Wedding Day

Wedding

K Bar S Lodge

Reception

Our Wedding

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November 14, 2020. Ceremony at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church in Rapid City, SD. Reception and lodging at K Bar S Lodge in Keystone, SD. We will have the lodge all to ourselves, so we would love to have as many people stay there as possible. It can be like a mini destination wedding this way!

NEW DATE

Hi friends and family,&nbsp;We wanted to let you know that we will be rescheduling the wedding. Right now our goal is September or October. Everything else on the invitation is still appropriate, we aren't making any other changes. We want as many of you to make it as possible, and so we will push it back until it is safer for more people to travel and gather. Once we know more, we will send out information.&nbsp;We love you all,Ali and AJ

UPDATE

We first met in high school. Two introverted kids at a school retreat.&nbsp; It was very clear from the beginning that we were interested in one another. Flirting over board games and doing anything possible to sit near one another at the retreat. It wasn't long after when we began to see each other socially, which quickly bloomed into romantically. Our high school love was like a firework which burned hot and fast. After only six months of dating we parted ways for college, though Ali will gladly tell you that this was not a mutual parting (it&nbsp;means he dumped me - Ali).&nbsp; Four long years later we began talking again. Our first encounter in years was during Easter of 2017. We were both terribly nervous but that too was short lived as our flame was reignited. We talked seriously for two months before deciding that we would date again. Ali, being her stubborn self, made me work really hard to get the title of boyfriend. Our first summer we spent our time in our home town of Rapid City exploring the Black Hills and tasting the best craft brew that the area had to offer. We spent many nights up late just chatting about life. When that dreadful time came to go back to school we parted ways again except this time we would stay together and visit often. Omaha and Hastings were only two hours away which made the distance more bearable. We returned to our home for another summer of exploring and enjoying each other's company. This time only Ali went back to school as she had her final year of law school and I had taken a full time job in Rapid City. This distance was hard for us but we did our best over facetime and many calls.&nbsp; During Thanksgiving break Ali came home to spend time with family and her&nbsp;loving boyfriend. Little did she know that when she went back to Omaha this time that it would be with a ring on her finger. On November 24th, 2018 I asked the love of my life to marry me in front of our families on the annual Day After Thanksgiving Christmas Tree Hunt.&nbsp; After Ali finishes law school she will move back to Rapid City to join me and start her career as an attorney. I can't wait to have my best friend back in the same place.&nbsp; -AJ&nbsp;

Contrary to popular belief, the second time was the charm.

Our Story

Details

Marie Young

AJ’s best friend from UMary and baseball. Will gladly tell you many embarrassing stories about AJ.

Trenten Hove

Samantha Kleinpaste

AJs best friend from Hastings College and baseball. Loves teasing Ali.

Lucas Lingreen

AJ’s friend from UMary and baseball. Once lived with AJ.

Lane Huck

Kylie Tornow

Bobbi Schaefbauer

AJ’s friend from Hastings College and baseball...eh.

Matt Liberty

Teddy Tornow

Emma McConville

Avery Lux

The other brave soul who married into the Tornow family.

Evan Kleinpaste

AJ’s friend from Hastings College and baseball. Looks a lot like Alex.

Brandon Utrup

Candace Nadeau

Kelli Muck

AJ’s friend from Hastings College and baseball. Looks a lot like Brandon.

Alex Utrup

Evelyn Kleinpaste

Ali’s nephew and AJ’s favorite future nephew.

Cody Kleinpaste

Austynn Nadeau

Piper Muck

Wedding Party

Photos

Registry

Q + A

Blessed Sacrament is the church AJ and I go to each week, and we are excited to be holding the ceremony there.

Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church

K Bar S Lodge, Ascend Hotel Collection

K Bar S is the reception venue as well as the hotel for guests to stay in! They are opening the Lodge for our use only, so the only people there will be our friends and family. It is about half an hour between the church and the K Bar S with clear roads. It may be snowy in November, though, so budget some extra drive time.

Travel

Mount Rushmore National Memorial

Lost Cabin Beer Co.

This is our favorite place to go in the Hills. Spearfish is a beautiful town, with fantastic restaurants and plenty to do. If you are interested, we love The Farmhouse Restaurant, Spearfish Brewing Co., and the D.C. Booth Fish Hatchery. And the canyon has lots of hikes and is a beautiful drive.&nbsp;

Ali & August

Ali & August

Things to Do

Mount Rushmore National Memorial

Lost Cabin Beer Co.

Spearfish, SD, USA