Wedding Day

Ceremony

The Petroleum Club of Shreveport

416 Travis St # 1500, Shreveport, LA 71101

Our Wedding

Emma and Michael were first introduced by Emma's roommate, Emily, one Sunday morning at Norris Ferry Community Church in Shreveport, LA. A lot of the "talking phase" that followed involved their studying together at the LSUHSC campus, as both were students at the time. One day in December 2022, Michael went to Emma's home and asked her to be his girlfriend. A week after that, their dating journey began. Over the last two years, the Lord has done so much to grow Emma and Michael's relationship. They have learned how to love each other well through the highs and the lows of life. It's been a busy season, but they've made time for some fun along the way. One of their current favorite pastimes is playing pickle ball together. Emma is a force to be reckoned with, but Michael does his best. The soon-to-be Lieu couple is so very excited to celebrate with their friends and family as they commit to forever with each other. Their goal is that their wedding and marriage would be a representation of the Gospel, that their love for one other would be a picture of Jesus's beautiful union with His Church.

Our Story

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Macy is Emma's best friend of 7 years. They started out as college suite mates and after college moved to Shreveport, LA together, Macy for speech therapy school and Emma for work prior to applying for PA school. Macy is recently married to Anthony Smeester and is now a speech therapist in Kilgore, TX. 

Macy Smeester

Meggie is Emma's favorite (and only) sister and lifelong best friend. She is married to groomsman Abel Diaz. Meggie is currently a pediatrician in Houston, TX, but will be moving to Fort Worth, TX, just prior to Emma and Michael's wedding. 

Meggie Diaz

Gracyn is one of Emma's "Shreveport best friends." She and Emma met through a prayer group just before Emma started PA school. They have been inseparable since. Gracyn is a pediatric PA at Wee Care Pediatrics in Shreveport, LA.

Gracyn Gorman

Emily is also one of Emma's "Shreveport best friends," though they met during their college years. She was roommates with Emma and matron of honor, Macy, while working on her master's degree at LSUS. She is now married to Evan Norris and working as a school psychologist intern in Pineville, LA. 

Emily Norris

Chloe is one of Emma's most cherished college best friends. They met via matron of honor, Macy, at Louisiana College and have stayed close ever since. Chloe is married to Dallan Berthelot and is mother to flower girl Sydney Kate Berthelot. She lives in Pineville, LA, and is in charge of all things media at Kingsville Baptist Church. 

Chloe Berthelot

Andy has known Michael since childhood, and they have grown up at church playing basketball together (Michael has the upper hand). Andy currently lives in Dallas, Texas as a biomedical engineer. 

Andy Lin

Hongyu and Michael also grew up in church playing basketball together. They went to the same middle school through college as well. He currently lives in Houston, Texas and is a chemical engineer.

Hongyu Yi

Jeff is Michael's older brother and unsurprisingly has known Michael his entire life. Jeff is a chemical engineer and currently lives in Houston, Texas. He is engaged to Mary Liu.

Jeff Lieu

Lu Rui is a close friend of Michael and fellow Pelican fan. They grew up in church and basketball together, also going to the same middle school through college. Lu Rui is currently in school in Dallas, Texas.

Lu Rui Yao

Abel is Emma's current and Michael's soon-to-be brother-in-law. He is married to matron of honor, Meggie, and will soon be moving with her to Fort Worth, TX, just prior to the wedding. He has a background in engineering but is currently working in education. 

Abel Diaz

Wedding Party

Q + A

There are 10 room blocks for this location. All reservation requests must be received no later than May 16, 2025. Check-in time is at 4:00 PM on Friday, and check-out time is at 11:00 AM on Sunday. Room Rate is $189 for a king suite and $179 for a queen suite. Hotel self-parking fee is $12.00 per car/day. Valet parking services are $20.00 per car/day.

Hilton Shreveport

There are 20 room blocks for this location. All reservation requests must be received no later than May 6, 2025. Check-in time is at 3:00 PM on Friday, and check-out time is at 11:00 AM on Sunday. Room Rate is $189 for a king suite and $169 for a queen suite provided at least 10 blocks are claimed. Please email <a href="mailto:lani@lanibailey.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">lani@lanibailey.com</a> for the link to our booking site.

Hampton Inn & Suites Shreveport/South

There are 20 room blocks for this location. All reservation requests must be received no later than May 16, 2025. Check-in time is at 3:00 PM on Friday, and check-out time is at 11:00 AM on Sunday. Room rate is $164 per night. This discounted rate only applies if both Friday and Saturday night are reserved.

Emma & Michael

Emma & Michael

E&M

Wedding Day

The Petroleum Club of Shreveport

416 Travis St # 1500, Shreveport, LA 71101