St. Mark Lutheran Church

Ceremony

Elwell Family Food Center

Reception

Spring

Our Wedding

Our Story

Emma Reed

Abby Sigmund

Megan Sigmund

Marion Alden

Marci Clark

Finley Reed

Mallory Harp

Jennifer Harp

Tonio Ortiz

Sean Graves

Sam Hinkhouse

Christian Purcell

Hunter Churchill

Emmett Graves

Benny Ortiz

Rico Ortiz

Justin Graves

Zach Graves

Wedding Party

Q + A

Travel

<a href="https://smokeyrow.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Smokey Row Coffee</a>We had our 1st date here! Amy's go-to is the iced coffee and Christopher loves the mochas! <a href="https://www.northernvessel.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Northern Vessel</a>Amy loves the oatmilk cortados here! <a href="https://www.coffeecatscafe.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Coffee Cats Cafe</a>This is one of Chris' favorite places! Coffee.. cats.. need we say more?

Coffee

<a href="https://www.bixandco-wdm.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bix &amp; Co</a>Best. Chicken tenders. Ever. <a href="https://tavernpizza.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Tavern</a>An Ortiz family favorite! Their pizza and onion rings are *chefs kiss*

Food

<a href="https://www.blackcaticecream.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Black Cat</a>If you need your daily ice cream fix (like Amy), check out one of Black Cat's 2 locations. Amy's favorite is brown butter cookie dough!

Ice-Cream

<a href="https://valleyjunction.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Historic Valley Junction</a>We love to walk around Valley Junction and pop in the many shops along the way. If you're a fan of antiques and thrifting, check out Memory Lane! <a href="https://www.wdm.iowa.gov/government/parks-recreation/parks-facilities-trails/raccoon-river-park" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Raccoon River Park</a>(Weather permitting) Raccoon river is our favorite place to go on walks! There is a nice trail and a playground for the kids! If you enjoy geocaching like us, go hunting for a few caches while you're there!

Activities

Things to Do

Registry

Amy & Christopher

Amy & Christopher

A&C

Ceremony

Reception