We are both from Michigan, we both went to the University of Michigan at the same time, lived in the same dorm (Markley), and took some of the same classes -- but we never met! When Michael's brother Matt--the lead singer of a band called Unwell--had a concert in Chicago, Michael drove to Chicago to see the show and invited some of his Chicago friends to join him. One of those Chicago friends brought Katie along. Afterwards, Michael worked hard to find Katie's Instagram. This led to lots of texting, voice messaging, Facetiming, and plans to see each other again... Both Katie's and Michael's families spend lots of time in northern MI. Katie also spent her summers in college working at a camp in Petoskey. The Perry Hotel was where both of us envisioned getting married before we had even discussed locations!