Bay Pointe Inn

Rehearsal Dinner

Bay Pointe Woods

Wedding Day

Ceremony

Reception

Our Wedding

We met each other in July, 2020, just months after the world went into lockdown. While everyone was locked in their homes, a new social media platform was created: Tik Tok. It may be hard to believe to some, but that very app is where we met. Never in a million years did either of us think that we would find our forever person on Tik Tok in a comment section. Texting all day turned into facetiming for hours, which then turned into hanging out after my shift in one of our cars at the restaurant I worked at. From there on out, the rest is history. Some people would say that 2020 was the worst year of their lives. For us, it was quite the opposite. Amidst all the chaos going on in the world at that time, we found calmness and comfort in each other.

How it All Began

August 2020 we were separated onto opposite sides of the state. Jakson lived in Grand Rapids, and I went to Saginaw for the next four years for college. Neither of us knew what was in store for us or how difficult it would be to be what felt so far from each other. Lets just say there was nothing to worry about. Jakson probably put 10,000 miles on his car my first two semesters of college. After 4 1/2 years of going back and forth, I finally graduated and moved back to Grand Rapids, where I then moved in with Jakson and our four other roommates. Though there was no space for anything anywhere, but it didnt matter, we were finally together in the same home.

The Last 5 Years of Us

It’s now just the two of us and our two dogs, Diesel and Sully. Since being just the two of us, we’ve enjoyed every little moment of spending time together. Amidst all the chaos of planning a wedding, we get to do it together, just like we get to do everything else in this lifetime. Thank you for being here, and we cannot wait to enter the start of our forever with you all by our sides❤️

Where We Are Now

Our Story

Photos

Bryanna Bentley

Maddie Mast

Mikayla Mack

Morgan Arnold

Darby Drake

Delaney Benzschawel

Natalie Wojcik

Shayla Day

Dysen Drake 

Thomas Boynton Fisher

Tyler Boynton Fisher

Tyler Bockheim

Ian Blackstock

Adam Hillebrand 

Anders Staky 

Luke Benzschawel

Wedding Party

There is no shuttle from this location to the venue and back compared to Gun Lake Casino.

Best Western Plus Wayland Hotel

Gun Lake Casino Resort

Travel

Staying at Gun Lake Casino &amp; Resort? We’ve arranged a shuttle to transport guests to and from the venue. Please see the itinerary below for scheduled pick-up and drop-off times.If you're not staying at Gun Lake but you are staying at the Best Western, you can park at Gun Lake casino and take the shuttle to the venue.

Please plan to arrive a few minutes early to ensure you don’t miss the shuttle. To the Ceremony:4:50 PM – Pick-up at Gun Lake Casino &amp; Resort 5:15 PM – Drop-off at Bay Pointe Woods Return to the Hotel (After the Reception)Shuttles will run throughout the evening with multiple return trips. Each trip will drop guests off at Gun Lake Casino &amp; Resort:9:30 PM – Depart Bay Pointe Woods 10:30 PM – Depart Bay Pointe Woods 11:15 PM – Depart Bay Pointe Woods 12:15 AM – Depart Bay Pointe Woods

Shuttle Itinerary

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Registry

Things to Do

Dress Code

Q + A

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Abby & Jakson

Abby & Jakson

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