Emma & Reid

December 5, 2025 • Denver, CO

Emma & Reid

December 5, 2025 • Denver, CO

Our Story

Welcome!

If you are here, thank you for being an important part of our lives, both as a couple, and long before we met. For those of you that haven't been here since day one back in February of 2021, here is some of our story.

Our first date at Speedy Taco in Waukegan, IL. This became a frequented spot for breakfast burritos despite the fact that we were never sure what time the family would open the restaurant for the day.

March 06, 2021

Our first date at Speedy Taco in Waukegan, IL. This became a frequented spot for breakfast burritos despite the fact that we were never sure what time the family would open the restaurant for the day.
Party bus to Chicago after the last exam of our first year of med school! Reid has yet to fulfill his promise to pierce his ear since Emma scored 2 points higher than him on the final.

May 21, 2021

Party bus to Chicago after the last exam of our first year of med school! Reid has yet to fulfill his promise to pierce his ear since Emma scored 2 points higher than him on the final.
Our first time in Milwaukee, little did we know this would be our new home!

June 19, 2021

Our first time in Milwaukee, little did we know this would be our new home!
Big brain guy.

July 10, 2021

Big brain guy.
How we spent the first two years of our relationship! Whoever woke up first would head to the library to scope out the open study rooms.

September 15, 2021

How we spent the first two years of our relationship! Whoever woke up first would head to the library to scope out the open study rooms.
Emma's birthday at the pumpkin patch (or as we call it, the drunkin patch due to the fireball we snuck in to mix with our apple cider).

October 17, 2021

Emma's birthday at the pumpkin patch (or as we call it, the drunkin patch due to the fireball we snuck in to mix with our apple cider).
Bulls game! (Emma's first NBA game)

October 23, 2021

Bulls game! (Emma's first NBA game)
Reids first time skiing with the Steffer family, a true rite of passage!

December 14, 2021

Reids first time skiing with the Steffer family, a true rite of passage!
Showing Reid around Boulder!

December 17, 2021

Showing Reid around Boulder!
A monumental evening.

January 13, 2022

A monumental evening.
Camping trip to the Smoky Mountains!

May 13, 2022

Camping trip to the Smoky Mountains!
Cafeteria lunch date!

September 28, 2022

Cafeteria lunch date!
Thanksgiving in Door County!

November 24, 2022

Thanksgiving in Door County!
Hawaii with the Colliander famiy!

December 21, 2023

Hawaii with the Colliander famiy!
NYC trip!

February 02, 2024

NYC trip!
Match Day!!! We joke that this day was more monumental than our engagement since up until this moment we didn't know if we would be together for the next 4-7 years!

March 15, 2024

Match Day!!! We joke that this day was more monumental than our engagement since up until this moment we didn't know if we would be together for the next 4-7 years!
Chicago fun!

May 10, 2024

Chicago fun!
Celebrating our friends' love!

May 17, 2024

Celebrating our friends' love!
Best friends forever! We went out to dinner in Lincoln Park by our apartment and finished with a walk home through the park where Reid proposed! Three of Emma's bridesmaids were hiding in the bushes to take pictures of the whole thing!

May 22, 2024

Best friends forever! We went out to dinner in Lincoln Park by our apartment and finished with a walk home through the park where Reid proposed! Three of Emma's bridesmaids were hiding in the bushes to take pictures of the whole thing!
Post engagement ice cream in a packed apartment!

May 22, 2024

Post engagement ice cream in a packed apartment!
This nice man on the bench got a front row seat to our engagment!

May 22, 2024

This nice man on the bench got a front row seat to our engagment!
A fun night out downtown!

May 30, 2024

A fun night out downtown!
Introducing for the first time Dr. Steffer and Dr. Colliander!

May 31, 2024

Introducing for the first time Dr. Steffer and Dr. Colliander!
Graduation dinner at the Colliander's house!

May 31, 2024

Graduation dinner at the Colliander's house!
Sunset boat cruise in Costa Rica! Fun fact this cruise was us, one other couple, and then a whole bachelorette party who made the whole excursion a real party.

June 05, 2024

Sunset boat cruise in Costa Rica! Fun fact this cruise was us, one other couple, and then a whole bachelorette party who made the whole excursion a real party.
Our first day of residency with sleepy morning eyes!

July 01, 2024

Our first day of residency with sleepy morning eyes!
On call date nights from Reid's perspective!

November 07, 2024

On call date nights from Reid's perspective!
On call date nights from Emma's perspective!

November 07, 2024

On call date nights from Emma's perspective!
Engagement pictures in downtown Milwaukee! It was so cold this day we had to take breaks every 5 minutes to warm up.

January 18, 2025

Engagement pictures in downtown Milwaukee! It was so cold this day we had to take breaks every 5 minutes to warm up.