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  In May of 2008, Jessica and Robert Caruso were married. Their best man and maid of honor were Michael Caruso and Bethany Mackey. At the time of the wedding, Michael and Bethany were both on different paths in life, so their meeting was a quick, hello and walk down the aisle for Jessica and Robert. In December of 2008, Michael and Bethany began chatting on Facebook. Michael was just learning how to use his new iPhone and asked Bethany to give him a call several times via messages. Bethany was a bit nervous and never did call. She was finally listening to her father's advice, and was not going to pursue Michael. Eventually, Michael gave Bethany a call during his break at work one evening. There was instant chemistry and conversation, mostly about cars to begin with. Michael shared with Bethany how he had built an amazing naturally aspirated Honda S2000, while Bethany explained how she had brought her Honda Civic from its salvage titled days to a clean, mostly stock vehicle. The phone calls and emails only continued and became more extensive from there. Michael decided he needed to see Bethany in person again, so he asked if she would come out for a weekend just to get away from the stress she was under at home. Bethany happily agreed and made plans to catch the first flight out after New Year's 2010. During their first weekend together as friends, Michael and Bethany toured Red Rock Canyon in the S2000 (Michael actually let Bethany drive, he had never let a girl drive that car before, not even many guys!). They drove to Valley of Fire in St. George, Utah, sang songs in the car ride together, and talked into the wee hours of each morning. On the day Bethany left, both of them were already planning their next visit together. The day after Bethany arrived home, Michael called her and told her he had a question,  "I forgot to ask yesterday, will you be my girlfriend?", he asked. Bethany's heart melted at the innocent and sweet delivery of the question, and quickly said, "Yes!". From that point, the conversations, emails, and monthly visits back and forth continued. All the while, Michael and Bethany were growing closer and praying for a way to bring their lives together in one place. The answer came when Bethany's employer agreed to let her go on good terms and still use their system in Las Vegas. A quick 8 months of dating turned into a cross-country move for Bethany and her two dogs. She had never been that far away from home, and her family was uncertain of her decision. Deep in their hearts, Michael and Bethany knew that they were made for each other and that the Lord would put things in place to bring them closer to one another as He saw fit. In August of 2009, Bethany relocated to Las Vegas.  Fast forward one year, Bethany and Michael have started a small business, finally found the perfect home, visited with both Georgia and Nevada family as often as possible, and things were going better than they ever expected. Michael and Bethany agreed that they should take certain steps to affirm their relationship and to make sure that the decision for marriage was in fact the next step. After all of these things were confirmed over and over, Michael decided upon a date to propose to Bethany.