Almquist Farm

Wedding Day

Cocktail Hour

Dinner 

Winter

Our Wedding

Josh and I met in modern times on an online dating app. Josh’s shirtless pictures and his tag line "I workout at 5am so I have more time for dinner with you" had me swiping to learn more. I was more intrigued by the 5am workout part, being that I am a fellow 5am gym goer. When we started talking, I was prepping for a fitness competition and I didn't want to weigh food on our first date, so I pushed it off until after my competition. We talked for about a month prior to meeting for the first time in person. Josh was disappointed because he got the "lunch date" - I told him I had dinner with a girlfriend that evening, so I was only available in the afternoon. In reality, I actually had another date scheduled that evening (I would admit this to Josh about 3 months into our relationship). We met at Insight Brewing and Josh text me something sassy about getting a seat in case I was running late. I proceeded to play along and tell him I had just gotten out of the shower (10 minutes prior to our date) .... I was actually already at the brewery. So, when I walked in - I completely surprised him and told him I was a very punctual person - I think this is the moment I won Josh’s heart. Our first date was over 8 hours long and I ended up cancelling my evening date while Josh went to the bathroom. I told him my girlfriend I was meeting was slightly aloof and not the most reliable (she’s my MOH &amp; the last person I would refer to as ‘aloof’) - but, at the time he believed me.I needed to learn more about this analytical man whose laugh was obnoxiously unique &amp; I wanted to hear more of it. The date consisted of beers ... Followed by burgers ... Followed by Josh walking me to my car, awkwardly side hugging me and practically sprinting back to his car and leaving. It was in that moment; I was very uncertain if this date had actually gone well. As I was texting my [aloof] best friend, I received a text from Josh saying how great a time he had, and he looked forward to doing it again. So, we did - the next day. I beat Josh in darts 3 times. Our third date was a haunted house and we left covered in fake blood and creeped out by our experience at the Soap Factory. (if you've been, you know).Then Josh brought me out for margaritas and tacos and that was when he won my heart. Four Years &amp; a Baby Boy Later: Josh proposed while we were hiking with Arlo in the North Shore. I was marveling at a waterfall while Josh was carrying Arlo in the baby carrier. I turned back around to find both Josh and Arlo were gone. Then I realized Josh was just tying his shoe ....Until something sparkly caught my eye ….Josh was looking right at me, down on one knee.He asked me to marry him with shaking hands, praying I would answer quickly because he was scared he’d drop the ring. Spoiler Alert: I said Yes. Afterwards, Josh would tell me he had been carrying the ring all morning and checking his pockets constantly to make sure the ring was still there. He didn’t have a plan (if you know Josh, this is very out of character - there is always a plan), he just knew he wanted to do it that day. He waited for a moment that felt right and was ‘ours’. The Cascade Trail will forever be our moment &amp; our spot where we began our next chapter ♥️

The Meeting & Engagement

Our Story

Photos

Wedding Party

Q + A

Travel

Things to Do

Registry

Hotel Accommodations Blocks are Reserved at: The Confluence Hotel200 2nd Street W Hastings, MN 55033Please use the following link to book with our discounted rates: https://res.windsurfercrs.com/ibe/details.aspx?propertyid=17219&amp;rate=Sperling%20Zajicek&amp;CheckIn=12/15/2023&amp;lang=en-us&amp;nights=1 You can also call the hotel and reference the Sperling/Zajicek hotel block for the discounted rates. We will have shuttle services returning to the Confluence Hotel after the reception. You can leave your vehicles at the venue overnight. There is other lodging nearby, as well - but we do not have blocks reserved at these locations: Hastings Country Inn300 33rd St W, Hastings, MN 55033 Treasure Island Resort5734 Sturgeon Lake Rd, Welch, MN 55089 The Port of Prescott201 Broad St, Prescott, WI 54021

Hotel Accommodations

Amanda & Joshua

Amanda & Joshua

A&J

Wedding Day

3:30 PM

Cocktail Hour

5:00 PM

Dinner