Poindexter Coffee

Welcome Party

Wedding Day

St Thomas More Church

Ceremony

Little Lights on the Lane

Reception

Our Wedding

We are so blessed to have our WONDERFUL photographer, Emily Crall, who already wrote our story for us!Check it out along with our beautiful engagement photos through the link below. <a href="https://blog.emilycrall.com/2025/09/a-palisades-cedar-rapids-summer-engagement-shoot/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jacqueline &amp; Aaron: A Palisades Cedar Rapids Summer Engagement Shoot</a>

Our Story

Photos

Ali Nepola

Matthew Van Hoeck

Lauren Tanner

Patrick Krieger

Emily Nepola

Johnny Mitchell

Lauren Van Hoeck

Christopher Nepola

Teddy Nepola

Ben Zavilla

Ryan Zavilla

nephew, bilingual, dabbles in fire fighting

Ezra Van Hoeck

Colin Halbmaier

Jack Doyle

Wedding Party

Q + A

Check in:&nbsp;any time&nbsp;after&nbsp;4:00PM&nbsp;Check out:any time&nbsp;before&nbsp;11:00AMParking will be provided&nbsp;complimentary&nbsp;for all overnight guests of the hotel.&nbsp;Poindexter Coffee Shop is open 7 days a week&nbsp;7a-5p, serving breakfast and&nbsp;lunch options.Wilder Bar &amp; Restaurant is open 7-days a week, 4p - Close Guests are also welcome to call our Reservations department at (319) 337-4058. Simply reference the group code:&nbsp;91B&nbsp;to book their reservations. The cutoff date to book reservations is&nbsp;12/3/2025.&nbsp;

Graduate by Hilton Iowa City

This is also a great hotel. It's right by the Graduate. They just didn't send me any information that I could copy and paste and I don't want to Google it.

Hilton Garden Inn Iowa City Downtown University

Travel

It's winter in Iowa . . . what do we do??

Honestly . . . we don't know. Try to stay warm? Eat and drink? Find a place to hunker down and watch some bowl games? If you do want to venture out, here are some places you could try.

One of our favorite places!If you're coming to town early, you can catch the Iowa Women's Basketball team take on Nebraska on Thursday, January 1st. If Jacqueline isn't losing her mind, you might even see her there! If you're RSVP-ing no but you're still exploring our wedding website, that's super weird. But since you're not celebrating with us on January 3rd, you could watch the Iowa Men's Basketball team go up against UCLA. We won't be there, so it seems rude that you'd go without us. But you do you.

Carver-Hawkeye Arena

This place has EVERYTHING. Shops. Restaurants. A brewery with delicious wood-fired pizza (Backpocket Brewing). A Von Maur with a holiday piano player to set a festive yet relaxing shopping mood. A breakfast place with interesting combinations of breakfast foods and a mimosa tower (Tribute Eatery &amp; Bar). And a pizza place that Jim Nepola loves (Marquee Pizzeria) with a Detroit style cheese bread delicacy.And is that a snowman? No. It's you. Be sure to wear your coats because none of the shops or restaurants are connected. Honorable mention goes to the mediterranean restaurant Vesta. They have great food and drinks, but they took my favorite pizza off their menu so I didn't mention them in my Stefon review.

Iowa River Landing

Want to hang out INSIDE? Fine, wimp. Let's go to the mall! There's a food court, a Target, a Barnes &amp; Noble, a Scheels and a movie theater. What more could you ask for?I'm sure Wicked will still be in theaters. Seems like a great way to kill 2+ hours in Iowa!

Coral Ridge Mall

Let the kids jump out all that winter energy! Air FX is approximately a 40 minute drive from Downtown Iowa City. I've never been there, but the junior kindergarteners tell me it's a fun time.

AirFX Trampoline Park

If you're staying Downtown at the Hilton Garden or the Graduate, the area has some great bar and restaurant options. See some of our favorites below: The Vue Rooftop: Located right next to The Hilton Garden Inn, good food and good vibes. Baroncini Ristorante: Jim Nepola's favorite restaurant; mention the Nepola family at dinnertime and they'll either offer you some limoncello or politely remind you what time the restaurant closes. It's also less than a 10 minute walk from the Hilton and the Graduate. Z'Mariks: Buy a book at Prairie Lights Bookstore (see below) and then stop by to enjoy your book and a bowl of mac &amp; cheese or one of their other noodle dishes. Bluebird Diner: excellent breakfast and lunch option Hamburg Inn: an Iowa City institution and previous stop of many politicians on campaign trails. The West Wing filmed an episode here! Stop in for breakfast or lunch and treat yourself to a pie shake. (It's pie in a milkshake. It's delicious.) Estela's Fresh Mex or Pancheros: Grab a quick burrito for lunch Java House: favorite coffee house in the Iowa City area, also would be a good place to stop by after Prairie Lights

Aaron & Jacqueline

Aaron & Jacqueline

Registry