Flathead Lake Brewing Co. Pubhouse

Rehearsal Dinner

The Venue At Montana 45

Wedding Rehearsal

Rehearsal Dinner 

The Garden Bar 

Welcome Gathering

Wedding Day

Ceremony

Reception

Fall

Our Wedding

It&nbsp;all&nbsp;began&nbsp;at&nbsp;a&nbsp;party&nbsp;during&nbsp;softball&nbsp;weekend&nbsp;in&nbsp;2017,&nbsp;at&nbsp;Carroll&nbsp;College.&nbsp;Craig&nbsp;had&nbsp;a&nbsp;friend&nbsp;befriend&nbsp;Carly&nbsp;so&nbsp;he&nbsp;could&nbsp;meet&nbsp;her&nbsp;and&nbsp;get&nbsp;her&nbsp;number.&nbsp;At&nbsp;that&nbsp;time,&nbsp;Carly&nbsp;was&nbsp;clueless&nbsp;of&nbsp;Craig's&nbsp;intentions&nbsp;and&nbsp;thought&nbsp;he&nbsp;was&nbsp;just&nbsp;being&nbsp;nice.&nbsp;She&nbsp;soon&nbsp;found&nbsp;out&nbsp;that&nbsp;he&nbsp;had&nbsp;his&nbsp;eye&nbsp;on&nbsp;her&nbsp;all&nbsp;semester,&nbsp;waiting&nbsp;for&nbsp;the&nbsp;perfect&nbsp;moment&nbsp;to&nbsp;meet&nbsp;her.&nbsp;Carly&nbsp;played&nbsp;hard&nbsp;to&nbsp;get&nbsp;for&nbsp;3&nbsp;years,&nbsp;but&nbsp;they&nbsp;remained&nbsp;friends.&nbsp;She&nbsp;eventually&nbsp;gave&nbsp;in&nbsp;and&nbsp;decided&nbsp;to&nbsp;give&nbsp;Craig&nbsp;a&nbsp;chance&nbsp;and&nbsp;she&nbsp;never&nbsp;looked&nbsp;back.&nbsp;Then&nbsp;on&nbsp;one&nbsp;wintery&nbsp;New&nbsp;Years&nbsp;day&nbsp;in&nbsp;Chicago,&nbsp;Illinois,&nbsp;Craig&nbsp;asked&nbsp;Carly&nbsp;to&nbsp;be&nbsp;his&nbsp;girlfriend.&nbsp;They&nbsp;moved&nbsp;in&nbsp;together&nbsp;during&nbsp;the&nbsp;dark&nbsp;days&nbsp;of&nbsp;COVID&nbsp;while&nbsp;she&nbsp;figured&nbsp;out&nbsp;where&nbsp;her&nbsp;next&nbsp;move&nbsp;would&nbsp;be&nbsp;to.&nbsp;She&nbsp;got&nbsp;into&nbsp;medical&nbsp;school&nbsp;in&nbsp;Washington&nbsp;so&nbsp;they&nbsp;did&nbsp;three&nbsp;years&nbsp;of&nbsp;long&nbsp;distance.&nbsp;During&nbsp;this&nbsp;time,&nbsp;Craig&nbsp;bought&nbsp;a&nbsp;home&nbsp;for&nbsp;the&nbsp;two&nbsp;of&nbsp;them&nbsp;in&nbsp;Billings,&nbsp;MT,&nbsp;while&nbsp;he&nbsp;worked&nbsp;as&nbsp;a&nbsp;Project&nbsp;Manager&nbsp;and&nbsp;raised&nbsp;their&nbsp;dog,&nbsp;Koba,&nbsp;and&nbsp;cat,&nbsp;Dante.&nbsp;Carly&nbsp;moved&nbsp;back&nbsp;to&nbsp;Billings&nbsp;to&nbsp;do&nbsp;rotations&nbsp;in&nbsp;May&nbsp;2024.&nbsp;In&nbsp;September,&nbsp;they&nbsp;planned&nbsp;a&nbsp;trip&nbsp;to&nbsp;go&nbsp;see&nbsp;Colter&nbsp;Wall&nbsp;at&nbsp;Kettlehouse&nbsp;Amphitheatre&nbsp;for&nbsp;Carly's&nbsp;birthday&nbsp;weekend.&nbsp;As&nbsp;Carly&nbsp;was&nbsp;getting&nbsp;ready&nbsp;for&nbsp;the&nbsp;concert,&nbsp;Craig&nbsp;suddenly&nbsp;came&nbsp;in&nbsp;and&nbsp;told&nbsp;her&nbsp;that&nbsp;he&nbsp;was&nbsp;leaving&nbsp;to&nbsp;go&nbsp;get&nbsp;a&nbsp;table&nbsp;for&nbsp;dinner&nbsp;before&nbsp;the&nbsp;concert.&nbsp;She&nbsp;was&nbsp;very&nbsp;confused,&nbsp;since&nbsp;she&nbsp;was&nbsp;only&nbsp;going&nbsp;to&nbsp;be&nbsp;5&nbsp;more&nbsp;minutes.&nbsp;Then&nbsp;after&nbsp;about&nbsp;30&nbsp;minutes&nbsp;of&nbsp;stalling,&nbsp;she&nbsp;made&nbsp;her&nbsp;way&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;venue&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;backseat&nbsp;of&nbsp;a&nbsp;friend's&nbsp;car.&nbsp;Then&nbsp;she&nbsp;realized&nbsp;they&nbsp;drove&nbsp;past&nbsp;the&nbsp;venue&nbsp;and&nbsp;pulled&nbsp;into&nbsp;a&nbsp;secluded&nbsp;parking&nbsp;area&nbsp;next&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;Blackfoot&nbsp;river.&nbsp;She&nbsp;got&nbsp;out&nbsp;and&nbsp;was&nbsp;guided&nbsp;down&nbsp;a&nbsp;path&nbsp;that&nbsp;led&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;river&nbsp;where&nbsp;Craig&nbsp;was&nbsp;standing.&nbsp;He&nbsp;walked&nbsp;her&nbsp;through&nbsp;a&nbsp;trip&nbsp;down&nbsp;memory&nbsp;lane&nbsp;with&nbsp;pictures&nbsp;from&nbsp;when&nbsp;they&nbsp;first&nbsp;met,&nbsp;to&nbsp;every&nbsp;special&nbsp;life&nbsp;event,&nbsp;up&nbsp;until&nbsp;the&nbsp;most&nbsp;recent&nbsp;picture&nbsp;they&nbsp;took.&nbsp;Then&nbsp;Craig&nbsp;got&nbsp;down&nbsp;on&nbsp;one&nbsp;knee&nbsp;and&nbsp;asked&nbsp;Carly&nbsp;to&nbsp;marry&nbsp;him.&nbsp;Now&nbsp;it&nbsp;is&nbsp;time&nbsp;to&nbsp;get&nbsp;married!

Our Story

Photos

Alysa Bridgeman

Chase Bowen

Sage Chase 

Dylan Kresge 

Alyssa Severson

Shaun Severson

Jet Jones

Zach Jones

Rachel Simmons

Sabino DeSantis 

Rebecca Boyer 

Seamus Tully 

Madeline Miller

Jad Slim 

Taylor Lalum

Trevor Worthington

Austen Sparrow

Adam Skirmont

Courtney Burke 

William Noce Sheldon

Wedding Party

Q + A

Best Western is only 10 minutes from the venue. It is a smaller hotel so will book up fast, as we did not reserve a block of rooms here. They have given us a discount on rooms that will be applied, if you use our link. When checking out, the rate should display as Wedding Rate.

Best Western Plus Flathead Lake Inn and Suites

There are 20 rooms reserved here. They are either bedrooms with a king size bed or two queen beds. They will provide complimentary transportation from/to airport on request. This is a 20 minute drive from the venue. Must book by August 25th to receive the discount.

Hilton Garden Inn Kalispell

Travel

If you arrive on Friday, we will be having a little night before gathering to welcome people in to town at the Garden Bar, around 8.

Glacier National Park

Explore Bigfork recreational activities

Things to Do

Registry

Carly & Craig

Carly & Craig

Wedding Party