1886 Crescent Hotel & Spa

Rehearsal and Dinner

Thorncrown Chapel

Wedding Ceremony and Reception

Reception

Our Wedding

We met in New York City in early 2017. While we would love to say we bumped into each other on a New York City sidewalk and immediately had a magnetic attraction, the reality is that a Bumble algorithm and two swipes right brought us together. On our first date, I had a salad, and Carolyn annihilated three fish tacos before I could take as many bites. It was at that moment I knew I had met somebody special. Six months later, Carolyn conveniently stumbled upon an apartment five minutes from mine in Astoria when her lease lapsed. So we were naturally—completely by coincidence, thanks to the economical pricing of Astoria and by no intentional effort on Carolyn’s part—spending every waking moment with each other from that point on. Those early years were incredible. We never fought, we were constantly laughing, and we went on some great adventures to Spain, California, and Canada. Those adventures bled into one of the largest tests of love for most young couples of the 21st century: lockdown. Even while being stuck in a 500 sq ft apartment with a dog, our love only continued to grow. If you want to know whether your love is true, we both recommend living in a space this large for eight months where your only distractions are weekly outings to the grocery store and Uber Eats. Following lockdown, both of us were ready for a change in our lives, and Carolyn was willing to join me on my journey to Florida to begin medical school at the University of South Florida. She also made her own career change at the same time, beginning to work as an allergy technician and taking science courses to apply to physician assistant school. In 2022, after all the unwavering support I had received from Carolyn, I proposed on Christmas morning in Tennessee while wondering why I had waited so long to do it. She said yes! We then moved to Pennsylvania, where I’m in the process of finishing my last year of medical school, and Carolyn has made herself an overwhelmingly competitive applicant by scoring in the top 10 percent on the PACAT. Where we end up is still in the air, but regardless of where it is, we’re already “home” when we’re with each other. We look forward to meeting you as Mr. and Mrs. Clark in 2025 at our wedding in Eureka Springs, Arkansas.

How did we get here?

Our Story

Photos

Wedding Party

Q + A

This is where our reception will be held! Rooms are limited and they do not offer room blocks, so book as soon as you can! There is another hotel with a block listed on our website as well for those that prefer. *This is where the shuttle will be picking up for the ceremony*

Crescent Hotel and Spa

This hotel is a 10 minute drive from the Crescent Hotel (where the reception will be and where the shuttle will pick up for the ceremony).

Best Western Inn of the Ozarks

This is the closest airport to Eureka Springs. It is about an hour drive away, so rental cars will be needed. We will be trying to coordinate smaller parties arrivals so they can share rentals, so please reach out once you have booked airline tickets if you would like to share a car!

Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA)

Travel

Things to Do

Registry

Carolyn & David

Carolyn & David

C&D

Wedding Ceremony and Reception

5:30 PM–10:30 PM

Reception