Powel Crosley Estate

Wedding Day

Wedding

Reception

Our Wedding

We met each other in Spring Training of&nbsp;2014 while marching with The Cadets. Geoff was in the front ensemble,&nbsp;Alexandra was in the color guard and they were in the same dorm together so they got to know each other in the living area of the dorms while decompressing at the end of the day. They spent the summer getting to know one another and building a great friendship. But at the end of the summer, they decided that they were not ready to be together exclusively and parted ways while keeping in touch for a while in the off-season.Then, in the summer of 2015, they reconnected. It was like they were&nbsp;right where they left off. And in the end of July, Geoff pulled Alexandra aside and talked to her about continuing their relationship exclusively after the season was over. They were both unsure about how it would work out being that they were going to be long distance, but they decided to try it out.&nbsp;They spent the next three years traveling seven hours&nbsp;to see each other, calling multiple times a day, and FaceTiming every night. There were difficult conversations, rough times, and long stretches of time that were spent apart. But the time they spent together was far sweeter than they could imagine and &nbsp;outweighed every obstacle that they had to hurdle.

How we met

On the weekend of the engagement, Geoff, Alexandra&nbsp;were in Nashville moving Geoff out of his apartment because he decided to move to Dallas. They had planned their weekend around packing up the apartment and visiting some of their favorite places one more time before they leave.&nbsp;

At the top of their list was Rador&nbsp;State Park. They had gone there practically every time she had gone up there to visit him. It was a place where they had spent so much time enjoying nature and having thoughtful conversations about their future.&nbsp;

On Saturday, June 16, 2018, they began, what Alexandra though,&nbsp;was s&nbsp;a normal Saturday walk at Radnor. Toward the end of&nbsp;their walk, Geoff &nbsp;guided Alexandra onto an inlet that overlooks the lake&nbsp;and&nbsp;directed her attention somewhere over the lake to get her to look away for a second. When&nbsp;she turned back toward him, he was down on one knee&nbsp;and asked her to marry him.&nbsp;



She, of course, said yes!&nbsp;&nbsp;

The Engagement

Our Story

Details

Photos

Elizabeth Gott

Mike Leitzke

Jossie Ho

Ryan Marsh

Caroline Twyford

Chaz Bledsoe

Meredith Ellis

Kris Carrier

Angela Wilkinson

Collin Hill

Sarah Schoeffel

Logan Gott

Marin Sampson

Wedding Party

Q + A

Registry

The Schoeffel-Lawson block of rooms includes either a king&nbsp;bed or two queen beds. Both include a pull out couch and are $129/night. The rate applies only for the nights of&nbsp;Thursday, January 3 and Friday, January 4.

Reservations must be made four weeks in advance, which is December 7, 2018.







The hotel has a free shuttle that will pick you up or take you anywhere within a 5 mile radius.

Hyatt Place Sarasota/Bradenton Airport

Travel

This is a beautiful place to see amazing art, architecture, flowers, and exhibits of the Ringling Brother's Circus. Geoff and I went a few years ago and spent hours together enjoying the fantastic scenery.

The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art

When my dad was young, his family vacationed in Sarasota and they would come here. Geoff and I visited the Sarasota Jungle Garden a few years ago, without knowing that my dad had gone as a kid, and we loved it! It's&nbsp;great afternoon fun for kids and animal lovers.

Sarasota Jungle Gardens

Siesta Beach

Sarasota Classic Car Museum

Whilst driving to the circle this very large statue is between the main road & the harbor. No problems parking next to it & nice to walk along the bay watching the Pelicans & yachts.

Unconditional Surrender Sculpture - Sarasota, FL

Things to Do

Alexandra & Geoff

Alexandra & Geoff

A&G

Wedding Day

4:30 PM

Wedding

Reception