Megan Duell & Brock Bulas 4.10.10

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It was a prescription of love for Megan Duell and Brock Bulas when they met in 2006.
It was Megan's first week of pharmacy school at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha when she said hi to Brock at a pharmacy fraternity back-to-school barbecue. They met again in October during the fraternity's fall pledge retreat, where they danced and then went outside to talk.

“It wasn't long before we realized we both liked the television show ‘Lost,'” Megan says. From that night on, they took turns watching the show at each other's apartments, went out for ice cream and did yoga together at the student fitness center.
Their first date was the winter formal that December at Megan's sorority at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. “I knew I had a keeper when Brock agreed to come to a dance where he didn't know anyone. The rest is history!” Megan says.

They became engaged June 20, 2009, when Brock arranged a Father's Day weekend family gathering in Kansas City, Mo., to watch the Royals play the Cardinals.
After introductions and check-in at the hotel, Brock's mother distracted Megan, keeping her in the Bulas' room while Brock slipped away to ask Megan's parents for their blessing to marry their daughter.
Meanwhile, Brock's father and brother had placed a large, wrapped box in Brock's hotel room. Brock came to his parents' room where Megan was and told her it was time to get ready for dinner. While touching up her makeup in Brock's room, Brock said he had a present for her.

“I didn't even think to look at the box sitting on the bed,” she says. “As I opened the first box, I saw another box wrapped inside. Four more boxes later, she found a jewelry box. “Brock got down on one knee, said some beautiful words and proposed.”

The proposal was a surprise to Megan's family. “It was so wonderful to have family around. I wouldn't have wanted it to happen any other way.”

Megan, 24, an Omahan, and Brock, 26, of Hastings, Neb., were married April 10 at West Hills Church in Omaha. Like Brock's proposal, their wedding was filled with romantic details, such as soft flowers and elegant designs. Their colors were black, ivory and indigo blue with orange and bright green as accent colors.

For her bouquet, Megan chose ivory garden roses, ivory ranunculus, ivory tulips, blue hydrangea and green spider mums. She incorporated three photo charms of loved ones now gone: Brock's grandmother and her grandparents.

“In addition to our parents, our grandparents set wonderful examples of love and marriage. That is why I placed these photo charms on my bouquet,” she says.

For a bit of fun, the Bulases, who are both pharmacists, dispensed prescription bottles filled with M & Ms as guest favors. The medication name? Endless Luvinol from Happy Couple Pharmacy. It was Brock's idea.

The couple's grand entrance to their reception also had a touch of whimsy. They boogied to “Born to Be My Baby” by Bon Jovi. She wore dark sunglasses and Brock's tuxedo jacket while he donned her veil and carried her bouquet.
“Brock and I thought of our entrance right before we got on the elevator to go up to the ballroom. I knew he would look great wearing my long veil,” Megan jokes.
The Bulases are making their home in Denver, where Megan has a pharmacy residency at the Denver VA Medical Center. Brock plans to pursue retail pharmacy.