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CloseMichael & Chase
May 25, 2025
Charleston, South Carolina
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MICHAEL SHIRLEY

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CHASE HEATHERLY


MAY 25, 2025

Charleston, South Carolina


OUR STORY



Michael & Chase met during their freshman year at Anderson University. Michael
was considering joining AU's Student Government Association and met Chase at an
interest meeting. In true Chase fashion, he had already created an executive
leadership position for himself within SGA and was quick to introduce himself to
Michael during the meeting. They spent the next several weeks getting to know
one another. By mid-summer 2010, they were dating. Their time in college was
marked by academic and extracurricular success, fun times, amazing friendships
but also managing a relationship kept private. After graduation from Anderson
University, Michael & Chase spent a brief time together while in their first
jobs post-college in Anderson. But ultimately, the couple spent multiple years
dating long-distance, first with Michael in Anderson and Chase in Columbia and
then vice-versa. Weekend trips back-and-forth kept their relationship in motion
while spending time separately with family and friends. In 2017, Chase took the
position as Publisher of Free Times, Columbia's arts and entertainment news
publication owned by The Post and Courier. This job brought Chase back to
Columbia and subsequently, back to Michael. The two's relationship became more
serious and the couple ultimately moved in together along with their dog, Paxton
(also known as the Puglisher!). With the love and support of so many, Michael
and Chase became more open about their relationship. In late 2023, Chase began
preparations for a Europe trip which would include a surprise engagement - first
by purchasing Michael tickets to see Taylor Swift in Paris as a Christmas gift,
and then by secretly selecting a wedding band. After months of planning, the
couple embarked on a multi-week trip to Paris and across Italy in May 2024. The
trip included another stop in Lake Como, Italy, the couple's favorite place they
had experienced together. On May 20, 2024 while in Lake Como, Chase asked
Michael to marry him in I Giardini di Villa Melzi (the gardens of Villa Melzi
estate). A photographer was waiting to capture the proposal and shots in the
gardens and on Lake Como afterward. Today, Michael & Chase are happier and
closer than ever, now fully able to embrace themselves as individuals and as a
couple. The love and encouragement they have been shown by countless family and
friends has made this one of the sweetest times in their relationship.



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