From the bride... "Ok so this is a long story and it does require some background so put on your seatbelt... My dad's best friend (Ned Boyer) married my mom's best friend (Amy Boyer) so we were raised with the Boyers as part of our family. Ned was a second dad to my siblings and he was always in our business as a good dad should be. When I was 18 years old, he told me he had met my future husband, Jeff Flagg. Jeff was a baseball player at Mississippi State and the best friend of Ned's daughter's boyfriend. Ned's daughter is Liza and is a bridesmaid in our wedding and her then boyfriend, now husband is Edward and he is our best man. At Liza and Ed's wedding, Jeff and I were both there and at all of the VIP events but I thought he was a bit too quiet (dare I say boring) and he thought I was a bit over the top (he would say crazy). Much to Ned and the Boyer family's dismay, sparks did not fly. In November of 2011, Ned was diagnosed with Pancreatic Cancer and by February 2012, he lost his battle to the disease. My family was there in the room and Jeff left spring training to be with the family as well. Jeff jumped in to help out and after chatting through the night while I did the slide show for the funeral, we decided to exchange phone numbers. We talked on the phone every day for 3 months (Jeff is described as quiet by a lot of people so this is saying something) before Jeff jumped in the car and drove to Chicago from Birmingham, Alabama to take me on a date. 7+ years later, we are walking down the aisle! I truly believe that the first thing Ned did when he went to heaven was put us together and I am forever grateful for him and his family."