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At Last
Friends for years, a Delaware couple finally find their way to the altar.
By Lisa Dukart
Photos by Creative Image Weddings
Emily O’Neill and Caleb Swafford Dec. 12, 2020
Sometimes, it takes years to finally see what’s been right there in front of you all along. Such was the case for Caleb Swafford. He’d known Emily O’Neill for about a decade, in part because she was friends with Caleb’s sister. Both homeschooled, they attended a class together at the Glasgow Christian Academy in Bear, Del., where their bond grew stronger.
Caleb hadn’t developed romantic feelings for Emily. But she had, many years before. “He was oblivious,” says Emily.
When Caleb went away to Louisiana Tech University, Emily thought that was the end of it. But a few years and a thousand miles helped flip a switch for Caleb, who realized Emily was all he’d been looking for. “I don't know why it didn’t occur to me before,” he admits.
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