Elizabeth Moira Dean and Erin Marie Randall were married Jan. 5 at Weber’s Boutique Hotel in Ann Arbor, Mich. Stacey Swickerath, a Universal Life minister, officiated.
Ms. Dean (left), 30, is a web administrator at the University of Michigan School of Education in Ann Arbor. She graduated from Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pa., and received a master’s degree from the University of Maryland and a micromaster’s degree from the University of Michigan School of Information.
Ms. Dean is the daughter of Kathleen M. McGettigan Dean and Gregory F. Dean of Potomac, Md. Ms. Dean’s father is the vice president for curriculum development at America’s Health Insurance Plans in Washington. Her mother is the chief management officer at the Office of Personnel Management in Washington.
Ms. Randall, 26, is a third-year law student at the University of Michigan. She graduated summa cum laude from American University in Washington and served as a political appointee in the Obama administration at the Department of Education in the Office for Civil Rights. This fall, she is to begin as an associate in Washington in the financial services practice at the law firm Dechert.
Ms. Randall is a daughter of Tina M. Randall and Kevin E. Randall of Grand Rapids, Mich. Ms. Randall’s father is the head of underwriting and strategic execution at Farmers Insurance in Grand Rapids.
The couple met in June 2015 while celebrating during the Capital Pride festivities in Washington. Ms. Dean and Ms. Randall proposed to each other on the same day; in fact, Ms. Dean’s proposal inadvertently superseded Ms. Randall’s proposal.