first date was at Foster coffee in East lansing. But since Emily was running a little late and the coffee shop was closing, they decided to walk around campus instead.

They found they had a lot to say and ended up walking until sunset. To Casey's shock and surprise Emily agreed to a second date. Emily gave Casey a tour of Fee Hall. She didn't get much studying done as they talked even more.

On their third date at Pizza House they were talking so much they had to ask the waitress to come back five times, since they kept forgetting to look at their menus. Casey then showed Emily the natural resources building, where he spent most of his time and they watched Monty Python.

Shortly thereafter, Casey moved to Mount Pleasant for his first job as a forest tech. He and Emily weren't sure if they could keep seeing each other due to time and distance. Especially since he now had wildfire fighting responsibilities.

But love prevailed

They took turns visiting each other. Casey helped Emily go through all her flashcards as they walked around campus more. He spent hours learning lectures about different parts of medicine and body systems as Emily drew her test materials on whiteboards. He was happy to just bring a book and sit by her as she spent hours in different coffee shops and the library studying.

Eventually they introduced each other to each other's families. Emily's parents accidentally met Casey at her friend's wedding. Emily met Casey's parents soon after on what happened to be their wedding anniversary.

Emily eventually moved to Grand Blanc to start her clinical rotations and Casey moved back to midland.

Their love continued to grow. And they continued to find fun breaks in between studying.

So much in fact that Casey went and got a ring. Then came the hard part trying to get Emily's dad alone to ask permission. Emily was just too gung ho on spending time together that finding a minute alone with her dad was a challenge.

When he did ask, her dad told him

“you know… she's messy right?”

After agreeing that she was, he got the green-light and then came the challenge of finding the right time to pop the big question. Finally on a quiet bluff on Presque Isle he asked. She jumped up and down a lot happily, and although she never actually said any words, Casey took it as a yes.

THE END

E&C

Wedding Day

11:00 AM

11:00 AM

Ceremony

4:00 PM–10:30 PM

4:00 PM–10:30 PM

Reception