Kacey Ling Fung and Michael Robert Harburn grew up in Flint, Michigan; they can safely say that they have known each other most of their lives! Mike was great friends with Kacey's brother, Lou and was often found hanging out at her childhood home. Mike's first memory of Kacey was meeting her when he joined a 3rd grade bowling team with her brother, Lou. He remembers Kacey chasing him around the bowling alley and being slightly annoyed by her because girls had "cooties" at that age.

Mike first noticed Kacey towards the end of high school and learned she would also be attending Michigan Technological University. He had the privilege of driving her to school her Freshman year. Mike would have liked to ask her on a date then, but he was concerned because she was the little sister of one of his good friends. After Mike received his Bachelors in Metallurgical Engineering from Michigan Technological University, he attended Purdue University to get his Masters in Materials Engineering. He has spent majority of the past 25 years in California working in the high-tech field. Kacey went on to receive a Bachelors in Environmental Engineering from Michigan Technological University. After college, she moved to Chicago and worked in various industries with a focus on safety, environmental and sustainability. She currently leads global EHS for an industrial technology manufacturing company.

After reconnecting on LinkedIn in 2017 and not seeing each other in nearly twenty years, Mike and Kacey went on a lunch date to Cooper's Hawk. Their first date did not end there though...

The very next day, Mike and Kacey went to a Cubs Game and enjoyed the ease of each other's company while cheering on the Chicago Cubs! Kacey thoughtfully bought Mike a Cubs t-shirt prior to the game in her attempt to convert him to be a Cubbies fan.

Mike and Kacey traveled on their first trip to New Buffalo, MI. This will mark the start of their love of travel together. They have visited Salt Lake City, Phoenix, Albuquerque, Boston, New York City, Alaska (multiple cities on two different cruises), San Antonio, Miami, Key West, Orlando (twice for Disney World and Universal Studios), San Diego, Lake Tahoe, Las Vegas and Vancouver (Canada). Maui and Kauai is at the top of their list as a favorite trip. They are hoping to travel overseas to Europe on their next trip.

After residing in Chicago for 20 years, Kacey decided to join Mike in California and later Seattle which is currently their place of residence. When they are not enjoying their beautiful city by visiting farmer's markets, attending shows, or seeing new sites, they can be found in the comfort of their home enjoying good movies and streaming their favorite series together. Kacey and Mike also enjoy eating out together at all types of restaurants; Sushi, Thai, Vietnamese and Indian are their favorite cuisines to enjoy.

Mike proposed on New Years Day 2023. Since they went to Kauai for Christmas, they choose to wait to open Christmas gifts until they arrived back home. After they opened all the gifts on New Years morning, Mike said he had one last gift and Kacey would have to find it hanging on the tree. Kacey assumed it was an ornament and kept searching the tree, but could not find it until she saw a shiny ring on a string hanging on the tree. She was so shocked at first that she didn’t even know what it was and then Mike popped the question. Mike told her he was planning to propose while in Kauai on the beach on their last night there, but that didn't work out. Kacey never left his side for him to make plans. He even pretended to leave car keys back in our hotel room, but she just followed him back and therefore it didn't happen. The Christmas tree proposal at home was meant to be and kicked off their wedding planning.

Mike and Kacey could not be more thrilled to be within one year of their wedding date. Kacey said, "We are very excited to have family and friends join us on this special day and hope everyone can make it. We hope that all have a great evening and celebrate this special event with us. Eat, drink and enjoy the music! Mike said, "This has been a long time coming! We have made it through 2 years being in a long-distance relationship, survived COVID together, along with making major moves together - ultimately moving to Seattle. During this time there have been ups and downs (many more ups) and have been able to laugh and keep smiling while enjoying our life together. This is the next major step together we are taking to spend the rest of our lives together. We are looking forward to celebrating our big deal with our friends and family and hope everyone can make it!"