We are getting married!

Michael and Mariel met on several occasions over their lives and even before they were fully acquainted. The first time they met they were wrestling each other during the Lyons Township Jr. Wrestling Club practice in seventh grade. They did not think much of one another back then and did not talk much outside of when they had to. After the Jr. Wrestling Club ended Mike and Mariel went their separate ways and did not cross paths again until high school. Mike was a crazy teenage boy and Mariel was a confident outsider. They went to different schools but their friend groups slightly overlapped and they occasionally met at get-togethers. They became Facebook friends since their colleges were going to be close to one another but never spoke during college. Three years later they both went out with friends during thanksgiving break and ended up sitting next to one another at the bar. Most of the night was spent arguing with one another yet something must have sparked because the next day Mike texted Mariel. That text started a series of daily texts until December when Mike "tricked" Mariel into a date.

On a long weekend away in Toronto, Canada Michael concocted a plan to propose while facing his fears. Michael suggested they go on the Edgewalk of the CN Tower. Mariel loved these adventures but was surprised because Michael is afraid of heights, but she agreed. That day they proceeded to the CN Tower and were put into jumpsuits and strapped into harnesses. They rode an elevator up 356 meters and walked onto the edge of a building without railings. After facing the heights and leaning over the edge of the building both forward and backwards, Mike got down on one knee and proposed (with a rope ring, no chance of loosing the real one). And Mariel said yes!