Dassel Covenant Church

Wedding Day

Wedding

Dassel History Center and Ergot Museum

Reception

Our Wedding

According to Adriana, this dynamic duo met on June 14, 2018. On this day she went to help her parents at their concrete shop and would finally meet the mysterious man who was living in her parent's motor-home. The motor-home had been moved into town and this random guy had subsequently moved into it while she was off serving as a missionary in Nigeria. She stood there introducing herself to him when he informs her that they had met already. You see, Brock, being three years older, had remembered that they had&nbsp;met many moons ago out on Long Lake as little kids. His grandparents-in-law (to put it simply) live two doors down from Adriana's house and during summers growing up&nbsp;they would end up playing out on the lake together. 

 

After well over a decade, and 23 countries having been traveled between the two of them things certainly had changed. Over two weeks passed of running into each other by "happenstance" on the lake, at church softball, and some Dairy Queen ice cream. These really weren't happenstance though. Brock was very intentionally finding ways to "run into" her, including spending hours waiting on a raft and even dragging his cousins to&nbsp; knock on her door. After those weeks, his intentions were becoming clear. As he was leaving one night she told him that if he had her number it would make it a lot easier to see each other. He agreed,&nbsp;they exchanged numbers,&nbsp; and&nbsp;he proceeded to text her every single day.

Brock didn't call it a date, but now in hindsight they say their first date happened on July 6. It was smashing success of a date to say the least, involving dinner, the world's largest ball of twine made by one man, and hours of star gazing. Then on July 13, he finally stammered through admitting to her that he liked her and wanted to see where this was heading. After much time spent together and many amazing dates they became an&nbsp;official&nbsp;couple on August 25 while walking along the Mississippi River. Falling in love is a different experience for each couple, but these two fell hard and fell fast. On February 19, he popped the question in a hospital room, which is&nbsp; a great story so if you want to know just ask the happy couple and you will hear it in full detail. For now the rest is history, and they plan to live&nbsp; happily ever after.

Our Story

Details

Joe Lundsten is the man. From&nbsp;the days of&nbsp;drinking&nbsp; Arnold Palmers,&nbsp;playing Gameboys, and sleeping through classes&nbsp;in Watertown High School to working together at Fridley High School to enrich our nation's youth...Joe and I&nbsp;have taken some twists and turns. Joe has had my back through it all.&nbsp; Neither of us should have graduated high school, gone to college, and&nbsp;graduated from college.&nbsp; So, the fact that we will both be graduating with our master's degrees in the spring together&nbsp;will be an absolute tribute to what happens when you "choose life."

Joseph Roy Lundsten

Alaina Marie Craswell

Tayler Grace Morris

Margaret Martine Koeppel

Anna Maruska Semanko

Robby and I&nbsp;met in Fort Benning, Georgia. Those were interesting times. We ended up getting stationed at Fort Carson, CO with the 4th Infantry Division. We were so excited to be sent out there. The joke was on us. But we made the best of it. Parties, shooting guns, and ridin' around gettin' it. We even almost got eaten by some bears and some sharks. Not in the same day though. Rob is&nbsp;the kind of guy who thought&nbsp;it's was&nbsp;good idea to climb on the roof of a car going 130 MPH. I'm the kind of guy who thought it'd be a good idea to drive a car 130 MPH. Although Rob is busy saving the world most days, he is still one of my best friends.

Robert Paul Emmons II

Nick has known me my whole life. Growing up, I would be so excited to see him and his family. Now that I'm grown up, I&nbsp;get so excited to see him and his new family. We used to stay up way too late eating ice cream sandwiches, drinking Mountain Dew&nbsp;and talking about Star Wars. Now, we stay up way too late eating his wife's snacks, drinking whatever is good in the great state of Minnesota...and talking about Star Wars.

Nicholas Lahlum

Molly, known to me as Stitch. I&nbsp;met this gem of a friend at Youth With A Mission (YWAM) Los Angeles and we did our Discipleship Training School (DTS) together. This meant we were together basically 24/7 for almost 6 months straight in 3 different countries. I remember the very first day when&nbsp;I&nbsp;met her I thought she was the coolest person ever, and now I&nbsp;have proven that to be true.&nbsp;I was partnered with Stitch and another friend to do some incredibly challenging&nbsp; ministry while&nbsp;in Thailand, and not only did we work well together but we got to pray and process through our experiences together. After serving together in YWAM we have never lost touch, I&nbsp;believe our record skype call was well over 3 hours!&nbsp;I even had the honor of traveling to Denmark to stand in her wedding and I am beyond&nbsp;thrilled that&nbsp;she will be flying here to stand in mine.&nbsp;

Molly Weber Wilkinson

Jenn and I&nbsp;were paired together at random&nbsp;as roommates in college.&nbsp;We were both from Minnesota, straight out of high school, and both wide-eyed and bushy tailed for the "college experience". In the midst of first impressions&nbsp;I found out Jenn likes to take baths and I&nbsp;called her a nerd, she has since told me this solidified in her mind that we would&nbsp;be friends. We jumped right into college life together, made lots of new friends, took classes together, and stayed up way too late way too often. We weren't roomies the whole time, which we now both&nbsp;regret, but our close bond always remained. A bond tested by hardships and great physical distance, and&nbsp;yet she has always remained an incredibly&nbsp;faithful friend.&nbsp;The first time I&nbsp;was ever in a wedding was hers, and I am so grateful I get the privilege of having her be in mine.&nbsp;

Jennifer Nicole Reist

Ian has known me my whole life. Like Nick, I used to be so excited to see him. As a kid he taught me what it meant to be lactose intolerant and some of those smells can never be forgotten. As an adult, when I&nbsp;was fortunate enough to be living in the same state as him, I&nbsp;would race up to Denver on weekends to spend as much time with him as I&nbsp;could. Movies, fine libations, and great conversations got me through a not so fun time in my life. I don't get to see Ian a fraction of how much I&nbsp;wish I could, but no matter what, he rocks.

Ian Lahlum

I have known Stephen his whole life. He was such a sweet kid growing up. Now, he's one of the most caring guys I&nbsp;know.&nbsp;He puts up with me and he's willing to go the extra mile for just about anyone. He's the one person in the world I&nbsp;can't run an effective pass defense on in Madden. For sure he is probably the best player of Clue in the history of time. And on top of it all, he's never complained about me waking him up late at night or early in the morning with the hours that I&nbsp;keep.

Stephen George Montgomery

This chick has been an absolutely&nbsp;fantastic friend of mine during and after high school, and (Lord willing) we plan on staying friends until we are old gray-haired ladies talkin'&nbsp;about the good ol days. Some of my favorite times with Hannah are when we are out on the lake&nbsp;or&nbsp;just sitting on a bed having a sincere heart-to-heart for hours on end. We&nbsp;talk&nbsp;about nothing and everything at the same time. We certainly can't solve the world's problems, but we may give it a shot and while we are at it we are usually&nbsp;end up&nbsp;helping each other out with our own problems.&nbsp;It is not always serious talk though, obviously. Sometimes when we hang out we will be laughing so hard for so long that we don't even remember what we were laughing about anymore.&nbsp;Hannah is one of those well-rounded, dynamic, funny, and deep friends that I plan to keep around for&nbsp;LONG time.&nbsp;

Hannah Ann Thinesen

Whoever says you can't or&nbsp;won't stay close with your high school friends is just simply wrong. And this girl stands to prove that point.&nbsp;Brooke, known to me as Brookie and originally Brookie D until she got married recently (that rhymed). We have known each other for many years, but yet it seems&nbsp;we become even closer friends&nbsp;every time we&nbsp;hang out. She is the first one in our group of friends to get married, own a home, get a "big-girl job", get a dog, and start a family. It has been a joyous and even inspiring process to watch and, in a way, be part of. She is such a beautiful sister in Christ, and I love getting into faith-based convos with her. After I&nbsp;get married we will only live 3 miles apart from one another and for that I&nbsp;am most grateful because we will be able to continue&nbsp;to do this crazy thing called&nbsp;life,&nbsp;together.

Brooke Faith Carlson

I have known Matthew my whole life. Matthew used to fit in my arms. Matthew still fits in my arms...but my back doesn't really appreciate it as much. He is a complete goofball and always has been.&nbsp;

Matthew Dean Montgomery

Wedding Party

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Q + A

Registry

Knights Inn Litchfield

AmericInn by Wyndham, Litchfield

Days Inn by Wyndham Hutchinson

Travel

Things to Do

Bride's Party

Alaina Marie Craswell -- Matron of Honor

Alaina, known to me&nbsp;as: Lainer-butt, Momia, La, Lainey, and&nbsp;Naina. Alaina is my big sister and the nickname "Naina"&nbsp;was actually my baby-attempt at saying Alaina, which was my first word. She was clearly special to me from the very beginning and has been my sister, confidant, life coach, fellow&nbsp;cotton candy tycoon, world-traveling buddy, fellow water skiing semi-professional, and best friend. I&nbsp;am so fortunate to have grown up with such a wonderful playmate. We had wild imaginations and would have elaborate life stories for our beanie babies and barbies, make up dances to NSYNC, invent our own songs and dances, "clean the river" (basically&nbsp;use&nbsp;sticks to remove&nbsp;soggy leaves from a&nbsp;creek), and even concoct our own sister language. Now as adults we have traveled to 6&nbsp;countries together, our cotton candy business is both&nbsp;a&nbsp;success and a total blast, we have each other's backs, and we have&nbsp;conveniently fallen in love around the same time and&nbsp;will be getting married only 2 months apart! The phrase I like to say about us is, "everything together" because we really do love doing just about everything, together.&nbsp;

Tayler Grace Morris -- Bridesmaid

Tayler, known to me as&nbsp;Tank. Tank and I&nbsp;were originally friends back in about 4th grade and we would play "wolves" together- which as you can imagine involved us pretending to be wolves and living our happy wolf lives. We became close again in high school and have been great friends ever since. Honestly, Tank is more than just a friend to me, she is a sister. She knows just about everything about me and my life, she has been there for me through some incredibly tough times, she asks great questions and listens passionately, and we regularly try to say goodnight/goodbye and end up talking for at least another hour. Quite honestly, I&nbsp;would not be the person I&nbsp;am today if it weren't for the deep love and support I have had from this amazing friend of mine.&nbsp;I think every person needs a Tank in their life.

Anna Maruska Semanko -- Bridesmaid

Anna and I&nbsp;have a very unique friendship. On certain days when we hang out together if you were to observe us and the way we interact you might really start to question if we are friends or not. But I&nbsp;assure you, we are, we are just extremely different people and yet more&nbsp;alike than either of us will likely ever admit. I&nbsp;am so close with Anna and yet it seems like we disagree&nbsp;about just about everything, there is no other friendship in my life like this one. Anna brings out my wild side sometimes- the first&nbsp; time&nbsp;(and only times) I ever "snuck out" was to hang out with her. She knows how to have a good time, and I sure love having good times with her. But also, this girl is honestly&nbsp;the strongest person I&nbsp;know;&nbsp;she has showed tremendous maturity, persistence, and courage in the midst of major heartache and for that I&nbsp;deeply admire her and consider myself fortunate to call her friend.

Molly Weber Wilkinson -- Bridesmaid

Molly, known to me as Stitch. I&nbsp;met this gem of a friend at Youth With A Mission (YWAM) Los Angeles and we did our Discipleship Training School (DTS) together. This meant we were together basically 24/7 for almost 6 months straight in 3 different countries. I remember the very first day when&nbsp;I&nbsp;met her I thought she was the coolest person ever, and now I&nbsp;have proven that to be true.&nbsp;I was partnered with Stitch and another friend to do some incredibly challenging&nbsp; ministry while&nbsp;in Thailand, and not only did we work well together but we got to pray and process through our experiences together. After serving together in YWAM we have never lost touch, I&nbsp;believe our record skype call was well over 3 hours!&nbsp;I even had the honor of traveling to Denmark to stand in her wedding and I am beyond&nbsp;thrilled that&nbsp;she will be flying here to stand in mine.&nbsp;

Jennifer Nicole Reist -- Bridesmaid

Jenn and I&nbsp;were paired together at random&nbsp;as roommates in college.&nbsp;We were both from Minnesota, straight out of high school, and both wide-eyed and bushy tailed for the "college experience". In the midst of first impressions&nbsp;I found out Jenn likes to take baths and I&nbsp;called her a nerd, she has since told me this solidified in her mind that we would&nbsp;be friends. We jumped right into college life together, made lots of new friends, took classes together, and stayed up way too late way too often. We weren't roomies the whole time, which we now both&nbsp;regret, but our close bond always remained. A bond tested by hardships and great physical distance, and&nbsp;yet she has always remained an incredibly&nbsp;faithful friend.&nbsp;The first time I&nbsp;was ever in a wedding was hers, and I am so grateful I get the privilege of having her be in mine.&nbsp;

Hannah Ann Thinesen -- Bridesmaid

This chick has been an absolutely&nbsp;fantastic friend of mine during and after high school, and (Lord willing) we plan on staying friends until we are old gray-haired ladies talkin'&nbsp;about the good ol days. Some of my favorite times with&nbsp;Hannah are when we are out on the lake&nbsp;or&nbsp;just sitting on a bed having a sincere heart-to-heart for hours on end. We&nbsp;talk&nbsp;about nothing and everything at the same time. We certainly can't solve the world's problems, but we may give it a shot and while we are at it we usually&nbsp;end up&nbsp;helping each other through&nbsp;our own problems.&nbsp;It is not always serious talk though, obviously. Sometimes when we hang out we will be laughing so hard for so long that we don't even remember what we were laughing about anymore.&nbsp;Hannah is one of those well-rounded, dynamic, funny, and deep friends that I plan to keep around for&nbsp;LONG&nbsp;time.&nbsp;

Brooke Faith Carlson -- Bridesmaid

Whoever says you can't or&nbsp;won't stay close with your high school friends is just simply wrong. And this girl stands to prove that point.&nbsp;Brooke, known to me as Brookie and originally Brookie D until she got married recently (that rhymed). We have known each other for many years, but yet it seems&nbsp;we become even closer friends&nbsp;every time we&nbsp;hang out. She is the first one in our group of friends to get married, own a home, get a "big-girl job", get a dog, and start a family. It has been a joyous and even inspiring process to watch and, in a way, be part of. She is such a beautiful sister in Christ, and I love getting into faith-based convos with her. After I&nbsp;get married we will only live 3 miles apart from one another and for that I&nbsp;am most grateful because we will be able to continue&nbsp;to do this crazy thing called&nbsp;life,&nbsp;together.

Groom's Party

Joseph Roy Lundsten -- Best Man

Joe Lundsten is the man. From&nbsp;the days of&nbsp;drinking&nbsp; Arnold Palmers,&nbsp;playing Gameboys, and sleeping through classes&nbsp;in Watertown High School to working together at Fridley High School to enrich our nation's youth...Joe and I&nbsp;have taken some twists and turns. Joe has had my back through it all.&nbsp; Neither of us should have graduated high school, gone to college, and&nbsp;graduated from college.&nbsp; So, the fact that we will both be graduating with our master's degrees in the spring together&nbsp;will be an absolute tribute to what happens when you "choose life."

Margaret Martine Koeppel -- Groomswoman

When asked what nice things I&nbsp;should say about her, Large Marge said, "Just that we’ve been best friends since we were 11 and always support each other." I can't really say much that will top that. No matter what happens, one of us is there for the other to pick the other one up or give them the harsh reality of a situation. From Mrs. Lynch's class to late nights at Lyon's to goodness knows what's next for the both of us, I&nbsp;will use the always eloquent words of Leo Forsman to describe this great woman. "You are a good shit."

Nicholas Jonathan Lahlum -- Groomsman

Nick has known me my whole life. Growing up, I would be so excited to see him and his family. Now that I'm grown up, I&nbsp;get so excited to see him and his new family. We used to stay up way too late eating ice cream sandwiches, drinking Mountain Dew&nbsp;and talking about Star Wars. Now, we stay up way too late eating his wife's snacks, drinking whatever is good in the great state of Minnesota...and talking about Star Wars.

Ian Benjamin Lahlum -- Groomsman

Ian has known me my whole life. Like Nick, I used to be so excited to see him. As a kid he taught me what it meant to be lactose intolerant and some of those smells can never be forgotten. As an adult, when I&nbsp;was fortunate enough to be living in the same state as him, I&nbsp;would race up to Denver on weekends to spend as much time with him as I&nbsp;could. Movies, fine libations, and great conversations got me through a not so fun time in my life. I don't get to see Ian a fraction of how much I&nbsp;wish I could, but no matter what, he rocks.

Stephen George Montgomery -- Groomsman

I have known Stephen his whole life. He was such a sweet kid growing up. Now, he's one of the most caring guys I&nbsp;know.&nbsp;He puts up with me and he's willing to go the extra mile for just about anyone. He's the one person in the world I&nbsp;can't run an effective pass defense on in Madden. For sure he is probably the best player of Clue in the history of time. And on top of it all, he's never complained about me waking him up late at night or early in the morning with the hours that I&nbsp;keep.

Matthew Dean Montgomery -- Groomsman

I have known Matthew my whole life. Matthew used to fit in my arms. Matthew still fits in my arms...but my back doesn't really appreciate it as much. He is a complete goofball and always has been. And hopefully he always will be. For some strange&nbsp;reason I&nbsp;still think I&nbsp;could take Matthew on in a fight. But at the end of the day,&nbsp;I would much rather have him with me than against me.

Wedding Party 1

Robert Paul Emmons II -- Groomsman

Robby and I&nbsp;met in Fort Benning, Georgia. Those were interesting times. We ended up getting stationed at Fort Carson, CO with the 4th Infantry Division. We were so excited to be sent out there. The joke was on us. But we made the best of it. Parties, shooting guns, and ridin' around gettin' it. We even almost got eaten by some bears and some sharks. Not in the same day though. Rob is&nbsp;the kind of guy who thought it&nbsp;was&nbsp;good idea to climb on the roof of a car going 130 MPH. I'm the kind of guy who thought it'd be a good idea to drive a car 130 MPH. Although Rob is busy saving the world most days, he is still one of my best friends.

Adriana & Brockway

Adriana & Brockway

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