SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Burger King has offered to pay the expenses and provide gifts for the wedding of a Springfield area couple with an interesting connection to the fast food restaurant chain.

Joel Burger and Ashley King accepted the company’s proposal Monday. The State Journal-Register reports the couple has been known as Burger-King since they were in the fifth grade together in New Berlin.

The couple announced their engagement this spring with a photo next to the sign at a Burger King restaurant in Springfield. Although a woman’s name usually comes first in an engagement announcement, they decided to flip their names.

A Burger King spokesman says the company felt an overwhelming urge to help the happy couple celebrate their upcoming marriage.

The Burger-King nuptials will be held July 17 in Jacksonville.