Paul and Lizzy met at Columbia University. As you all know, Paul played football and Lizzy played basketball for the Lions. They met at Canon’s, a campus bar, while the basketball team was celebrating a (rare) win. Little did Lizzy know, Paul usually worked security at the women’s basketball games, and he had taken notice of the tall brunette who had a great shot during warmups but rarely shot the ball during a game. Paul and his friends were out after the football banquet, celebrating the end of a great season and wearing their Varsity C sweaters. Fueled by tequila, Paul worked up the courage to walk up to Lizzy and say, “You should shoot the ball more often.” Like a true gentleman, Paul offered to walk Lizzy back to her dorm. They sat on the stoop outside her building while he taught her the difference between a punter and a kicker, laughed a lot, and exchanged numbers. Fast forward a handful of years, Paul proposed to Lizzy in their favorite city, the city of romance: Paris. After seven years together, they are thrilled to celebrate their union with family and friends. They’ve traveled to 24 countries together, but their favorite journey will be together as husband and wife. And the adventure continues...

The World Food Prize Hall of Laureates holds a special place in our hearts. It’s the perfect representation of our roots in the Midwest and our desire to travel the world together. We will say our vows on the Map of the World, standing on the many places in which we fell in love.