FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. – Laura Vogel and Michael Ellis are understandably on edge tying skate laces before they tie the big knot.
The couple met at a 6 a.m. hockey clinic called the Breakfast Club at Suburban Ice Arena in Farmington Hills.
"We used to just sort of talk and chat in line and one day he asked me out. I said no," Vogel said.
Ellis thought that was it. However, things warmed up on the ice during a second class they shared.
"We went out for a cup of coffee and things worked out really well," he said.
Now, they will get married at the same arena they met in. It has been fittingly decorated for the occasion. Guests can use rental skates or sit down. The couple's skating teacher will perform the ceremony.
"We start in the penalty box. (The teacher) will skate over and he's going to give us 2 minutes for kissing and holding ... we're going to go in the box. Then we're going to play a Frank Sinatra song," said Ellis.
Vogel said their hockey teammates will make a stick bridge for them to skate through after the ceremony.
"We're gonna drive around on the Zam' at the end," she said.
The wedding was scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Thursday.