Our Lady Of Mount Carmel Church

Wedding Day

Wedding

River Roast

Reception

Our Wedding

Michael and I met on Coffee Meets Bagel,&nbsp;a popular dating app that made an appearance on Shark Tank. I first heard about the app from my friend Abby from grad school.&nbsp;&nbsp;Each day during class we would check our app for the new "bagel" or profile of the day. On January 28th, 2015 Michael's profile popped up on my screen. Though, I didn't know much about him from his limited profile, I pushed like and we were a "match" shortly after.&nbsp;We began talking and set up our first date. As the day approached, I grew excited and hurried from class to the date spot. Getting there embarrassingly early, I&nbsp;decided to stroll through Target and show up at a more reasonable time. As I was shopping, Michael texted me to ask if we could reschedule. It was a tough day at work for him and he'd rather meet for the first time on better terms. I understood but was also concerned that this was an out to meeting me at all. Michael followed up with a first&nbsp;date re-do for the next week but canceled AGAIN&nbsp;when a work emergency came up requiring him to travel. Are you kidding me?! I was now convinced I would never meet him... That night I went to the movies with Brianne and Erica to see the Cinderella movie. While in line, I remember talking to Erica about how I wasn't sure what to think of all this. She shrugged and asked if we were getting popcorn. They say the third times the charm, so we made plans again and this time we both showed up. I commented that Michael looked like his picture (glad I wasn't Catfished) and was surprised at how tall he was (even though this was one thing that WAS listed in his profile).&nbsp;We had dinner at Pizanos in Chicago and walked together back&nbsp;to the train station for our commutes home. We missed our train and sat in the food court waiting and chatting about everything under the sun. This delayed first date was worth the wait! Since then, each date just keeps getting better and better!

How We Met (Devyn's Version)

Oh God... this is so embarrassing.&nbsp;I used to not like to tell people this story but F it... we are getting married... Actually! I used to lie when people would ask or conceal key details of the true story. The truth is we met on a dating app called Coffee Meets Bagel. I remember where I was when I first saw Devyn's profile. I&nbsp;was in my cubicle and I was eating lunch because it was noon and the new profiles had just been released for the day. I was eating a peanut butter and jelly sandwich with apricot jelly. How I love apricot jelly. It is a sweet surprise and compliments peanut butter oh so well. I was also having Cheetos. I remember this because I got Cheetos all over my phone when I was looking at Devyn's profile (this is a true story). Anyway, I carefully reviewed Devyn's profile- reading each and every word- she was very thorough. Then I pressed Like before I ran to my meeting on cash flow forecasts for the month. Three weeks later we finally met and the rest is history.&nbsp;

How We Met (Michael's Version)

Backing up to a few weeks before the proposal... Michael called up Devyn's parents&nbsp;to get dinner and ask for their blessing. As Larry and Barb rarely leave the house without kids, this was no easy task. As a cover up, they told Devyn they were going to shop for a new minivan. This was very convincing as Mom's car was getting up there in age. At dinner, the three of them enjoyed dinner and conversation, Devyn's&nbsp;Dad could hardly&nbsp;wait for the waitress to leave before putting Michael on the spot&nbsp;and asking what this was all about.&nbsp; Fast forward a few weeks-&nbsp;Michael Proposed on Good Friday 2018 (A Very Good Friday ;)). Devyn and Michael joined the Conways for&nbsp;stations&nbsp;and dyed Easter Eggs. Barb, knowing the plan, asked about staying for pizza to help Michael get Devyn out of the house. Mistakenly, Michael first replied, "sure" and then immediately took that back. He told Devyn he wanted to go to dinner as they hadn't had time to catch up from the week yet. They decided to go Downtown Naperville for Grilled Cheese. After parking, Michael suggested they go for a walk by the river to their "spot" where they had their first kiss. It was a chilly day, but Devyn agreed. They began walking, about halfway there, Michael grew fidgety, checking his phone and talking about the buildings, stalling so that pedestrians vacated the area. Once they got to the stairs, Michael grabbed both of Devyn's hands and started his&nbsp;speech. Devyn immediately started to cry as she felt she knew what was coming. Michael got down on one knee and Devyn said YES. As this was all happening, a photographer was above on the bridge taking photos. They did a quick photo shoot together and then drove to dinner. Devyn asked if they were still getting Grilled Cheese but Michael told her he had a surprise planned. They drove to Roselle and walked into a pizza restaurant. Upon entering the room, both Michael and Devyn's immediate family members were there, cheering and waving cardboard cutouts of Devyn and Michael's faces. Together they enjoyed dinner in celebration of the exciting engagement!!&nbsp;

The Proposal

Our Story

Details

Wedding Party

Photos

Registry

Q + A

Hyatt Place in Chicago - River North. Each room has a full size sleeper sofa (rooms can sleep up to 6). Includes complementary breakfast in the morning!&nbsp; Use the link to the website to book to receive&nbsp;our room block rate. Reservations must be made by June 26, 2019.

Hyatt Place Chicago/River North

Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church:

*Free parking is available on the east and west end of the parish campus.











Hotels:













*Our Chicago hotels offer&nbsp;self-parking with unlimited in/out privileges for $49 per night at Greenway Parking Garage (60 W Kinzie Street, 2 blocks south of the hotel). Prices are subject to change.















*Valet parking is also available for $65 per night, inclusive of tax, with unlimited in/out privileges. Prices are subject to change.











River Roast (Reception):











*Valet Parking is available at River Roast (Reception Venue) for $18 per vehicle 











Additional Tips: 











*We love transportation Apps-- We recommend SpotHero or ParkWhiz to find reduced pre-paid parking spots close to any location in the city











*The hotel is a 6 minute walk to the reception or .3 miles!













*Allow additional time when traveling in the city to accommodate for unexpected traffic

Parking

Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Chicago Downtown/River North.

The hotel is right next-door to Hyatt and shares parking. 



Includes complementary breakfast in the morning!

Use the link to the website to book to receive our&nbsp;room block rate. Reservations must be made by June 26, 2019.

Devyn & Michael

Devyn & Michael

D&M

Wedding Day

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Wedding

Reception