Streetlight Kitchen & Bar

Welcome Party

The DREXELBROOK

Wedding Day

Ceremony

Cocktail Hour

Reception

After Party

Farewell Brunch

Our Wedding

"From high school hallways to forever and always" We met on the very first day of our sophomore year of high school during 4th period lunch. We discovered that we both swam on the high school team the previous year and bonded over the rigors of swim practices. Ally always had, and still has, the ability to turn anyone's bad days around with her jokes, puns, riddles, and funny stories. In December, Sam decided that her personality was one he could not live without. He thought about the best way of asking her out for weeks. Ally had a riddle up her sleeve almost daily, so Sam decided to make a puzzle that would ultimately ask her out (very cheesy but he was 16 at the time). Throughout the week, there was a different piece of paper that had a word on it and she had to keep all of them to figure out the phrase. At the end of the week on February 19th, 2016, she had a final question that read “Will you be my girlfriend?” and she obviously said "Yes!" We went through the rest of high school together and graduated in June of 2018. We didn’t know what the future would hold as we would be attending different colleges in the fall. The summer went by so fast, and before we knew it, Ally was moving into college. She was meeting so many new people, including those who would become her best friends. Two months into the school year, Sam was finally able to visit Ally for a weekend. We hung out, had such a fun time, talked about our future, and knew that we needed to be in each other's lives forever. It was at this exact moment that Sam knew he was going to marry Ally! Fast forward, Ally graduates from Penn State and starts her career in Pittsburgh. Sam helps Ally adopt an Australian Shepherd mix named Ladybug to keep her company. A few months later, Sam moves to Pittsburgh to be with Ladybug (and oh, Ally was there too) and begins nursing school. On April 29th, 2023, we went to a lantern festival, like the one in the movie Tangled. This is where Sam decided to pop the question. After 7 years, it was an obvious “YES!!” from Ally. It was a special night that we will remember and cherish forever. From first meeting as high school sophomores to getting married as a meteorologist and a nurse, it has been a journey full of love and laughter!

The Story of Us

Our Story

Take a look at our engagement photos taken at Longwood Gardens by our lovely wedding photographer, Kate Hammell! Check her out here! <a href="https://www.instagram.com/katemccarthy_photography/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@katemccarthy_photography</a>

Photos

Arie Yoder

Garret Gherardini

Maggie Yoder

Andy Gherardini

Heather Yoder

Sam Yoder

Aileen Keating

Quinn Mulhern

Baylee Sexton

Chris Lemmo

Mandy Sullivan

Andreas Chandra

Kendall Yoder

Blake and Bryce Yoder

Wedding Party

Q + A

Holiday Inn & Suites Philadelphia W - Drexel Hill, an IHG Hotel

The venue is about 20-25 minutes from the Philadelphia International Airport and about 1 hour and 45 minutes from the Harrisburg area. The ceremony and reception are both at the same venue. The venue (in front) and hotel (in back) are attached to one other. No travel is required from location to location. We do have a limited number of rooms set aside for our guests. To access our room block: click on the link above, scroll down to the check in/out dates and select dates from there. You should see "Yoder-Gherardini Wed" on the available rooms. Once this fills up, we will try to extend the number of blocked rooms at a discounted rate, however, if we are unable to do so, rooms may be available at the normal rate. If you wish to stay at another location, transportation will not be provided to and from the venue.

Travel

This is the 3rd largest mall in the country and has over 450 stores. King of Prussia is about 30 minutes from the venue.

King of Prussia

Topgolf is a facility that has a high-tech ball tracking and scoring system. This is about 25-30 minutes from the venue.

Topgolf

Downtown Philly is about 30 minutes from the venue.Attractions:-Rocky Statue and Steps-Franklin Institute-Liberty Bell-Independence Hall-Philadelphia Museum of Art-And much more!

Downtown Philly

Lions, tigers, and bears, oh my! The Philadelphia Zoo is about 30 minutes from the venue.

Philadelphia Zoo

See the Phillies play the Atlanta Braves at Citizens Bank Park:-Friday night at 6:40pm-Sunday night at 1:35pm

Phillies Games

Things to Do

Registry

Mr. & Mrs.

Ally & Samuel

Ally & Samuel

Wedding Party