Paul Michael Nault, 26, and fiancee Danielle Stricklin, 27, both of West Bloomfield, will exchange vows in a Valentine's Day-themed ceremony today at Victoria Wedding Chapel in Waterford.
Nault, an Oakland County Sheriff's deputy for four years, and Stricklin, a medical records clerk, have known each other since high school; together, they have a three-year-old daughter, Mackenzie Grace.
"We're just going to have a small wedding," said Nault's father, also an Oakland County Sheriff's deputy who patrolled Oakland Township until retiring yesterday.
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He said about 25 people are expected to attend the wedding, though there will be a larger reception this summer.
The Nault-Stricklin wedding will have a Valentine's Day theme with the bride dressed in a black gown and holding a red bouquet; the groom will be dressed in a black suit and red shirt. Three-year-old Mackenzie will be wearing a red dress.
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"It's very beautiful," Dennis said of the wedding venue. "That's where my daughter got married."
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