Wedding Day

Church of the Assumption

Ceremony

The Essence Event Center

Cocktail Hour 

Reception

Fall

Our Wedding

Our story begins in the small town of Winona, MN. The legendary tavern was the hot spot for college kids especially those who attended St. Mary’s University. It so happened that both Lenny and I were at the “Tav” the first weekend of the school year in 2016. As luck would have it, my friend Danielle insisted I talk with this guy. So, we began talking. The conversation was so easy… talking about our hometowns, friends and of course hockey. Lenny left the Legendary Tavern that night thanking me for a lovely conversation but failed to ask for my phone number. A short 10 hours later, a notification on Facebook pops up with a message from Lenny apologizing for not asking for my phone number (and making sure he did not make a fool of himself the previous night!) The following weeks, I would see Lenny everywhere on campus; I would be walking home from classes and here comes Lenny on his bike; he would be on the opposing team for intramural hockey; or “studying” with our mutual friends. After a little (a lot) persistence from Lenny’s end and a couple of turned down dates later, I finally agreed to go on a date with him over Christmas break at Quixotic coffee in St. Paul. From there, we went out on a couple more dates, and then we were meeting each other’s families. All of a sudden, three little words popped out, “I love you” and finally “Will you marry me”. I can’t believe I took a chance on a hockey goalie from a rival high school, and WOW, I am so glad I did because the rest is history and WE ARE GETTING MARRIED!!!

Love in a college town 

Our Story

Photos

Justine Griep

Michael Biskupski 

Danielle Finkelstein 

Johnny Donohue 

Anna Hermes 

Jeff Lindquist 

Samantha Kocher

Lukas Schlosser

Sophie Schmidt 

Jeremy Mrugacz

Giselle Rogers 

Patrick McErlean

Brittney Hatch

Trason Arens

Darby Flatley 

Matthew Messer

Maggie Weiss

Erik Griep 

Bobby Donohue 

Tyler Mellick

Alex Neuman 

Drey LaCroix 

Alina Griep

Madelyn Griep 

Wedding Party

Q + A

Check in: 3:00pmCheck out: 11:00am Please book through link:<a href="https://www.marriott.com/events/start.mi?id=1715807563974&amp;key=GRP" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Book your group rate for Messer Weiss Wedding</a> Parking daily $35 Please reserve room no later than August 8th to recieve discounted rate

Courtyard St. Paul Downtown 

Check-in: 4:00 PM Check-out: 11:00 AM Please use link below to book online or call 651.225.1515 and ask for the Messer Weiss Wedding rate Holiday Inn St. Paul Downtown Parking $20 Please reserve room no later than August 28th to receive the discounted rate.

Holiday Inn St. Paul Downtown 

Check- in: 3:00 pmCheck-out: 12:00 pm Please use the link below to book or call 651.636.4567 and ask for the Messer Weiss Wedding rate <a href="https://www.hilton.com/en/book/reservation/deeplink/?ctyhocn=MSPACDT&amp;groupCode=CDTMWW&amp;arrivaldate=2025-09-26&amp;departuredate=2025-09-28&amp;cid=OM,WW,HILTONLINK,EN,DirectLink&amp;fromId=HILTONLINKDIRECT," rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Messer Weiss Wedding Booking Link</a> Parking: Free Please reserve room no later than August 29th to recieve discounted rate.

DoubleTree by Hilton Roseville 

Lodging 

Things to Do

Registry

Angela & Leonard

Angela & Leonard

Lodging

Courtyard St. Paul Downtown

Holiday Inn St. Paul Downtown

DoubleTree by Hilton Roseville