Thomas More University

Wedding Day

Ceremony

The Madison Event Center

Reception

Our Wedding

<p>Gabe&nbsp;and&nbsp;Emma&nbsp;met&nbsp;during&nbsp;their&nbsp;freshman&nbsp;year&nbsp;of&nbsp;college&nbsp;at&nbsp;Thomas&nbsp;More&nbsp;University.&nbsp;They&nbsp;shared&nbsp;the&nbsp;same&nbsp;history&nbsp;class&nbsp;and&nbsp;sat&nbsp;next&nbsp;to&nbsp;each&nbsp;other.&nbsp;What&nbsp;started&nbsp;as&nbsp;Emma&nbsp;helping&nbsp;Gabe&nbsp;with&nbsp;his&nbsp;homework&nbsp;to&nbsp;then&nbsp;becoming&nbsp;friends&nbsp;soon&nbsp;turned&nbsp;into&nbsp;more.&nbsp;They&nbsp;started&nbsp;dating&nbsp;long&nbsp;distance&nbsp;when&nbsp;the&nbsp;university&nbsp;shut&nbsp;down&nbsp;in&nbsp;spring&nbsp;2020&nbsp;due&nbsp;to&nbsp;Covid.&nbsp;They&nbsp;continued&nbsp;to&nbsp;date&nbsp;long&nbsp;distance&nbsp;for&nbsp;9&nbsp;months&nbsp;till&nbsp;Gabe&nbsp;could&nbsp;travel&nbsp;back&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;US&nbsp;for&nbsp;school.&nbsp;They&nbsp;spent&nbsp;their&nbsp;time&nbsp;at&nbsp;school&nbsp;together&nbsp;sharing&nbsp;friends,&nbsp;going&nbsp;to&nbsp;church&nbsp;together&nbsp;and&nbsp;having&nbsp;fun.&nbsp;Gabe&nbsp;and&nbsp;Emma&nbsp;graduated&nbsp;together&nbsp;May&nbsp;2023.&nbsp;Emma&nbsp;went&nbsp;home&nbsp;to&nbsp;Ohio&nbsp;and&nbsp;Gabe&nbsp;went&nbsp;home&nbsp;to&nbsp;Panama.&nbsp;They&nbsp;are&nbsp;still&nbsp;going&nbsp;long&nbsp;distance&nbsp;till&nbsp;they&nbsp;are&nbsp;married.</p>

How We Met 

<p>Gabe&nbsp;proposed&nbsp;to&nbsp;Emma&nbsp;December&nbsp;7th,&nbsp;2023,&nbsp;in&nbsp;Panama.&nbsp;Although&nbsp;Emma&nbsp;may&nbsp;have&nbsp;expected&nbsp;it&nbsp;to&nbsp;be&nbsp;coming,&nbsp;she&nbsp;was&nbsp;surprised&nbsp;when&nbsp;it&nbsp;happened.&nbsp;Gabe&nbsp;took&nbsp;Emma&nbsp;for&nbsp;a&nbsp;tandem&nbsp;bike&nbsp;ride&nbsp;on&nbsp;a&nbsp;board&nbsp;walk&nbsp;overlooking&nbsp;the&nbsp;city&nbsp;of&nbsp;Panama&nbsp;and&nbsp;the&nbsp;ocean.&nbsp;Gabe&nbsp;knows&nbsp;how&nbsp;much&nbsp;Emma&nbsp;loves&nbsp;the&nbsp;ocean&nbsp;and&nbsp;city&nbsp;view,&nbsp;so&nbsp;this&nbsp;was&nbsp;the&nbsp;perfect&nbsp;spot.&nbsp;It&nbsp;was&nbsp;a&nbsp;private&nbsp;proposal&nbsp;that&nbsp;they&nbsp;both&nbsp;shared&nbsp;together.&nbsp;One&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;best&nbsp;days&nbsp;of&nbsp;Emma&nbsp;and&nbsp;Gabe's&nbsp;life.</p>

Proposal 

Our Story

Registry

Photos

Q + A

https://res.windsurfercrs.com/ibe/details.aspx?propertyid=14389&nights=1&checkin=6/27/2025&group=ZG62725&lang=en-us
This is the link for the Room Block. 
NOTE:  When you go to the link it will say there are no rooms available.  If you change the check in date to Friday, June 27, you'll see the room choices. There are blocks for BOTH Friday to Sat and Saturday to Sun. Rooms must be reserved a month before the wedding to get block pricing. 


Emma & Gabriel

Emma & Gabriel

Things to Do

Things to Do coming soon!