Mary-Elizabeth & Travis in Hartland, MI

M-E and Travis kept their cool while planning their summer celebration, relying on talented friends and family members to help them create a memorable wedding. THE BRIDE Mary-Elizabeth (M-E) Kuzma, 25, a social-work graduate student THE GROOM Travis Pierce, 23, construction THE DATE July 5 July 5 is a pretty important day in the lives of M-E and Travis. It's the date they shared their very first kiss (the summer before Travis' senior year in high school), the date that Travis proposed (during a trip to North Carolina), and the date they chose to become husband and wife. And even though their lucky day fell on a Monday, they decided to go ahead, planning an outdoor ceremony at the groom's family home.