Rehearsal Dinner

The Gathering Grounds

Ceremony

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Our Wedding

In September of 2023, we officially met at The Bridge Church and were even in a small group together that fall. We were both living our adult lives, working full time, taking classes online, doing other side projects, and serving at church. We interacted with each other almost every week, but it was not until May 2024 that we started to get to know each other. Jacob will claim he was trying to start conversations with Ashley, but she unintentionally shut them down or was out the door before he could talk to her. Our young adults group at church was starting up, and that summer, both of us decided to play Church league slow pitch softball. And if you know either of us, you would know we are some of the most competitive people you will meet. But on that field is really where our story began. Between playing softball, mutual church events, and planning young adult events, we really started to get to know each other and became friends. Including learning that Iowa VS Iowa State sporting events are about to get interesting as Jacob is a big Hawkeye fan, and Ashley is a big Cyclone fan. But Jacob finally got what he had been wanting since he had first met Ashley, to talk to her. We started becoming good friends. Then, we finally went on our first date on August 20, 2024, after Ashley unintentionally delayed the process, once again. Our first date started with dinner, then Mini Putt, and ice cream to end the night. Mini Putt might have been a little risky with how competitive we both are, but we survived. Ashley won that night by the way, even if Jacob played with his non-dominant hand... If were honest, neither of us knew what we were doing. Maybe to your surprise, neither of us had ever had a significant other before, so it was new territory for the both of us. But we figured it out and realized early on that we wanted to spend the rest of our life together. It apparently was not a surprise to many people either, especially our Pastor, Darik, who likes to say that he and his wife called it a year ago. On February 28, 2025, we decided to go on a walk where we walked on our 3rd date. On the way back, we walked down to the pond, and Jacob proposed. Of course, Ashley said yes, even if that is all she said. Now we are getting married and cannot wait for our life together.

Our Story

Photos

Wedding Party

Susanna Schuemann

Luke Little

Emily Lumsden

Drew Martens

Olivia Morrison

Ryan Berry

Emily Heagy

Logan Teague

Leah Cavanaugh

Taylor Drost

Q + A

Lodging

Located in Oskaloosa, Fairfield Inn &amp; Suites by Marriott Oskaloosa. The hotel provides an indoor swimming pool and a 24-hour front desk and free WiFi. A buffet, continental or gluten-free breakfast is available at the property. Call or click the link to reserve a room. Please book by October 1st.

Fairfield Inn & Suites Oskaloosa

Travel

Things to Do

Registry

Ashley & Jacob

Ashley & Jacob

A&J

Ceremony