Caleb and Emily met at Eastview Christian Church while playing volleyball. They grew together for a year and a half. Some of their favorite day dates included trips to Chicago, hiking starved rock and getting lost at Indiana Dunes. But it wasn’t only important to them to grow together as a couple in Christ, but as a family as well. A desire that Emily shared with Caleb was to be so close to each other’s families that their children would not be able to remember whose parents were whose. The big day. Caleb started by taking Emily to breakfast. When she got in the car there was a stuffed ostrich sitting in her seat, the start to their ostrich farm. After breakfast they took Oakley to the muddy dog park and followed by a much needed bath for Oakley. Once clean, they relaxed at Calebs apartment before getting ready for church where they were meeting Emilys dad and stepmom for service. That night a new marriage focused sermon series called “Undivided” was started. Emily had no idea the irony, the others however enjoyed just how perfectly timed the message was. After service Caleb took Emily downtown, still decorated with all the Christmas lights. First stop, Medici. Followed by the spot Caleb knew he was in love with Emily and where Emily caught her first glimps of forever with Caleb. Emack and Bolios. 2 bowls of ice cream, 10 minutes of semi-stalking their favorite booth, and one conversation later, Caleb asked Emily if she was ready to return to the apartment. As they left he took both her hands and said he’d thought of a pinky promise they should make. He asked Emily to promise that she would be his wife. She held out her pinky, an easy promise to make. Then he got down on one knee, pulled out a box that Emily completely disregarded, and asked her to be his wife. Emily said, “YES!!” as she pulled him up and threw her arms around him. Pulling back she said “wait a minute! I didn’t even see the ring!” Smiling, he pulled it out and placed it on her finger.

We are one among those who were forced to think of a “social distancing” solution to our upcoming wedding. And like many, we have decided not to put our future together on hold for the unforseeable future. We are still planning a small ceremony on June 6. Immediate family and wedding party to witness. That being said...every one of our guests are so important to us. Therefore we are planning to repeat our vows with our reception to follow sometime in the (hopefully near) future. We hope you can all understand and appreciate your love and support as we walk through this season together. We will keep our site updated and send out invitations once we have more information on when large crowds will be allowed to gather again. (Fingers crossed for the fall)! We love you all. And we hope to see you soon! Stay healthy. Stay safe. Stay sane. -The Bride and Groom