Emily and Daniel Leal-Fernandez Engagement Announcement

Emily Hirschman, daughter of Theresa Reever of Fort Walton Beach, FL, has become engaged to Daniel Leal-Fernandez, son of David Fernandez and Lourdes Leal of Miami, FL.

Saturday, June 3rd 2017

Proposal

Daniel and Emily went back home to FL to spend time with both of their family’s. Emily is from the Panhandle of FL (Fort Walton Beach, FL)
and Daniel is from Miami. His plan was to propose to Emily on the 67th floor of the newest addition to SLS Hotel in Brickell, Miami overseeing Downtown Miami’s skyline.
However, Hurricane Matthew wanted to visit Miami before they could get there.

Emily’s family and Daniel decided to stay in the Panhandle another night to let the hurricane pass. October 5th was a beautiful day from the start. Daniel and Emily woke up early and went to the beach for a little relaxation. That afternoon Emily asked her sister Jessica, who does professional photos, if she wouldn’t mind taking sunset pictures for the two of them. Daniel knew this would be the perfect moment as they couldn’t travel to Miami, and Emily’s sister was there to capture the special moment.
Pictures were being taken on the beach and the jetties. Everything was so beautiful! Daniel went around the sand dune while Emily kept getting photos done. Emily then ran over to Daniel and he got on one knee and asked Emily to marry him. She of course said YES!! They ended up watching the sunset and even dolphins came to shore. After dating for 5 years, Emily received the perfect proposal in her hometown.

How They Met

Daniel and Emily met through the Rapid City Rush hockey organization here in Rapid City, SD almost 8 years ago. He was the broadcaster and she was a cheerleader for the Central Hockey League. They ran into each other at numerous appearances and gotten to know each other. They connected from the start, both realizing that maybe there was something more.
Everything was in common between the both of them from family, culture, sports and even being cat lovers.

Daniel and Emily does everything together and has grown from one another. They are both a firm believer in marriage. Daniel and Emily are very active in the community. They run a restaurant (KOL) in downtown Rapid City, and Emily is also a Licensed Property Manager and works for one of the biggest rental agencies in the Black Hills.