Cora's Creekside Tavern

Engagement Part

Rusty Rail Brewing Company

Wedding Day

Wedding

Reception

Our Wedding

Luke and I met in 1999 at the ripe old age of 11. We had just started junior high, and he thought I was pretty cute, and I felt the same way back. One day, he asked me to wear his watch, and apparently that meant we were boyfriend and girlfriend officially. :) He kissed me at our first school dance, and bought me a really expensive stretchy choker from Claire's for Christmas. We don't remember how, but like junior high romances do, we eventually broke up. All through high school, we remained friends and had some classes together. Specifically, we remember having Poetry class together and drinking hot tea every morning together in Mrs. Love's room while Cara was obviously the best poetry student and Luke's poems were clearly scratched out during home room. Luke always thought Cara are beautiful and above him, and Cara thought that Luke was hot-headed and irresponsible, but also funny and used to attend baseball games with her friends just to check him out while he was pitching. We graduated, and we didn't speak again for nearly ten years.

How we met.

Luke and I met again in 2014, when Cara came home from the west coast for the wedding of one of her bridesmaids. She came with someone else as a date, and so did Luke. At one point, Luke's date got slightly out of hand and was dancing uproariously alone in the middle of the floor after stealing the DJ's microphone and singing wildly. Luke looked at Cara and said, "Yeah. She's not the one." They both laughed. Two months later, as Cara prepared to finally return home to PA, she came home again to interview for some jobs and met up with Luke at a friend's house for a get together. He could barely look at her out of nervousness, and when it got late and Cara decided to take the girls home, Luke asked her if she could stay just a little longer. She agreed. Luke gave Cara a hug before she flew back to Idaho and Cara felt home for the first time in ten years. After landing a job at Penn State and moving home, Cara needed help fixing some things around her house, and Luke was first in line to be a handy man. He invited them to the pumpkin patch for a family outing, and the two began seeing each other from there. Three weeks later, when Cara was putting the girls to bed, Jocelyn looked at them both and pointed, saying "I know you two like each other," with a giggle. They did like each other. Very much.

Reunited.

Luke and Cara went through a lot of life obstacles during the first 2 years of their relationship. Legal issues, custody issues, and always came out on top. It took a lot of dedication, patience, prayer, and love. On Christmas Eve 2016, Luke told Cara that he had a scavenger hunt prepared for the girls to open a gift early prior to Santa coming. He asked Cara if she would be wiling to record the scavenger hunt to keep as a memory. The gift ended up being something pretty special for all of them. Watch below:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vD8ikaSEeMo&amp;t=328s

The Proposal.

Our Story

Details

Wedding Party

Photos

Q + A

Registry

Be sure to mention the Stroup-Heimbaugh wedding when booking!

Best Western Plus Country Cupboard Inn

Directions to the Rusty Rail Brewery: From Mifflin County:Drive along Old US Hwy 3222 min (1.1 mi) Take US-322 W to Sinking Creek Rd in Potter Township13 min (11.1 mi) Continue on Sinking Creek Rd to PA-45 E4 min (2.4 mi) Turn right onto PA-45 E39 min (31.8 mi) Turn left onto N 8th St/Sr3003From Southern PA:US-11 N/US-15 N and US-22 W/US-322 W1 h 51 min Follow US-11 N/US-15 N and PA-104 N to N 8th St/Sr3003 in Mifflinburg

Be sure to mention the Stroup-Heimbaugh wedding when booking!

Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, Lewisburg, PA

Guests staying in the Lewisburg, PA Best Western or Country Inn &amp; Suites will be provided with a shuttle between 2:30 - 3:30 PM in order to get to the ceremony on time. The shuttle will then return guests to the hotel at 10:00 PM after the reception has ended and again at midnight after final closing of the bar.

Susquehanna Valley Limousine

Travel

If you plan on coming early, be sure to check out the list of local attractions and things to do in the beautiful Susquehanna River Valley. Fall activities include festivals, art shows, antiquing, great food, music in the parks, and more. The Visitors' Bureau is a great source to find activities!

Cara & Luke

Cara & Luke

Registry

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