Wedding Date on Oct 8, 2022

Madeline Derse and Cooper Mead met during their freshman year at Bucknell University, but it wasn’t until they were both interning in New York City a few years later that they began seeing each other. After graduation, Maddy and Cooper spent several years in a long-distance relationship between New York City, Washington D.C., and eventually Charlottesville, when Cooper attended business school at the University of Virginia. In June of 2020, Cooper and Maddy continued their Fourth of July tradition with a trip on Nantucket. Nothing seemed out of the ordinary until Cooper’s brother left the family festivities to “go to the Cape.” While strolling by the water, on the way to grab drinks, Cooper completely surprised Maddy with a proposal. When they later entered the restaurant, both of their families were already waiting for them. It turns out Cooper’s brother’s story about traveling to the Cape was a cover. In reality, he went to the airport to pick up Maddy’s brother and best friend.