Dear friends and family,

Guess what! We’re engaged! For some of you this will come as a complete shock because you didn’t even know that we were dating! But after almost a full year of enjoying each other’s company and getting to know each other’s heart, we decided to make it permanent. So, here’s the story…

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October 26. 2006

Emily was a very unsuspecting victim, since she was supposedly spending the evening celebrating her roommate, Julie’s, birthday. But after dinner Tomoko, another roommate who was enlisted as an accomplice by Matt earlier that day, took Emily by Covenant Seminary to return a book that “had” to be returned that night. She dropped Emily off and then zoomed away, much to Emily’s confusion.

So, Emily went to drop off the book in the return slot outside. Looking through the glass entrance of the library, she noticed that there were lit evergreen trees. “Why are they decorating for Christmas already?!”, she thought.

Then, Matt appeared at the entrance and beckoned her inside where a bench sat in the middle of the room surrounded by a twinkling forest. This was the very room where Matt had asked her to dance when they met for the first time almost a year prior at the Seminary dance class!

Matt sat Emily down on the bench and began to tell her all kinds of wonderful things that they both forget because their minds were freaking out. But somewhere in there was a question and a yes! He then placed the ring on her finger and asked her to dance to “How Sweet it is to be Loved by You” (It’s true!!!) by James Taylor. After celebrating with Matt’s parents and grandpa who were hiding nearby, they made their way to the chapel to express their joy to their Father in heaven and their need for His continual help through the journey ahead.

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We are so grateful for the miracle that the Lord has worked in both of our lives to bring us together after the difficult times that we have separately walked through in the past. Each one of us is a tangible representation to the other of God’s amazing love and grace in our lives.

We care for each of you and wanted you to share our joy!

With grateful hearts,
Matt Wicker and Emily Magee
(soon to be Matt and Emily Wicker!!!)

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