This is the official story of how Michael and Karen met:

Michael is Irish/British , born in Canada and raised in New Jersey.

Karen was born in Beirut, Lebanon and moved to Kalamazoo, Michigan after living 5 years in Belgium.

We both love to travel so.......

Michael moved to Atlanta in 1989 to attend Georgia Tech where he graduated as an Engineer.

Karen came to Atlanta in 1996 to translate for the Olympics after receiving her MBA in Business Marketing from Thunderbird .

We both had a passion for soccer and that's how we met...

Michael was working as a computer engineercomputer engineer while Karen was at the phone company.

We were playing for the same soccer team, Karen for the women and Michael for the men. And we met at practice.

During our courtship, we fell head over heels and Michael proposed on Karen's birthday in December 2004.

Our wedding is scheduled for April 22, 2006 in Atlanta, Georgia.

Our ceremony will be at 5pm at

The Catholic Shrine of the Immaculate Conception,

Our reception will be held immediately afterwards at .

Please email me for more details or to let me know if you will be able or unable to attend our wedding.

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