GAZELLE MAGAZINE September 2018 | Page 44

LOVE & ROMANCE Elizabeth Casey & Scott Statler BRIDAL BLISS DATE: June 9, 2018 CEREMONY AND RECEPTION: River City Casino ABOUT THE COUPLE: She is a certified occupational therapy assistant. He is a service technician. The couple lives in St. Louis County. WHAT INITIALLY ATTRACTED YOU TO EACH OTHER? Liz: His personality, intelligence and charm initially attracted me. Right away, we clicked! He was so funny and constantly kept me laughing.  Scott: I thought she was beautiful. She has such an attractive personality, she was down-to-earth and always having fun and smiling.   HOW DID HE PROPOSE? HOW DID YOU MEET? We were in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, celebrating our sixth year together. While we were there, we noticed couples having private photo shoots around the resort. I loved the idea, so we decided to book a sunset shoot on the beach. During our photo shoot, there was It was the summer of 2011; we met on a trip to the Lake of the Ozarks with a group of mutual friends. It was such a fun weekend and start to an exciting summer spent together.   42 GAZELLE